Pre-knowledge of topicMost students do not know the story of Oedipus, so to introduce them to the topic we suggest that the entire class watch the short video on the right.
Afterwards, each student is to write a short narrative of the video which have to include an explanation of their understanding of the Oedipus complex. The narrative has to be approximately 200 words . The story is divided into four parts; each part with it's own theme - introduction, Father's home-coming, conflict escalating and Sonny's arrival. Pre-Reading Tasks
Task 1: Possible Passage
Divide the class into groups of three, and give each group one of the quotes from material on a piece of paper. Have the groups predict what the story might be about based on the quote. Afterwards, they should share their predictions with the class. The class will discover that each group has a different quote. This task will build anticipation, and encourage the students to read the story, so that they can figure out where the quotes fit into the text. Teaching goal: Oral and written production of English. While-Reading TasksTask 1 - Pause and Predict
This task has to be done after each section read. The students are to answer the questions listed and the answers are to be made into a GoAnimate on Skoletube. Teaching goal: is to engage the students in the process of meaning making, not to have them verbalize the "right" answers. It also builds anticipation and encourages further reading. Task 3 - Find the Difference
Divide the students into pairs and have them read through part 1 and highlight all the words/sentences that they believe describe culture. They have to think about what difference, if any, there might be in comparison with Denmark and/or Ireland today. Afterwards they are to submit their answer in the contact form provided as well as keep a copy for themselves in a Google doc, so that they can participate in a class discussion on the topic. Teaching goal: Cultural awareness. Task 5 - Treasure Hunt
This is an individual task! Students have to read part 3 of the story and pay attention to adjectives, adverbs and nouns! Then they have to read part 3A where some of the words have been covered (illustrated with a empty line)They have to remember/predict what the covered word could be, then write it down on the empty line. When they are done, they have to compare part 3 and part 3A, select 10 of the words found, then go to rewordify and find 3 synonyms for each word. They have to place the results next to the original word and their prediction. Teaching goal: Vocabulary Post-ReadingTask 1 - Alternative ending
This task has to be completed by all students! The students are to continue the story, but instead of Larry getting a model railway for Christmas they have to invent at least 2 new endings using the program inklewriter. As way of introduction to the program you should write a sample story, and show it the entire class. Students are to work in pairs and they have to submit links to their stories on the appropriate contact form. Teaching goal: To expand students vocabulary and aware of how they use the IT platform as lesson material. Task 4- Dear diary
In this task the students have to imagine that they are Larry, just ten years older. He had a family crises earlier that day, and now he is writing in his diary, describing the crises, and how is relationship to each of the three family members is now. Teaching goal: To predict how a family will change over time, and how Larry's personality will develop. Task 3- Conflict solving The students have to write a description of the main conflict in the story. Explaining what it is, if it changes? who is in it?Who sympathizes with who, and does this change? etc. The description has to be between 2600 and 3000 keystrokes, handed in through a Google doc. Teaching goal: Learning to analyze a theme and see how it develops through a story, and to pin point exactly where this changes. |
Task 2: Vocabulary Raiders Each student has to go to quizlet, and complete all the tasks at least once. The tasks are designed to teach the students the difficult words from the story. This task will make it easier for the students to read the story without being interrupted by words that they do not understand. Teaching goal: Expand vocabulary and use of IT. Task 2 - Prayer After reading part 1 the students have to imagine that their father is at war and they are going to write a prayer for him to come home. You will have to show students instructions to Google doc. Teaching goal: Make students aware of how strongly catholics believe in the power of prayer and how it influences the Irish culture. Task 4 - Reading for Details This is an individual task. In Part 2 the student have to find descriptive words in the text and highlight them. They have to find words such as nouns, verbs and adjectives and explain what they are, and write five new sentences using five of the words they have found. Teaching goal: Consciousnesses raising regarding grammar, and vocabulary. Task 2- Describe the main character
In this tasks the students have to describe Larry. What are his dreams and goals. They have to support their statements with examples from the text, and note down there they found it. The description has to be between 2600 and 3000 keystrokes, and handed in through Google docs. Teaching goal:To understand reasoning behind action, learn to read for detail, and emphasize with curtain feelings. Task 5- Comic script
In this task the students have to turn part 2, 3 or 4 into a comic script, and later crate a Pixton based on the script. The students have to take the environment, theme, time etc into consideration when creating the Pixton. Teaching goal: To be able to change a short story into a script, and create pictures that matches the theme and is true to the story. Task 6- movie maker
In this task the students have to work in groups on producing a script and a movie, containing at least, Larry, his mom and a narrator, they can choose to have the father play it to. Teaching goal: Practicing changing a story into a script, and pronunciation. |
Made by Kathrine Kelså, Henriette Laursen, and Tina Jones