Introduction
Hello students, on this occasion we will learn the material about Expressing Gratitude in English. When we were little we were always taught to be grateful to others if they gave us something or we received help from them. While the person who receives the thank you will certainly feel happy because it turns out that what he did was useful and meaningful to others. Gratitude is an etiquette that we need to follow in our daily lives. But do you know how to express gratitude in English? Not only learn about how to express gratitude in English, we will also learn how to respond gratitude to others. So let's started!
Task
You are going to familiar yourself with the expression used in expressing and responding gratitude which later are used by you to make a script conversation and video conversation of Expressing Gratitude. The duration of video you will make not more than 10 minutes. Follow the step-by-step activities in the "Process" part of this WebQuest. I hope you enjoy and understand the material. I'm looking forward to watch your results of script and video you will submit two weeks later. Good luck! Do your best.
Process
Step 1 "Grouping"
Make a group consisting of two students.
Step 2 "How to Express Gratitude"
Get yourself familiar with the expressing gratitude. Open the links below and take a note of the idiom, and vocabulary mostly used in expressing gratitude.
https://www.sederet.com/tutorial/apa-itu-expression-of-gratitude/
Step 3 "How To Respond Gratitude"
After knowing the expression used in expressing gratitude we will learn about how to respond gratitude to others. Visiting the link below and take a note of the idiom and vocabulary mostly used in responding gratitude.
Step 4 "How To Make a Script"
Learn how to make a dialogue script of expressing and responding gratitude correctly in the links below which later it can be directive to you to make a video conversation.
https://www.text.co.id/epressing-gratitude/
https://youtube.com/shorts/tHYBvNsTGCg?feature=share
Step 5 "Create The Video"
Make a video based on the dialogue you've made. Make sure that the video has a good enough quality. Submit your work (the dialogue script and the video) on Google Classroom. Join my class on Google Classroom "English Class of 7 Grade Students 2021" Here is the group code: 57ga23j. Good luck!
Evaluation
| Criteria | Poor (1 Point) | Fair (2 Points) | Good (3 Points) | Excellent (4 Points) |
| Grammar | Grammar is so bad that conversations are very difficult to understand | There are many grammatical errors that affect the meaning | There are some grammatical errors but it does not affect the meaning | Almost no grammar mistakes |
| Pronunciation | Almost always comes out in pronunciation so it cannot be understood | Difficult to understand because there are problems in pronunciation and frequency | There is a problem pronunciation that makes listeners have to focus and sometimes causes misunderstandings | Pronunciation can be understood even with a certain accent |
| Fluency | Speaking with many pauses | Speaking too slowly | Speaking generally at normal speed | Speaking fluently |
| Vocabulary | Vocabulary is very limited so it does not allow conversational dialogue | Using the wrong vocabulary so it cannot be understood | Often uses inappropriate vocabulary so that the dialogue becomes limited | Sometimes the pronunciation is not correct and requires more explanation due to inappropriate vocabulary |
| Accuracy | The serious errors present in speech makes the message difficult to understand | The errors present in speech would frequently create confusion | The speech still understood although it consists of many errors | The errors present in speech are so minor so that the message would be easily comprehend |
| Video Quality | The quality of the video was bad. The picture was not clear at all and the audio was not clear either, cannot be heard | The quality of the video is fair, some of the picture couldn't be seen clearly and in some parts the audio was not clear | The quality of the video was good, the picture and the video were clear, but there was little noise on the video | The quality of the video was excellent. There is no problem with the video |
Conclusion
Excellent! You've completed the step-by-step activities of this lesson about Expressing Gratitude and create your own dialogue script and video conversation.
Credits
Credit and References
- https://www.sederet.com/tutorial/apa-itu- expression-of-gratitude/
- https://youtu.be/skwF3jhRLxg
- https://youtu.be/Ki2RRNKWUBg
- https://youtu.be/qlSgs9dx1QA
- https://www.text.co.id/expressing-gratitude/
- https://youtu.be/Xw9Q1Z2G3ZI
- https://youtube.com/shorts/tHYBvNsTGCg?feature=share
Teacher Page
This WebQuest is created for students in 7 grade of Junior High School to help them create a dialogue script and video project. The students are taken to step-by-step process of expressing and responding gratitude. The project will be done in groups and submitted in two weeks.
Students are assigned to complete this WebQuest. The students have to do all the steps in the process part of this WebQuest to prepare them to create their own project. The teachers give them two weeks to finish their project. The teacher should be available for consultation the students are ready to submit their project. The submitted project is then assessed based on the evaluation rubric presented in the evaluation part of this WebQuest.