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“The Whole School in Striped Pajamas” . Filiz Besbelli& Hans Rai Chabra. OUTLINE OF THE WORKSHOP. The pedagogy behind the program designed for Grade 10 students – scaffolding The a ims and objectives of the English Curriculum The students’ schemata
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“The Whole School in Striped Pajamas” Filiz Besbelli&HansRaiChabra
OUTLINE OF THE WORKSHOP • The pedagogy behind the program designed for Grade 10 students – scaffolding • The aims and objectives of the EnglishCurriculum • The students’ schemata • Mini exercise (1)- readingthesamplejournals • Mini exercise (2) – writing a diary • Videos of the students • Questions & Answers
Scaffolding Vygotsky “role of teachers and others in supporting the learner’s development and providing support structures to get to that next stage or level” (Raymond, 2000, p. 176). the goal of the educator when using the scaffolding teaching strategy is for the student to become an independent and self-regulating learner and problem solver (Hartman, 2002).
Scaffolding • studentslearn best when theystart from what is already known and are assisted with scaffolding to work to the unknown • Studentsaremoremotivatedwhentheyhave an easytextwith a task at theirlevel of competence
The aims and objectives of the EnglishCurriculum (2011-2012) • HighSchoolPrepGrade (12 hrsMainCourse, 10 hrsSkills) 1st Semester: Readers 2nd Semester: Holes, TheRiver Boy • 9th Grade (4 hrsLiterature, 3 hrsWriting) 1st Semester: TheOutsiders, TheGiver 2nd Semester: AnimalFarm, Pigman
The aims and objectives of the EnglishCurriculum (2011-2012)Cont. • 10th Grade (4 hoursLiterature, 2 hrsWriting) 1st Semester: Hero’sCycle & shortstories, Waranthology, BBC series on TheDiary of Anne Frank, TheBoy in theStripedPajamas Project: WWII Powerpoint presentation 2nd Semester: ThingsFall Apart, 3 films on South Africa (CrytheBelovedCountry, CryFreedom, Invictus), RoaldDahlanthology Project: MLA paper on a sub-SaharanAfricancountry
BuildingSchemata Thelearnershave • been given a lecture on WWII • read short stories about WWII from different perspectives….(From the Anthology of WWII) • listenedto a piececalled “Give!” byAnne Frank • watched the BBC documentary of Anne Frank’s Diary • done research on an aspect WWII and done a presentation
Mini exercise (1)- readingthesamplejournals (15 Mins) • Weneed 4 groupstoworkwiththisexercise • 2 groupstoreadandanalyzeDiary A • 2 groupstoreadandanalyzeDiary B • As a groupdiscusswhatyourentry is about • EachDiary A groupwillpairupwith a Diary B group • ThendiscusswhichDiary is moreimpressiveandwhathappens in thebook • As a combinedgroupreporttoall of us
Mini exercise (2) – writing a diary • READ THE EXCERPT IN YOUR BOOKLET AND WRITE A SHORT ENTRY FROM BRUNO’s PERSPECTIVE (15 Minutes)
Videos of the students • Ourstudents İpek and Melis willsharetheiropinionsaboutthe program andtheproject
Thankyouforsharingtheexperience • Questionsarewelcome
Contactinformation • Filiz Besbelli – filizbesbelli@sezin.k12.tr • HansRaiChabra - hanschabra@hotmail.com