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Year: VWO 1
Time: 55 min.
Knowledge / Skills:
- Digital literacy skills: researching
and evaluating information
Resources:
- Graphic memoir Persepolis
- Access to computer room
Interaction
Structure
Annotations
1. Introduction Mini-Lecture
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Introduction of author
Introduction of text
Explanation of lesson aims
2. Brainstorming
Whole class brainstorm session
whereby students make free
associations with concepts relevant
to text
3. Internet Research
Students conduct Internet research
on cultural and historical
information relevant to the text.
Class divided into teams, who each
research one of the topics below:
- Geography, including location,
capital, population
- Ancient Persia
- Modern Period before 1979.
- Islamic Revolution 1979
- Women in Islam
HOMEWORK: N/A
Teacher to whole
class
Whole class
activity
25
Team work
Research can be
conducted in L1.
General knowledge
information required
only. E.g. location in
the Middle East;
capital Tehran;
ancient culture;
Islamic revolution a
disruption of a
modern society.
20
Team work
Reporting can be
executed in L1.
All team members
need to speak during
presentation. Other
students need to take
notes.
Reflections:
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Year: VWO 1
Time: 55 min.
Skills:
- Reading skills
- Visual literacy skills
Resources:
- Graphic memoir Persepolis
- Copies for students
Formal schemata development will aid
engagement with the text. A common
language for graphic literature will
facilitate discussions about the text.
Activities:
1. Mini-Lecture
- Introduction of text type
- Introduction of graphic novel
terminology
- Explanation of strategies
- Pre-teaching of vocabulary essential
to understand text
2. Read-aloud to class
First reading of first and second
chapter. Purpose is to establish gist.
3. Read-aloud: Intensive reading
Second reading, with the following
purposes:
- Modelling strategies
- Guided practise involving whole
class
4. Silent individual reading
Individual reading of sequential
chapters to practise strategies.
Students need to work out
vocabulary meanings of the words
Time
(min)
Interaction
Structure
10
Teacher to whole
class
10
Teacher to whole
class
15
Whole class
activity
15
Individual work
Annotations
Terminology should
include: panel, strip,
spread, captions and
speech bubbles.
Integrating
several reading
strategies may be
more effective in
promoting
comprehension
(Kozminsky &
Kozminsky, 2001,
p. 190).
Individual feedback
should be provided.
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Whole class
activity
Reflections:
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Year: VWO 1
Time: 55 min.
Skills:
- Writing skills
Lesson Objectives:
- Developing summary writing skills
- Consolidating vocabulary learning
Resources:
- Graphic memoir Persepolis
- Models of summaries
Activities:
Time
(min)
Interaction
Structure
Annotation
10
Whole class
activity
15
Teacher to
whole class
10
Whole class
activity
Students should be
encouraged to recall new
vocabulary.
1.
-
Classroom Discussion
Plot & main events
Characterisation
Vocabulary learned and strategy use
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5. Recap of Lesson
Students read summaries aloud,
followed by feedback on most
effective summary
15
Pair work
Whole class
activity
Reading:
- Read chapters 7 - 10
Reflections:
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