Aims of the lesson:
The students:
- are expressing their opinions about different ways of helping people in need
- are searching for information about Mother Teresa of Calcutta
- are presenting all the collected information
- are listening carefully to other students’ statements
- are using the information technology – the search engine and the word processor
- understand the need of organizing help for the people in need
- are organizing the exhibition dedicated to Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Methods:
- a conversation steered by the teacher
- practical activities
Forms: individual, working as a team, collective
Teaching materials: books concerning Mother Teresa of Calcutta, computer sets, search engine, word processor, artistic materials
The course of the lesson:
1. Presenting the aim of the lesson – a conversation about different means of helping people and the meaning of helping people in need
2. Providing students with the subject of the lesson – The generous-hearted people – Mother Teresa of Calcutta
3. Working in a team and individual work
- searching for information about Mother Teresa’s life and charitable activities
- matching the photos with the text
- printing the projects
4. The display of the collected materials:
- reading the collected information
- showing the photos and illustrations
- arranging an exhibition of the students’ projects concerning Mother Teresa of Calcutta
5. The summary of the lesson:
- brainstorming - how we can help people in need these days.
Bozena Gobcewicz, English Teacher of Szkoła Podstawowa nr 47 im. J.K. Branickiego/Poland
