Unit 2 Quest week 5 - Formative assessment writing - creating a quest story from a picture

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Language Acquisition

Unit #: 2

Learner Profile: ....

Communicator

ATL: ....

Creative thinking skills

Related concepts: ....

Word choice and functions

When choosing words writers must be aware of their audience and purpose. 

Function- we are going to study the art of storytelling. 

Key concept: ....

Communication

In this unit we will study the theme 'quests' as a way to communicate ideas.  

 Statement of Inquiry: One of the functions of storytelling is to communicate 

a sense of time and space and this can be achieved through word choice. 

Global context: ....

Orientation in space and time

We will study the meaning of 'where' and 'when'. 

Today

• What do you know?
• Lesson goals
• Instruction
• Get to work
• Reflection / check lesson goals

Overview unit 2: Quests

Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11
What are the functions used in the story "the moth and the star'.	How does a writer's word choice influence the telling of a story?			SA preparation Listening Speaking Reading Writing	Summative Assessment

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
Introduction: Percy Jackson and the Olympians.	What ideas does a quest story communicate ?	Formative speaking skills.	Creating a quest story from a picture.	Formative writing - creating a quest story from a picture.

Write down important
words for this unit:

Check your notes

• quest
• task
• moral
• plot
• storytelling
• .... 

The reasons to search for the important object

Setting off

The journey

Problems along the way

An ending with a moral

The finding of the object

A fight or an argument

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Goals 

At the end of the class:

• you know 
• you can create a quest story from a picture

Great first lines from quest stories

“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.”— The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

“I had just come to accept that my life would be ordinary when extraordinary things began to happen.” -— Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 

“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” — 1984 by George Orwell

1st line of our quest stories

The boy was looking for his phone, but it was already in his hands.

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Tom. 

Sipping coffee, the investigator sits back in his chair.

One morning Aisha and Emily were getting ready for school but they noticed that their dog was missing.

1st line of our quest stories

Years ago, Jake’s life was filled with love and happiness.

Marie and Lily were having a walk along the street of the village.

I was just looking around like every other nights.

One morning Aisha and Emily were getting ready for school but they noticed that their dog was missing.

Improve your first line

• review your first line
• if possible improve your first line 

Upload your improved 1st line

Understanding rubric: writing

Rubric Nederlands

Understanding rubric: vocabulary 

Understanding rubric: grammar

Understanding rubric: organize information 

Understanding rubric: organize information 

Organizing information

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Understanding rubric: communicating  information 

Rubric writing

Evaluate your first draft  

What would you like to improve first?

vocabulary

grammar

organizing information

communicating information

Improve your first draft

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Use the reflection of the rubric.

Improve your work. 

Make clear what you have improved.

What ATL did you use to improve your draft?

thinking

communication

research

social

self-management

Creative thinking skills

Creating a quest story

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Upload you draft in Toddle. 

Upload your improved draft

Your will receive feedback from your teacher. 

Write down the 1st line of your quest story:

Vocabulary list 

Goals 

At the end of the class:

• you can brainstorm to generate ideas
• you know how to collaborate on communicating ideas
• you can explain the difference between a journey and a quest

Goals

• You can express ideas and feelings and communicate information in situations you know
• Write and or speak using a range of vocabulary. grammar and conventions; when speaking use clear pronunciation.
• You know what quests are. 

 
 

Homework

Next class:

• Share your own plot structure for your quest in class

8. Afsluiting

De docent controleert in de slotfase van de les of de leerdoelen door alle leerlingen behaald zijn en plaatst de les in de context van de betreffende Unit. De docent evalueert samen met de leerlingen het leren en het gedrag op basis van het Learner Profile en de ATL-skills. Dit wordt vastgelegd in Toddle. Samen blikken docent en leerlingen vooruit aan de hand van de JdW-planner.

How was today's class connected to learning?

thinking

communication

research

social

self-management