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Teacher: Maia Teliashvili / Vale Public School No 1
Lesson Topic: National Symbols
Grade 6
Overall Objective: students will learn language to describe National Symbols, they will also be able to write an essay about them using comparative language
Language Objective: SWBA to use target vocabulary and comparative language to speak about the Statue of Liberty and Kartlis Deda
Civic Education Objective: SWBA to learn lots of information about the national symbols of the USA and Georgia
Curriculum connection:
Class context and needs: Intermediate (B1) level, Secondary students
Sequencing: students can learn the main facts about these national symbols
Materials: Attached
Activities: warm up, pictures of National Symbols, word cards
Assessment: essay assessment
Reflection:
Overall Objective: students will learn language to describe National Symbols, they will also be able to write an essay about them using comparative language
Language Objective: SWBA to use target vocabulary and comparative language to speak about the Statue of Liberty and Kartlis Deda
Civic Education Objective: SWBA to learn lots of information about the national symbols of the USA and Georgia
Stage of Lesson Activity TimeWarm up –revising the comparisons of adjectives
Teacher handouts the students pictures of the statue of Liberty, Kartlis Deda and Eiffel Tower and also word cards(tall, taller, the tallest, old, older, the oldest, short, shorter the shortest)and asks the students to match them and after that to make up sentences using these comparatives and superlatives.(e.g. Kartlis Deda is tall, The Statue of Liberty is taller than Kartlis Deda , Eiffel Tower is the tallest)
5 min.
Activity 1 Teacher introduces the new words such as a torch, a bowl of wine, a sword, goddess, a tablet of laws, anniversary, commemorate. she displays the images of these words, then shows the words and makes students guess the meaning of these words. Then students match the words with their images
5 min
Activity 2 Teacher hands out handout1 and asks the students to read the main facts about the Statue of Liberty and Kartlis Deda , after that asks students mark if each fact is the example of similarity or difference.
10 min
Activity 3 Teacher shows students how to work on Venn Diagram, then hands out handouts2 and asks them to fill in Venn Diagrams, the similarities and differences
10 min
Activity 4 Teacher explains the structure of an essay, then hands out handout3 and asks students to write an essay about National Symbols, about their similarities and differences
10 min
Assessment students will be graded according to the criteria that are made beforehand. At the end of the lesson teacher asks the students what they have learnt, what they liked.
5 min
Handout 1
Read the main facts and mark if these facts are similar or different
The statue of Liberty Kartlis Deda Similarity or Difference
If different, compare
1. Which country’s national symbols are they?
The USA Georgia
2.When were they constructed?
It was constructed in 1876-1886
It was constructed in 1958
3.How tall are they?
It is 93 meters tall It is 20 meters tall
4.Where are they located?
It is located on Ellis island near New York City Harbor
It is located on Sololaki near Narikala Fortress in Tbilisi
5.Who designed them?
Sculptor Frederic Bartholdi designed it. American people were responsible for the pedestal and the French people were responsible for the statue
Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli designed it
6.Physical characteristics
It is the icon of Roman Goddess of Freedom. She holds a torch in one hand and a tablet of laws in another
It is the icon of a Georgian woman in Georgian national dress. She holds a bowl of wine in her left hand to greet the friends and a sword in her right hand for enemies
7. What are they made of?
It is made of copper It is made of aluminum
8. Why was the structure built?
The Statue of Liberty was built to commemorate 100th anniversary of Am. Independence
Kartlis Deda was built to commemorate the 1500 year anniversary of the city of Tbilisi
9. What do they symbolize?
It symbolizes national value. It is the symbol of friendship. It is also a symbol of freedom for new immigrants to this country
It symbolizes national value. It is the symbol of national character
Handout 2
Fill in the Venn diagram
Handout 3
Write an essay “National symbols- Kartlis Deda and the Statue of Liberty” using arguments from the Venn Diagram.
National symbols and monuments are a nation’s icons. Every country has its own national symbol.
………………………….. is a symbol of ……………………………( country). …………………………………………..is a symbol of ………………………… .I would like to compare and show similarities and differences between these two countries.
Kartlis Deda and the Statue of Liberty have several similarities. They both…..
Kartlis Deda and the Statue of Liberty also have several differences.
In conclusion, we believe that there are more ………………………… than ………………………. .( similarities/differences). But we believe that Kartlis Deda and The Statue of Liberty both represent the traditional values of each country.
The statue of Liberty
It was constructed in 1876-1886
It is 93 meters tall
Kartlis Deda
It was constructed in 1958
It is 20 meters tall
Eiffel Tower
It was constructed in 1889
It is 324 meters tall
Word cards
tall taller
the tallest
old older
the oldest
short
shorter
the shortest
criteria for grading essays
3 2 1
Similarities and differences are presented logically
Similarities and differences are presented fully and logically
There are 2-3
errors
Similarities and differences are not presented fully and logically
Spelling4-5 errors 6-7 errors 8-9 errors
Grammar1-2 errors 3-4 errors 5-6 errors