Introduction
This is a lesson about one of the most important musicians of the history, Ludwig van Beethoven. Students are expected to do research and complete the tasks by using the links provided to them.
At the end of the lesson, students will prepare a poster about Beethoven.
The lesson is created for a high school CLIL classroom. The students are 17 years old and their level is intermediate.
This lesson aims to practice Simple Past Tense and test students' knowledge of Irregular Verbs.
Task
Watch the videos carefully and take notes of the important parts.
You may need these notes to answer the questions about Beethoven.
Go through the websites to get information about Beethoven's life.
Make a chronologic list of the events of Beethoven's life to get help from while preparing your poster.
Pay attention to the use of Simple Past and the Irregular Verbs.
Process
Step 1:
Watch the videos given below and answer the questions about Beethoven.
Question 1: When did Beethoven born?
Question 2: Where did Beethoven born?
Question 3: Who was his first music teacher?
Question 4: At what age Beethoven started to play piano professionally?
Question 5: When did he became a proffesional musician?
Question 6: Who did he encountered with during a recital at the age of sixteen?
Question 7: When did he moved to Vienna?
Question 8: When did he started losing his hearing?
Question 9: When did he compose one his most famous pieces?
Question 10: What was this piece named?
Step 2:
https://www.classicsforkids.com/composers/composer_profile.php?id=7
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ludwig-van-Beethoven
Do additional research through the links above and combine it with the knowledge you got from the videos to prepare the poster.
After you are done with the research, get together with three or four people to work on the poster and get ready to present it to the class.
Evaluation
Evaluation Criteria for the Poster:
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Very Good | Good | Needs Improvement |
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The information used from the sources |
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Use of visuals and relevant information |
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The effective use of group work |
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Presentation of the final product |
Conclusion
This is a lesson prepared to combine the grammar knowledge with a topic that is new to the students.
During the lesson, students will be able to practice the use of Simple Past and specify the Irregular verbs use in the content.
Credits
Teacher Page
With this lesson content, students will be introduced to one of the most famous musicians of the history while they are practicing their knowledge on grammar.
The lesson also encourages students to work in groups and gives them the opportunity to improve their presentation skills.
This WebQuest is created by Ezgi ÖZET.