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- Students will explain what it means to be a friend.
- Students will list activities they enjoy with friends.
- Students will write a dialogue about how they have felt as a new-comer to Canada.
- Students will tell about one aspect of their own culture.
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Experiential: |
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- Students will taste traditional Jewish food.
- Students will make a two crafts from different cultures.
- Students will listen to a variety of cultural experiences based on the choices of their classmates.
- Students will appreciate that friendships are not limited by age, appearance, race, culture.
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- Students will name and use the titles of various family relationships.
- Students will create and present a dialogue with a partner about their feelings of living in Canada.
- Students will rephrase the expressions "such a person" and "such a life" to demonstrate the meaning of them.
- Students will recognize and identify repetition in the story as a means to reveal themes.
- Students will pronounce the "Sh" sound as they read it in different spellings.
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- Students will list five examples of the Jewish culture.
- Students will make a Jewish Dreidel and Polish paper decorations.
- Students will pose three questions that they would ask Mrs. Kattz or Larnel about their culture.
- Students will compare one aspect of their own culture with a similar aspect of Canadian culture
- Students will complete a peer evaluation that focuses on what they learned from their classmates' presentations and pose a question they may have about each other's culture.
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General
Language
Education: |
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- Students will use listening, reading, writing, and speaking strategies to progress in target language.
- Students will maintain an on-going listening comprehension checklist.
- Students will recognize and appreciate the differences among their friends.
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Evaluation: |
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Summative Assessment Interview Guide (adapted from Making it Happen, p. 252)
- Why does Larnel keep his promises to Mrs. Katz?
- Mrs. Katz describes Larnel as being "almost family." What do you think she means?
- Our friends are sometimes much older or younger than we are. For example, Mrs. Katz, an elderly woman, was Larnel's friend. Have you ever had a friend who was much older or younger than you? Tell me about your friend. Why do you think you became friends?
- Mrs. Katz was very sad and lonely at the beginning of the story. Who or what do you think helped her the most?
- What does it mean to be a good friend in the culture you know best?
- What did you learn from this story? Has it changed the way you think about friendship?
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Resources: |
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- Gagon, L., O'Donnell, J., Lipinski, C. (1999). Triple Loop 5. Quebec; Modulo.
- Herrell, A.L. (2000). Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners. New Jersey; Prentice Hall.
- Metrycki, B. (ED.) (1983). Multicultural Playground Manual. Alberta; Cultural Resources Centre, Calgary Parks/Recreation, Cultural Heritage Branch.
- Patricia Polacco.com
- Polacco, P. (1992). Mrs. Katz and Tush. New York; Bantam-Doubleday.
- Rehorick, S., Dicks, J. (1993). Maritime Oral Communication Assessment Portfolio. Fredericton, NB: University of New Brunswick Second Language Education Centre.
- Richard-Amato, P.A. (1990). Making it Happen. New York; Longman.
- Second Languages Bulletin. (June 1990). National Core French Study Summary Report. The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers.
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