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fictional literature lesson for 9th graders

I was asked to plan a fictional lesson supported by digital technology, and I chose Sophokles' Antigone because,, is there a better time to use the modern equipments than when the subject is literally ancient?

The class I'm envisioning is a full class, so 30 students at minimum. This lesson takes place when we have talked about Antigone for at least 2 lessons, preferably more. The class is a 9th grade class, it's around spring. Antigone isn't strictly rejected by the students, but I felt like it could be brought closer to them. I'm lucky because they all have smartphones with them.

Since today's lesson will revolve around the characters in the drama, the first exercise is sending in the most important word(s) about Antigone, Creon, Haemon and Ismene. We generate word clouds from these words that are projected to the wall or a smartboard. Once all four of them are ready, we discuss the most common and most unique words used to described our characters. The estimated time for this exercise is 10 minutes. In the SAMR model, this is an augmentation: the words could have been written on the board or a paper, but this way, it's noticable if a word is often said.

The next exercise is also conducted through phones: each student gets a QR code, the codes leading to a google document. To every document, 2 students are led, they'll have to work together. The document's title says which 2 characters (from the 4 mentioned before) should talk, and about what subject. The description says they should (re)create a scene between the two with the given infos. Since they only got a QR code on paper, the students work anonymously, not knowing who their chatting partner is. They have 20 minutes to work, I would of course walk around them occasionally, helping out if it seemsed like someone couldn't move forward. This exercise can only be conducted in classes where students are attentative to one another and can be trusted not to use this passing anonymity to bully the other. In the SAMR modell, this is a redefinition: creating a text together while staying anonymous for the writing phase would have been impossible without technological help.

Once the works are finished, the teacher can reveal the pairs, and the students have 5 minutes to talk with their partner. Afterwards they'll have to show their work to the class, this is explicitly said.

The last 10 minutes are spent with every pair explaining their texts to the class, the created dialogues can be shared on a smartboard or just projected on a wall. This makes it an augumetation: the texts could have been shared otherwise too: read out loud for example, but this way it's easier to follow for the others.

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English student placement test Starts easy, then gets difficult! 1) Complete with superlatives or comparatives. Use the correct adjective. Good Bad Expensive Far Tall Big Puerto Montt is _____________ from Santiago than Rancagua. Most of my friends agree that soccer is the world’s ______________ sport. I am the _______________ person in my family! Do you think that BMW cars are ________________ than Peugeot cars? She says that Winter is ______________ season because it is so cold. Most whales are ____________ than elephants. 2) Complete gaps with past simple or present perfect. Last year my brother and I _______________(take) a vacation. We _____ (go) to New York City although I ____________ (be) there three times before. My parents ______________ (never/be) to New York. The first day, we ____________ (visit) the Rockefeller Center and _____________ (go) ice-skating. We _________________ (practice) ice skating since we were little kids, so we ______________ (have) a lot of fun there. On the last day we ________________ (eat) lunch at the Hard Rock Café. Unfortunately we ______________ (not/go) to a Broadway Show, but I ______________ (see) many Broadway Shows on tour in our home town. It was a great trip – we _____________ (have) a good time. 3) Complete the following biographies using the correct form of the verb, either infinitive (to take) or gerund (taking.) As a child, Mark Dean excelled in math. In elementary school, he decided ___________ (take) advanced level math courses and, in high school, Dean even learned ______________ (build) his own computer, radio and amplifier. He Is one of the most famous inventors in the field of computers. After ___________________ (receive) his PhD in electrical engineering, Dr Mark Dean started __________________ (work) at IBM in 1980 and was instrumental in the development of the personal computer. The computer whizz never thought the work he was __________________ (do) would end up being useful. One of his most recent projects was leading the development of the 1-Gigahertz chip, which contains one million transistors. Dean wants __________________ (continue_ in computer science innovation. Alexander Graham Bell’s invention changed the world. He was born in Edingburgh on March 3, 1847. He was a teacher, and he always enjoyed ______________(help) deaf people learn ________________ (talk.) He invented the telephone, and made a fortune with his communications company. He never imagined ________________ (make) so much money. After creating the telephone, Bell chose ____________________ (continue) experimenting and inventing. 4) Complete the sentences with the words below: As…as both….and neither…nor….. either… or Alexander Graham Bell enjoyed _____________ inventing ___________teaching. _____________ Mark ______________ Alexander is a woman. _____________ Mark ______________ Alexander are scientists. Alexander Graham Bell is ______________ smart ________ Mark Dean. Mark Dean studied _______________ Psychology _____________ Biology. 5) Circle the correct form of the past tense. Some of the oldest companies in Chile are being/have been in business for over 75 years. How long have you had/have you been having your position in the company? Harley Davidson has made/has been making the same product since its inception in the early 1900s. The Cristal brewery has produced/produced over 1 million gallons of beer since 1990. How long has Liguria been/is Liguria in business? I provided/have been providing English classes since 2005. 6) Circle the correct adjective in each sentence. Are you interested/interesting in playing soccer this weekend? I was really surprising/surprised when they offered the job to me. She felt exhausted/exhausting by all the work she had to complete. It is very annoyed/annoying when people answer their cell phones during meetings. Aren’t you tired/tiring? I feel much more relaxed/relaxing now. 7) Find the error in each sentence and change it. Twins look like themselves. I cut me when I was preparing a salad. If you work in pairs you can help yourselves. Children usually learn to dress them around the age of 3. He burned him while he was cooking dinner. 8) Present perfect simple, or present perfect continuous. I ______________________ (play) football for five years and I am on a team this year too. My team _____________________ (win/only) two games this season. The others _____________________ (be/always) better. Are we there yet? We _____________________ (walk) for hours. But we _________________________ (walk/only) five miles so far. I ______________________ (finish/just) my homework. I ________________________ (work) on this essay since 6.00. Jane _____________________ (date) Bob for seven years, but they aren’t together now. 9) Circle the correct form of the verb. In recent years, IKEA has become/is become popular for its stylish, practical and affordable furniture. However, not many are realized/realize how the company started. The store built/was built in Almhult in Sweden in 1953, and was founded/founded by Ingvar Kamprad. As the store became busier, the manager moved/ Was moved all of the staff to the cash registers and let the customers choose their own products. IKEA stores are found/found in over 30 countries and more than 100,000 workers are employed/employed by the company. In 1999, the employees have been told/were toldthat they would share the day’s sales and they broke/were broken all records. Each employee received/was received a bonus of around $2,250. 10) Make two predictions for the future. Eg. By the time I retire, I will have become president. In the next ten years, I will be running this company. By next year….. In the next decade….. 11) Fill in the gaps with the 3rd conditional. Eg If I had gone to the gym, I wouldn’t have gained weight. If I had studied, I _____________________________ (have to) copy. If I _________________________ (copy), I wouldn’t have failed. If my teacher ____________________ (see) me, I wouldn’t haven been caught. If Steve hadn’t gone out for dinner, he ______________________ ( spend) so much money. If he __________________________ (eat) so much, he wouldn’t have gotten sick. If he ________________________ (not drink) so much he wouldn’t have a stomach ache. 12) Reported speech Jane : “I like cookies”, Sarah: “Jane said that she liked cookies.” Mr Sawyer: “The commission price is too low!” Mr Sawyer said that ______________________________________________ Employee: “The boss went over the details of my contract.” The employee said that _________________________________________ Jack: “They can’t offer me any kind of collateral” Jack said that ____________________________________________________ Salesman: “I think we can work together on closing this deal.” The salesman said that __________________________________________ Ms. Percy: “We will never come to an agreement” Ms Percy said that ________________________________________________ The manager “This is the best way to increase our profits.” The manager said that _____________________________________________ 13) Read the short stories,. Under each one, write two sentences describing what they should have done, using these modals: Should have should not have could have might have 1 Maria started an ew job a few weeks ago. She has been routinely getting to work late, and she takes 15 minutes smoking breaks every hour. She also keeps wearing inappropriate clothes, even though she has been told to wear professional, office clothes. She has recently been fired. 2. Steven is very bad at communicating with his employees. He is not very approachable, and has been known to get very angry when problems arise. Last week he yelled at his secretary in front of everyone when she didn’t have his report ready on time. 3. Marcelo likes to please everyone! He accepts every project that is given to him, and has a very hard time saying no. Now he has too much work and can’t finish any projects. 14) Circle the correct word. I will/would/won’t watch the movie only if the reviews are good. She would have taken me to the airport if her car has broken/ broke/hadn’t broken. When she went/goes/will go out, she doesn’t come home until 3 in the morning. Even if I wore a wetsuit, I wouldn’t go/won’t go/wouldn’t have gone scuba diving in Antartica. find language teachers and students

English Test

Starts easy, then gets difficult!

1) Complete with superlatives or comparatives. Use the correct adjective.

Good    Bad   Expensive   Far   Tall   Big

Puerto Montt is _____________ from Santiago than Rancagua.

Most of my friends agree that soccer is the world’s ______________ sport.

I am the _______________ person in my family!

Do you think that BMW cars are ________________ than Peugeot cars?

She says that Winter is ______________ season because it is so cold.

Most whales are ____________ than elephants.

2) Complete gaps with past simple or present perfect.

Last year my brother and I _______________(take) a vacation. We _____ (go) to New York City although I ____________ (be) there three times before. My parents ______________ (never/be) to New York. The first day, we ____________ (visit) the Rockefeller Center and _____________ (go) ice-skating. We _________________ (practice) ice skating since we were little kids, so we ______________ (have) a lot of fun there. On the last day we ________________ (eat) lunch at the Hard Rock Café. Unfortunately we ______________ (not/go) to a Broadway Show, but I ______________ (see) many Broadway Shows on tour in our home town. It was a great trip – we _____________ (have) a good time.

3) Complete the following biographies using the correct form of the verb, either infinitive (to take) or gerund (taking.)

As a child, Mark Dean excelled in math. In elementary school, he decided ___________ (take) advanced level math courses and, in high school, Dean even learned ______________ (build) his own computer, radio and amplifier. He Is one of the most famous inventors in the field of computers.

After ___________________ (receive) his PhD in electrical engineering, Dr Mark Dean started __________________ (work)  at IBM in 1980 and was instrumental in the development of the personal computer. The computer whizz never thought the work he was __________________ (do) would end up being useful. One of his most recent projects was leading the development of the 1-Gigahertz chip, which contains one million transistors. Dean wants __________________ (continue_ in computer science innovation.

Alexander Graham Bell’s invention changed the world. He was born in Edingburgh on March 3, 1847. He was a teacher, and he always enjoyed ______________(help) deaf people learn ________________ (talk.) He invented the telephone, and made a fortune with his communications company. He never imagined ________________ (make) so much money. After creating the telephone, Bell chose ____________________ (continue) experimenting and inventing.

4) Complete the sentences with the words below:

  As…as             both….and            neither…nor…..        either… or

Alexander Graham Bell enjoyed _____________ inventing ___________teaching.

_____________ Mark ______________ Alexander is a woman.

_____________ Mark ______________ Alexander are scientists.

Alexander Graham Bell is ______________ smart ________ Mark Dean.

Mark Dean studied _______________ Psychology _____________  Biology.

5) Circle the correct form of the past tense.

Some of the oldest companies in Chile are being/have been in business for over 75 years.

How long have you had/have you been having your position in the company?

Harley Davidson has made/has been making the same product since its inception in the early 1900s.

The Cristal brewery has produced/produced over 1 million gallons of beer since 1990.

How long has Liguria been/is Liguria in business?

I provided/have been providing English classes since 2005.

6) Circle the correct adjective in each sentence.

Are you interested/interesting in playing soccer this weekend?

I was really surprising/surprised when they offered the job to me.

She felt exhausted/exhausting by all the work she had to complete.

It is very annoyed/annoying when people answer their cell phones during meetings.

Aren’t you tired/tiring?

I feel much more relaxed/relaxing now.

7) Find the error in each sentence and change it.

  Twins look like themselves.

I cut me when I was preparing a salad.

If you work in pairs you can help yourselves.

Children usually learn to dress them around the age of 3.

He burned him while he was cooking dinner.

8) Present perfect simple, or present perfect continuous.

I ______________________ (play) football for five years and I am on a team this year too.

My team _____________________ (win/only) two games this season.

The others _____________________ (be/always) better.

Are we there yet? We _____________________ (walk) for hours.

But we _________________________ (walk/only) five miles so far.

I ______________________ (finish/just) my homework.

I ________________________ (work) on this essay since 6.00.

Jane _____________________ (date) Bob for seven years, but they aren’t together now.

9) Circle the correct form of the verb.

In recent years, IKEA has become/is become popular for its stylish, practical and affordable furniture. However, not many are realized/realize how the company started. The store built/was built in Almhult in Sweden in 1953, and was founded/founded by Ingvar Kamprad. As the store became busier, the manager moved/ Was moved all of the staff to the cash registers and let the customers choose their own products.

IKEA stores are found/found in over 30 countries and more than 100,000 workers are employed/employed by the company. In 1999, the employees have been told/were toldthat they would share the day’s sales and they broke/were broken all records. Each employee received/was received a bonus of around $2,250.

10) Make two predictions for the future.

Eg. By the time I retire, I will have become president. In the next ten years, I will be running this company.

By next year…..

In the next decade…..

11) Fill in the gaps with the 3rd conditional.

Eg If I had gone to the gym, I wouldn’t have gained weight.

If I had studied, I _____________________________ (have to) copy.

If I _________________________ (copy), I wouldn’t have failed.

If my teacher ____________________ (see) me, I wouldn’t haven been caught.

If Steve hadn’t gone out for dinner, he ______________________ ( spend) so much money.

If he __________________________ (eat) so much, he wouldn’t have gotten sick.

If he ________________________ (not drink) so much he wouldn’t have a stomach ache.

12) Reported speech

Jane : “I like cookies”, Sarah: “Jane said that she liked cookies.”

Mr Sawyer: “The commission price is too low!”

Mr Sawyer said that ______________________________________________

Employee: “The boss went over the details of my contract.”

The employee said that _________________________________________

Jack: “They can’t offer me any kind of collateral”

Jack said that ____________________________________________________

Salesman: “I think we can work together on closing this deal.”

The salesman said that __________________________________________

Ms. Percy: “We will never come to an agreement”

Ms Percy said that ________________________________________________

The manager “This is the best way to increase our profits.”

The manager said that _____________________________________________

13) Read the short stories,. Under each one, write two sentences describing what they should have done, using these modals:

  Should have        should not have          could have            might have

1 Maria started an ew job a few weeks ago. She has been routinely getting to work late, and she takes 15 minutes smoking breaks every hour. She also keeps wearing inappropriate clothes, even though she has been told to wear professional, office clothes. She has recently been fired.

2. Steven is very bad at communicating with his employees. He is not very approachable, and has been known to get very angry when problems arise. Last week he yelled at his secretary in front of everyone when she didn’t have his report ready on time.

3. Marcelo likes to please everyone! He accepts every project that is given to him, and has a very hard time saying no. Now he has too much work and can’t finish any projects.

14) Circle the correct word.

I will/would/won’t watch the movie only if the reviews are good.

She would have taken me to the airport if her car has broken/ broke/hadn’t broken.

When she went/goes/will go out, she doesn’t come home until 3 in the morning.

Even if I wore a wetsuit, I wouldn’t go/won’t go/wouldn’t have gone scuba diving in Antartica.

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