Length of Lesson: 40 minutes
Content Objectives:
Students will be able to review their notes and the three chapters of the story
The Little Prince
; Students will be able to apply their concepts of responsibility to the text; Students will be able to identify instances of a particular kind of responsibility in the text.
Language Objectives:
Students will be able to discuss the instances of responsibility in small groups; Students will be able to describe the examples of different kinds of responsibility; Students will be able to agree/disagree with the examples of responsibility suggested by other students.
Materials Needed:
a big chart prepared at the beginning of the work on this unit, which reflects all four stories of the unit and four kinds of responsibility being observed in these stories; students' notes; text of the chapters 5, 8, and 21 of
The Little Prince
.
Sequencing of Activities
Initiation: (3 minutes) In this lesson, we will fill in the appropriate squares pertaining to the story
The Little Prince
. Students have viewed the film and read the assigned three chapters (5, 8, 21) already. Using their notes and the text they will give as many evidences of different kinds of responsibility presented in
The Little Prince
as they can. I intend to divide the class in four equal groups and assign each group to work on one particular kind of responsibility. I will ask students to prepare their notes and texts for chapters 5, 8, and 21. I will explain the objectives of the lesson.
Development:
(30 minutes) The group work will take about 10-12 minutes. I will rotate from one group to another assisting with the assignment. Students will write down their examples. Then each group will report back to the class about their findings, providing specific instances of that particular kind of responsibility. The class will agree on those facts and I will record them in the chart (or there may be a proficient recorder among the students). Thus, after all groups have reported, the chart may look like this:
(table available in print form)
Closure:
(7 minutes) To wrap up the lesson I will lead students in relating all kinds of responsibility with each other. I will stress that "responsibility" means "the ability to respond" to some events. In all those instances, provided by students, the little prince acted as an active person able to respond to happenings with appropriate actions. Most importantly, he was constantly learning how to become responsible for someone who needed him, his planet, his deeds and words. I will let students share their thoughts about the interconnectedness of those kinds of responsibility and make their own conclusions about the nature of responsibility. May a person responsible for his actions and words be irresponsible in the relationships with others, or be irresponsible for his environment?
Methods of Assessment:
I will observe students' discussions in groups and their performance while filling in the chart.
Note: I will conduct similar lessons after students become familiar with the two films and another short story, so in our last week we can compare all instances of responsibility and speculate about its nature.