This is a project based on 5th Grade Student’s book Unit 2, Lesson 1, Exercise H (Portfolio). The educational purpose was to use reverse classroom practice so as to give students more time to practise their speaking skills. To this end, I asked my students to form pairs and suggested their using flipgrid which is a Microsoft educational tool that extends classroom time and space. So I structured this project in the following steps:
STEP 1:
Educational Scenario:
Imagine you are a reporter from the school newspaper. You are taking a similar interview with a famous person you like and admire, like the one in Lesson 2, page 30. It can be an interview with an athlete, a singer, an actor/ actress, a writer, a painter, etc.
STEP 2:
Write 4 or 5 questions and add the answers you got. Use magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, the Internet, or the class books for your Greek lessons – eg. Anthologio for information.
Από <http://ebooks.edu.gr/ebooks/v/html/8547/2268/Agglika_E-Dimotikou_html-empl/index2_2.html>
QUESTIONS:
We are very happy to have such a famous person here today.
- How did you become so famous?
- How many hours do you …………………………… ( famous person’s activity) each day?
- Do you enjoy life in…………………………. (name of country)?
- What do you ……………………….in the evenings in (name of country)
- What do you have to recommend to young children who want to………………………….. at a professional level?
Thank you. It was a pleasure having you here.
STEP 3:
As soon as you find the answers to the above questions -REMEMBER YOU CAN ADD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS YOU WANT- practise your interview with your partner.
STEP 4:
You visit https://info.flip.com make an account using your mail and a password. Then you use the join code to join the course and the particular topic to record your interview! REMEMBER YOU CAN RECORD ON OR OFF CAMERA (OPTIONS ARE CAMERA OR AUDIO)!
PARENT CONSENT SIGNATURE:
This is the invite link you can use:
STEP 5: (alternative option)
If you want, you can make a poster of the interview and add drawings, magazine pictures or anything else that can make your writing look nice.
I really enjoy seeing the laughs and the joy of my students getting involved in such activities!