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EVALUATION SHEETS |
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Bob Wilson
evaluates project work in two ways. While students are working
on their projects he acts as a guide on the side and uses an
excel to keep a record of how well students are using their
time, how well they are working as part of a team and other
aspects. You can download a generic excel for this class time
record below and adjust it to your particular situation. He also
uses an excel to evaluate the students when they are presenting
their work. Once again you can download a generic editable
version of this below.
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CLASS TIME RECORD |
PRESENTING THE
PROJECT EVALUATION SHEET |
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PROJECTS READY TO USE |
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CREATE YOUR OWN SUPERHERO |
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INSTRUCTIONS |
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Students create and draw
their own superhero. |
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They will learn to talk
about: |
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| their hero's
special powers e.g. She can fly. |
| what their
hero wears. |
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RATIONALE |
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This is a fun way to get
students talking about ability with CAN and
describing what people are wearing. |
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They get the chance to
use their imaginations and be creative. |
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FURTHER DEVELOPMENT |
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Students can make up
role play adventures with other superheroes in their
class. |
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Students can make comics
in teams where their superheroes have adventures
together. |
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DESIGN YOUR OWN SCHOOL |
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INSTRUCTIONS |
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Create teams of three of
mixed gender. |
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Tell the students they
are going to design their own school timetable and
their own school which they will need to give a
name. They will need 2 classes to accomplish this. |
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The timetables and
school designs will be displayed to the class either
as posters or by the teacher taking a photo with
their smartphone and projecting the images onto a
screen. |
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Students say things
like, "On Mondays we've got cooking class at nine
o'clock." and "There is a video games room in
our school." |
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RATIONALE |
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This is a really fun way
for students to practise telling the time and also
for using THERE IS/ARE |
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As with most projects,
students are being creative and are learning to
share ideas in a team. |
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FAIRY TALE PLAYS |
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INSTRUCTIONS |
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Divide the class into
groups of 4-5. |
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Each group must choose a
traditional fairy tale, such as The Three
Little Pigs |
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They spend 2 weeks or
about 4 classes working on the script. The play
should last between 4-6 minutes. |
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A teacher, acting as a
guide on the side, helps correct their scripts. |
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They spend 2 weeks or
about 4 classes working on the script. |
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They will need time to
prepare costumes and props and to rehearse. |
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If there is a
pre-school, invite them to the performance as an
audience. |
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RATIONALE |
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Putting on a play, even
a short fairly tale, is a complex task and students
will have to develop a whole series of skills to
achieve this. |
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This project gives them
a chance to really do stuff for themselves in an
independent fashion and they appreciate the trust
and confidence their teacher has in them. |
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Students will be
delighted to get the chance to entertain the little
ones of the school and this activity also helps
cross divides and unite children of different ages. |
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EVALUATION |
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Points to evaluate could
include: the script, use of English, teamwork,
acting skills, quality of the costumes and props. |
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FASHION SHOW |
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INSTRUCTIONS |
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In groups of four students are going to prepare a
fashion show. |
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You have to prepare clothes for spring, summer,
autumn and winter. |
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Students will have to take turns being the compere
and describe what students are wearing using the
present continuous. |
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Selecting the right
music will also be a part of the project. |
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Students will need time to prepare their costumes
and what they are going to say during the show. |
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RATIONALE |
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This is a great
way to put the present continuous and the clothes
vocabulary into a real situation and the children
have a great time! |
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As with most projects,
students get the chance to develop their
organisational, interpersonal and creative skills in
a fun way. |
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EVALUATION |
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Points to evaluate could
include: the script, use of English, teamwork,
creative skills, clothes lexicon and use of the
present continuous. |
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MAKING A COMIC |
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INSTRUCTIONS |
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Either use the
google slides or you can download the
powerpoint. |
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MASTERCOOK JUNIOR |
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INSTRUCTIONS |
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Make teams of three with
mixed genders. |
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Revise uncountable nouns
with them. I have a video tutorial about this here:
https://youtu.be/E2-8t-3DZho
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Show students an episode
of Masterchef Junior USA and ask them to take notes
of useful expressions and vocabulary while they
watch. Here is the link:
https://youtu.be/fWenn7fJeWM |
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Here is a summary of
useful words and expressions in case you need it.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OlnO4j0FkUugNjYWXqzHY4YJNKXMYDAszPiKQqQKxRE/edit?usp=sharing |
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This project has three
parts. |
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Part 1: Cooking
role plays. Teams practise cooking imaginary meals
live in front of the class. |
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| Give teams 5
minutes to prepare to demonstrate a recipe
of their choice. |
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then enjoys watching each team demonstrate
their recipes in front of the class. |
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Part 2: Teams
take turns being the judges. |
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| When a team
finishes demonstrating their imaginary
recipe, they take their plate to the judges
who then pretend to sample it and make
judgements. |
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Part 3: The
Evaluation |
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classes of practising the role plays, teams
will do the role plays but be assessed for
good use of English and vocabulary as they
do it. |
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the teacher gives the dish that students
must prepare to them rather than them
choosing. Teams have 5 minutes to prepare
their demonstration. |
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OPEN YOUR OWN RESTAURANT |
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INSTRUCTIONS |
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In teams of 3 or 4
students start their own restaurant. They need to
decide on: |
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| a name for
the restaurant |
| type of
restaurant e.g. vegan, Mexican etc |
| .a location
in their town |
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Next they have to do the
menu which includes starters, main courses, desserts
and drinks. It would be cool to plasticize the
menu.. |
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Now do roleplays where
other students come to their restaurant and they
must attend table, cook and manage the restaurant. |
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RATIONALE |
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This is a great
way to practise food vocabulary and to practise
"What would you like to drink? etc. |
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OUR AMAZING INVENTION |
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INSTRUCTIONS |
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Think about a problem and invent a machine or gadget
to solve it. |
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Draw your invention on a sheet of paper. |
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Present your invention to the class by telling them
how it works, what it’s made of and what it looks
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Tell the class why they should have one. |
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Listen to your friends and teachers’ questions
related to doubts they have and answer them. |
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RATIONALE |
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This project is all
about critical thinking which is a skill students
often get enough opportunity to develop. |
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In this project,
students can practise the following: |
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It’s used to .... |
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It’s made of plastic etc |
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It’s round/rectangular... |
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The sensor is connected to ... |
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It’s got 2 wheels/pockets/zips |
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USE OF ENGLISH |
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In this project,
students can practise the following: |
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It’s used to .... |
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It’s made of plastic etc |
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It’s round/rectangular... |
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The sensor is connected to ... |
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It’s got 2 wheels/pockets/zips |
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POETRY PROJECT |
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Or you can download
the word doc |
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Evaluation rubric for
the poetry project |
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THE NEWS |
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INSTRUCTIONS |
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In teams of 4 students
prepare the news. One person does current affairs,
another gossip, another sport and the fourth one the
weather. |
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Students can base their
news on events in the school or on the outside
world. |
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RATIONALE |
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This is a natural way to
introduce the present perfect because it is used a
lot by reporters. Here are some example uses: |
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"There has been a flood in London"; “Real Madrid has
lost against Valencia FC.” |
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They get the chance to
be creative. |
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The students can end the
session on a high note. |
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News Expressions |
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This is the 9 o'clock news from Channel One with
Pablo Hernández. |
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And now for the latest national headlines. |
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Coming up next a special report on celebrity
gossip. |
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Now let’s take a look at the latest weather report
with Sonia Gómez. |
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Stay tuned to Channel One News for all the latest
news bulletins. |
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Clara Gonzalez
reports from Valencia, Spain. |
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MORE PROJECTS |
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VISITING AN ART GALLERY |
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WORLD FESTIVAL PROJECT |
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SHARE YOUR IDEAS |
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If you have done
some great projects with your students, please go ahead and
share them on the autoenglish facebook page. |
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https://www.facebook.com/autoenglish/ |
