Task 3: WWW Lesson Plan

PERSONALITY AND DREAMS

Level: Form 4- Intermediate

Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Topic: Dare to Dream

Theme: Science & Technology

Language Content: Adjective of Quality

Educational Emphasis: Creative and Critical Thinking Skills (CCTS), ICT Skills, Multiple Intelligence (MI), Values and citizenship (VC)

Moral Values:
1)Everyone should set a goal to achieve
2)The importance of knowing yourself better

Previous Knowledge: Students have learned to create an e-mail account and know how to send a short e-mail.

Aims: At the end of the lesson, students should be able
1)To practice sharing a 'link' using e-mail
2)To learn vocabularies that describe characteristics and personality

Technical Requirements: One computer for a pair of students with an Internet connection and a Web Browser, e-mail for each pair.

Websites: http://www.pipx.net/personal/email/personalityquiz.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soichiro_Honda

Preparation:
1) Look for sites that conduct a simple personality quiz.
2) Check on the suitability of the quiz provided on the sites.
3) Prepare the worksheets

Procedure:

Set Induction (10 Minutes)

>Teacher recaps the previous lesson on how to send a short e-mail to friends.
>Teacher asks students to share some of their strengths and weaknesses.
>Teacher introduces the topic of the lesson.
>Teacher shares the story of Soichiro Honda,the founder of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. who believes in the power of dreams.


Development (5 Minutes)

>Teacher introduces several websites that provide fun quizzes about personality, IQ, relationships and etc.
eg:
http://www.gagirl.com/quiz/quiz.html
http://www.funtrivia.com/
http://www.takefunquizzes.com/
http://www.quizopolis.com/fun_quizzes.php

>Teacher browse the sites and show the example of quizzes available

Activity 1 (40 minutes)

>Teacher asks students to visit the specified website:
http://www.pipx.net/personal/email/personalityquiz.htm
>Teacher instructs students to complete the quiz in 15 minutes


>After completing the quiz, teacher asks students to write down information about the result of their personality
>Teacher asks students to compare their personality with their partner.
>Teacher distributes the worksheets and asks students to fill in the worksheets.
>Teacher asks students' opinion regarding to some careers suggested in the personality quiz website that suit their personality.
i) Do they think that career really suit them?
ii) How they relate their characters to their dream job.
>Teacher gives assistance when needed.

Activity 2 (10 minutes)

>Teacher instructs the students to sign in their 'pair' e-mail
>Teacher teaches students how to share a 'link' with their friends
>Teacher asks students to share the link of personality quiz website with other pairs in the class as well as with the teacher


Conclusion (5 Minutes)

>Teacher reviews the lesson
>Teacher emphasizes on the moral values.

Follow-up Activity:

>Students are required to write a short essay about their dream job or what they wish they could be or have in the future and relate it to their personality that they have obtained from the quiz. The essay should be submitted in the next class.

Worksheet: