Unit 2 Quest week 4 - 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
	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.	What are functions used in the story 'The moth and the star'?

Write down a clear definition
of a quest

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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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 the 7 stages of a quest plot
• you can create a quest story from a picture

Creative thinking skills

Think about the Cinderella story from the moment the price finds the glass slipper after Cinderella had to leave the palace at midnight.

From that point on the prince goes on a quest. 

Plot structure quest

1. The reason to search for the: important object

2. Setting off:

3. The journey:

4. Problems along the way:

5. The finding of the object:

6. A fight or argument:

7. An ending with a moral:

Identify the 7 stages of the prince's quest. 

Creating a quest story

Use your creative skills and use these pictures to invent and tell your own quest story. Remember that when planning your story, you should identify a conflict with a clear beginning, middle and end.   

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Creating a quest story

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I will chose picture

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Example

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Requirements:

Words?

Illustrations?

Share?

Materials used?

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Creating a quest story

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Requirements:

Words?

Illustrations?

Share?

Materials used?

What vocabulary was important
for this lesson?

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