Lesson Plan - group 2 - lesson 1

   

 

 

Title of unit:  Aggression in everyday life

  

Basic idea/brief summary:

Today one can find a lot of violence and aggression in our everyday life. We want to draw the students’ attention to causes and effects of such aggressive behaviour. They get to know one basic theory of how one can explain the emergence of aggression.

 

Target group:  11th grade

  

Time frame (in lessons):  5 to 10 lessons

  

General aim(s):

-          awareness of violence / aggression

-          prevention

-          understanding of development of violence

-          what to do against violence

  

Language aims:  

-          to talk fluently

-          stylistic devices

-          understanding of theory

-          learning to apply such theory

-          learning new vocabulary

   

Resources needed:  

-          a novel dealing with violence (e.g. "Lord of the flies” by Sir William Golding  

           (1911-1993) (not absolutly necessary to read a novel in class before starting with

            this module - but it would complement this module)

-          pictures / comic strips (attached to this module)

-          short story: "The antics of 'Little Boys'" by Doug Case (attached to this module)

-          internet for research reasons (links are attached to this module)

   

Authors of this unit: 

Stefanie Schlüter, Britta Möllering, Stephanie Mölleken

    

PROCEDURE/PROCESS 

1. Pre task / Preparation

Activities

Reflections / Explanations

a) survey

a+b) introduction: motivating the students and sensitize them to the topic of aggression in school and in general

b) brainstorming

c) comic strip: Peanuts

c) motivation by using a comic strip -  first attempt of trying to explain aggression

    

  

2. Core Activity

Activities

Reflections / Explanations

(A) 
a) theory on aggression by Buss a) introducing Buss' theory as basic information of analying aggression
b) Hot Potatoes: the theory is mixed up b) Hot Potatoes: controlling if students understood Buss' theory
c) explaining different forms of aggresion by applying Buss' theory c)  first attempt of analysing different forms of aggression b using Buss' theory / some of the examples may not be regarded as forms of aggression at first glance but they are

(B) 

(more detailed -> have a look at the 2nd lesson plan below)
a) Short story by Doug Case a) reading and understanding of a parable
b) pointing out the story's plot b+c) learning of how to analyse a story with regard to aggression / learning to point out keywords = the rough contents / deciding what is important what not -> first step to write a summary
c) pointing out the story's development of aggression
d) Hot Potatoes: matching plot and aggression

d) control of b) and c) by playing a game (motivating)
e) Hot Potatoes: quiz on the author's intention and the story's form e) playing a game = motivating -> at the same time learning about the author's intention and what a parable is

    

  

3. Post task / Follow up

Activities

Reflections / Explanations

Creative task
a) watching the video: The Simpsons - Die Puppe Luftikus a) awareness of aggression in TV series
b) summary and students' own opinion b) using gained knowledge of writing a summary (by using the system of pointing out the plot)
c) translate the video in order to synchronize the characters c) creative task in groups: translating with fun character as the goal is to synchronize / perform the video scene -> translating trains grammar and vocabulary of students -> doing it in group work so students can help each other (social values)

Links
several links are attached students can gain further information by using the internet 

-> some of the links are in German as they give detailed information for German schools and students (such as 'against aggression' groups which help students who are, e.g., bullied)

Comments on any of these materials are thoroughly welcome, and should be addressed to mailto:markus.ritter@uni-essen.de

    

    

Lesson Plan

(just for one lesson - dealing wth the short story by Doug Case)

     

Title of unit:  "The antics of 'Little Boys'" by Doug Case

Basic idea/brief summary: possible lesson plan for analysing the short story by Doug Case in class

Target group: 

9th to 11th grade (specify!)

Time frame (in lessons): 1-2 lessons

     

PROCEDURE/PROCESS

1. Pre-Task / Preparation

 

Activities

Reflections/Explanations

 TEXT: The antics of "Little Boys" by Doug Case

TASK:

1.  students have to read the text (in class / on their own)

2. discussion of text in class (summary / vocabulary / solving other problems)

understanding of text and vocabulary

 

 

 2. Core activity

 

Activities

Reflections/Explanations

 TASK: 

1. Students have to give a brief plot of the action orally /

    in discussion with class

2. Students shall point out the development of

    aggression orally / in discussion with class

3. Students shall write down the plot and the development of aggression in a table (exercise book / OHP / table)

-> control of table by 'matching' plot and development of aggression

4. What is the writer's attention? Analysing the short story's form. (quiz)

1. understanding of text

  

2. learning of analysing a text

  

3. learning to point out the structure in keywords

 

  

learning to use gained knowledge in another context

 

 

3. Post task / Follow up

 

Activities

Reflections/Explanations

 HOMEWORK: writing a short essay about the short story by apllying gained knowledge during class

 Learning of how to work with information gained in class

Learning of how to apply new information

Learning of how to analyse a text

Comments on any of these materials are thoroughly welcome, and should be addressed to mailto:markus.ritter@uni-essen.de