L e s s o n P l a n

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