Length of Lesson:
40 minutes
Content Objectives:
Students will be able to view the first two scenes of the film
Children of Heaven
; Students will be able to become familiar with the main characters of the film; Students will be able to apply the predicting strategy to the film
Children of Heaven
.
Language Objectives:
Students will be able to describe the main character Ali; Students will be able to compare their predictions with the partner and the actual development of the situation in the movie.
Materials Needed:
the film
Children of Heaven
on a DVD; students' notebooks; pencils.
Sequencing of Activities
Initiation: (3 minutes) I will instruct students to pay close attention to the main character, Ali, and take notes while viewing the first two scenes of the film. Later they will need to characterize him with descriptive phrases and specific examples of his behavior.
Development:
(30 minutes) 1). In the film
Children of Heaven
the main character Ali lives through painful remorse towards his sister Zahra because he lost her school shoes, and they both have to suffer sharing his pair of sneakers. After students get acquainted with this character in the first two scenes of the film I will pause. I will ask students to describe Ali in their notebooks. 2). Then together we will discuss all the descriptions and identify him as a responsible person. I will keep track of students' descriptions on the board. 3). After that I will ask students to apply the predicting strategy and write down their predictions as to how Ali will act in this particular situation. The CMT type prompt for this assignment would be: "What will Ali probably do next?" 4). I will let them watch the film to the end of the class period.
Closure:
(7 minutes) Students will get into pairs to compare their predictions with a partner and compare their own predictions with the development of events in the film. Some students may report to the class about the outcomes of their comparison.
Methods of Assessment: Students will describe the main character, and, basing their descriptions on the first two scenes of the film, will write their predictions of the future actions of the main character.