Session 2, Week 1

Before the Session:

1.       Round Table (1) Cards
l        Prepare the cards. Class Journal, pages 127 - 130.

2.       Project Trivia Quiz
l        Prepare the cards. Class Journal, pages 131 - 137.

3.       Resource Box
l        Bring the Resource Box to class.

Scheduled Events:

1.       Attendance Sheet: Pass this around the room, so that students can check their names and other details. Class Journal, page 87.

2.       Photo Page: Pass this around the room, so that students can paste on their photos and add personal information. It might take a few weeks for students to complete these pages. However, there is no need to keep reminding students about this, since they will see the Class Journal every session, along with the photos of those who have completed this task. Class Journal, pages 91 - 93

3.       Round Table (1) : This whole class activity is not in the Student Workbook.
Class Journal, pages 127 - 1300

4.       Project Trivia Quiz : This whole class activity is not in the Student Workbook.
Class Journal, pages 131 - 137

Teacher notes:

The activities for this session presume that many students will not have the WB. Therefore the teacher is asked to supply interactive activities which will immediately get the students talking.

l        Round Table (1): Set up the desks/chairs before the class begins. Make two lines of desks/chairs, facing each other, like a dinner-table.
l        Place one card on each desk/chair.
l        Ask students to talk with the person opposite about the topic on the cards.
n          Method 1: After 1 minute, ask students to move one place to their left (leave the cards on the desk/chair).
n          Method 2: After 1 minute ask students to pass their cards one place to their left.
n          Repeat this process for about 20 to 30 minutes in total.
l        Project Trivia Quiz Give a set of cards (10 or 11) to each group. Students can pick up and answer cards from a pack, or they can distribute the cards and answer them. This is a free-talking activity, with the cards providing stimulation. Therefore, it doesnĄ¯t matter how the cards are used, as long as the students are engaged in active conversation. Encourage students to devise games and to use the cards creatively.