LCB – TTC Taller Didáctico 2009 Prof.

Gladys Baya
Solis, Yohana
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Task Based Learning

Plan

• Book: Challenges 2 – Mugglestone, Patricia, Pearson Longman

o Module 1: Our world (p. 15)

o Estimated level: A2 – Pre-Intermediate

o Estimated Age: 14/15 years old

o Number of Students: 20

• Task: You will provide written/visual information about your country

for English speaking teen tourism. (eg: a web-based brochure, a PPT,
a webpage, a flash presentation, etc)

• Aims:

o Linguistic content: practicing of Simple Present, teaching of

vocabulary related to geographical items.

Students will work on the necessary language in class.

o Non- linguistic content: practicing individual writing and

developing team work skills for the editing process.

Writing will be assigned for homework or as individual task and

group work will be carried out in class for editing and designing
the brochure.

o Cross-curricula content: 3rd year Geography curriculum:

Argentina; and 3rd year Computing curriculum: Visual and
textual interfaces.

Students will work on content with the Geography teacher and

on design with the Computing teacher.

• Resources:
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o Geography book at the school library

o Computers at the school lab

o Brochures provided by the teacher

• Outcome:

Book Example

• Evaluation Criteria:

Making A Brochure : Visit Argentina (2nd draft)

Teacher Name: Yohana Solis
Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Organization Each section in Almost all sections Most sections of Less than half of
of Ideas the brochure has of the brochure the brochure have the sections of the
a clear beginning,have a clear a clear beginning, brochure have a
middle, and end. beginning, middle middle and end. clear beginning,
and end. middle and end.
Appropriate There are no There are no There are 1-2 There are several
Grammar grammatical grammatical grammatical grammatical
mistakes in the mistakes in the mistakes in the mistakes in the
brochure. brochure after brochure even brochure even
feedback from an after feedback after feedback
adult. from an adult. from an adult.
Our World's The authors The authors The authors try to The authors do
Vocabulary correctly use correctly use a use some new not incorporate
several new words few new words vocabulary, but new vocabulary.
and define words and define words may use 1-2
unfamiliar to the unfamiliar to the words incorrectly.
reader. reader.
Cross- The brochure has The brochure has The brochure has The brochure's
curricula: exceptionally attractive well-organized formatting and
Computing attractive formatting and information. organization of
formatting and well-organized material are
well-organized information. confusing to the
information. reader.
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Cross- All students in the All students in the Most students in Several students
curricula: group can group can the group can in the group
Geography accurately answer accurately answer accurately answer appear to have
all questions most questions most questions little knowledge
related to facts in related to facts in related to facts in about the facts or
the brochure and the brochure and the brochure and technical
to technical to technical to technical processes used in
processes used to processes used to processes used to the brochure.
create the create the create the
brochure. brochure. brochure.

Date Created: Oct 04, 2009 04:34 pm (CDT)

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Bibliography

• http://www.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/educacion/curricula/media.php?
menu_id=20709

• http://rubistar.4teachers.org/