Seminar #12: planning activities + using euphemisms “I am on Cloud 9!”

1. Seminar #12:planning activities + usingeuphemisms“I am on Cloud 9!” Kate Elliott New Era International Laboratory Secondary School June 25, 2013

2. Objectives • To ‘brainstorm’ classroom activities to run during the beginning, middle, and end of a unit of work • Identify the difference between value, skill, and content-focused learning goals • Read about inquiry-based learning, and assess what stage of the learning cycle you would use it • To understand the intended meaning behind a collection of euphemisms

3. Common words borrowed in to English NB – nota bene– ‘take special notice’ Etc. – et cetera – ‘and so on’ (use when to list in full would be tedious) E.g. – exemplia gratia – ‘for example’ or ‘for instance’ i.e. – id est- ‘that is’, ‘in other words’ a.k.a. – ‘also known as’ Op. cit – opus citatum– ‘the work cited’ Ibid – ibidem – ‘from the same place’ RSVP - répondezs'ilvousplait – ‘please reply’ ____________________________

4. From the French language Vis-à-vis – ‘person/thing with same functions/characteristics as another’ Au contraire – ‘on the contrary’ C’est la vie – ‘that’s life!’ Bouquet (…des fleurs) – bunch (…of flowers)

5. Resourcesthat teacherscan employ in their classrooms rachaelbath.wordpress.com

6. Useful to know euphemisms (common vernacular) and expressions Laid (not like lying down in bed) Sexual (had sex) – He got laid Chicken-related (laid an egg) – The chicken laid three eggs this morning Stuffed up (not like ‘stuffed cabbage’) e.g. I made so many mistakes I really stuffed-up on my exam She really stuffed-up in our relationship by seeing another man He eats like a horse Never judge a book by its cover

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8. 1. Introducing new content • E.g. • E.g. • E.g.

9. 2. Revising new content from a previous class • E.g. • E.g. • E.g.

10. 3. informal formative assessment of prior knowledge • E.g. e.g. e.g.

11. 4. Testing a student’s essay writing skills • E.g. • E.g. • E.g.

12. 5. Requesting feedback about our own teaching • E.g. • E.g. • E.g.

13. Inquiry-based learning • Inquiry-based instruction is a student-centred and teacher-guided instructional approach that engages students in investigating real world questions that they choose within a broad thematic framework. Inquiry-Based instruction complements traditional instruction by providing a vehicle for extending and applying the learning of students in a way that connects with their interests within a broader thematic framework. Students acquire and analyse information, develop and support propositions, provide solutions, and design technology and arts products that demonstrate their thinking and make their learning visible. • Research shows that the amount of student learning that occurs in a classroom is directly proportional to the quality and quantity of student involvement in the educational program (Cooper and Prescott 1989). Yet research studies indicate that teachers typically dominate classroom conversation, consuming nearly 70% of classroom time. Inquiry-based instructional approaches reverse this trend, placing students at the helm of the learning process and teachers in the role of learning facilitator, coach, and modeller. SOURCE:http://www.neiu.edu/~middle/Modules/science%20mods/amazon%20components/AmazonComponents2.html

14. Euphemisms and Expressions Euphemisms are coded expressions (plural) A euphemism is a coded expression (sing) ‘frog in your throat’ ‘has the cat got your tongue?’ Expression

15. Euphemisms • She is of ample proportions (She is ‘fat’), he is big boned (he is ‘fat’) • I am between jobs (I am ‘unemployed’) • My wife has a bun in the oven (My wife is ‘pregnant’.) • She goes to a special school (She attends a school for differently-abled, or ‘disabled’ children) • I don’t have a gentleman friend (I don’t have a ‘lover’) • I was laid-off by my boss (My boss ‘fired’ me / I lost my job) • Don’t stare at that lady of the night like that (Stop looking at the working girl / prostitute) • Child, let’s talk about the birds and the bees (Child, I will tell you where babies come from) http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/euphemism.html

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