Mabel Sepúlveda MuñozMethodology I

Introducing a Literary Text

Unit : The Landlady’s Literary textCourse : English LanguageLevel : Third Grade High School StudentsRequired time : Two hours

CONTENT STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES

1. “The Ladyland” (Literary’s text)

2. The Setting of the text, specifically the women’s role in 1950’s.

3. Expressions to give personal opinions and reactions to compare women’s role in 1950’s and nowadays.

I think / believe… I don’t think / believe It must be really difficult for… I wonder what can be done to… What surprised me was… It’s hard to believe that… It’s a shame that…

Resources:

1. A Prezi’s presentation 2. A video from BBC web page.3. A worksheet with different kinds of

expressions and reactions to express personal ideas.

Activities:

Introducing the text with a content activity, which implies to develop the women’s role in 1950’s.

To Review some expressions with the teacher in order to give personal opinions and reactions about the women’s role in 1950’s comparing with nowadays’ women role.

Giving personal opinions and reactions about the previous activity. Debate in any case.

Summarize your opinion and reaction about the women’s role in 1950’s comparing with nowadays women’s role.

Compare your summary with the others students.

Homework: Takes notes about your grandmother’s role in the past years.

CAPACITIES APTITUDES

Understanding:Pupils should be able to understand the setting of the text “the Landlady”, specifically the women’s role in 1950’s.

Listening:Students should be able to listen the real English language from the video which will be exhibit.

Speaking:Pupils should be able to express their own ideas and reactions about the previous theme.

Writing: People should be able to write a short paragraph about his/her personal opinion about the previous theme.

Respect: Pupils must be able to listen respectably the other opinions.

Value:Students must be able to have in mind the value of the women in the world.

AutonomistPupils should be able to encourage his / her work alone.

Creativity:Students should be able to create his / her opinion about the previous theme.

Criticism:Pupils should be able to criticism the other opinions or changes values in time.

Courage:Students should be able to encourage people in front of the class, expressing their ideas.