Introduction
HERO SCRAPBOOK
You'll make your own scrapbook about a famous person who has made a difference in the history of the 20th and 21st century.
Task
You will be working in groups to create the 'Hero scrapbook'.
To build the book you will work on 12 different tasks, here you can find the list:
- 'My hero' (choose a famous person and write his/her ID card)
- A glossary or mindmap of your hero's keywords
- A biography either as a text or as a star diagram
- An interview with him/her
- A crossword with 10 words portraying your hero and which are difficult to remember
- A Venn diagram to show the similarities and differences between your hero and another famous person who made the difference in the world
- A quote of your hero in one of his/her speech or writing
- Inspiring people: explain the reason why you like your hero underlining at least 3 important steps in his/her life
- A slogan to invite people to fight for a better world
- A poem, a song or a video explaining to lower classes the heroes who made history OR a questionnaire for a survey on civil rights ( the best questionnaire will be selected for the school survey)
Process
PROCESS - After reading a text about 'Heroes of the 20th century' taken from Culture and CLIL, Celtic Publishing, you will have to choose your favourite one by exploring the following resources:
https://www.biographyonline.net/
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/594211292663775234
A) explore the online resources related to the tasks ( audios, videos, texts )
1) activity on ID: https://www.edmodo.com/home (A1-A2)
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/national-identity-cards (B1)
2) write a glossary on your hero's keywords or make a mindmap. Here few examples
You can also create a word cloud on Microsoft Word by watching the following tutorial:
or by surfing:
3) write a biography. Get inspired from
4) question topics must include at least one question about
- the leader's family and background;
- how the person became leader;
- a significant contribution for which the leader was responsible (for example, a significant law that was enacted under a president's leaderships, etc)
- social policies during the leader's term;
- contributions the leader made; or
- personal habits, likes, and so on.
5) to create a crossword - surf
https://www.education.com/worksheet-generator/reading/crossword-puzzle/
http://www.eclipsecrossword.com/
6) to create a Venn diagram on Word Office
· On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click SmartArt.
An example of the Illustrations group on the Insert tab in PowerPoint 2013
· In the Choose a SmartArt Graphic gallery, click Relationship, click a Venn diagram layout (such as Basic Venn), and then click OK.
Basic Venn layout
7) write a quotation by your hero by surfing
8) Inspiring people: explain the reason why you like your hero underlining at least 3 important steps in his/her life. Explore the previous sites and write your opinion on word or ppt.
9) A slogan following these advices
https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/09/5-tips-on-how-to-write-a-killer-slogan/
https://www.shopify.com/tools/slogan-maker
10) A poem, a song or a video explaining to lower classes the heroes who made history OR a questionnaire for a survey on civil rights ( the best questionnaire will be selected for the school survey)
Poem or song: https://www.poetry4kids.com/lessons/poetry-writing-lessons/
Video tutorial:
Questionnaire: make an account on google and work on https://surveys.google.com
Evaluation
Formative evaluation
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Summative evaluation
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| Visual design |
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| Total score | 10 |
Conclusion
At the end of this path you should be able to talk about people who made a difference in the history, get inspired by them, think about the world we live in, discuss and give your opinion! You will have made a scrapbook to share with other people!
Follow-up activity. For the students who want to go into deep as regards the topic, give a five-minute speech by answering these questions:
- Who is another current civil right fighter you admire? You can use the frame below
S/he is ....
S/he from ....
S/he fights for / against ...
S/he is important because ...
I like him / her because ...
- What are the differences and similarities between the fighters of the past and the present?
- What do you think it is important to fight for / against today?