1.- Find one example
of a headline from an Anglo-Saxon newspaper / magazine. Describe the schemata
needed in order to grasp the meaning of the headline. Explain them in detail.
2.- Provide heading
and article and with the specific information of the source (date, page number,
etc.)
“The First Footstep”
Cover
of Evening Standard (21st
July 1969).
Nell Arsmostrong become the first man to step foot on
the moon. As he touched he ground he famously declared: “That´s one small step
for men, one giant leap for mankind
This is a headline from a newspaper in
London. Nobody would know the meaning of that footstep if they don´t know that
the place where this footstep takes place is in the moon. On the other hand,
the fact to be the “first footstep” is a very important moment for the
men. The readers must know before
reading the headline that nobody had been in the moon before, and that there had been more attemps to do it in previous years.
1.- Select an authentic text that can be
useful for a CLIL lesson (any area: science, history, music, etc.)
2.- Adapt the text to a target group of
students indicating grade and English Level (CEF). You will learn how to do
this in the in-campus session of March 24th.
3.- Create a reading lesson sequence (before,
during and after reading) for your target group.
IMPORTANT: Remember to include: original text with sources, adapted text and
lesson sequence.
Authentic text. Area: ART
Vincent
Van Gogh (1853-1890)
Self
Portraits
This painting is a portrait of Van Gogh's internal crisis. His
piercing eyes hold you transfixed but their focus is not on what is happening
outside, but inside his head. The energy of the picture builds from the eyes
which are the most tightly drawn feature. The rhythms of his brushstrokes
spread across the planes of his face, gaining energy as they ripple through his
jacket and hair, and finally burst into the churning turbulence of the ice-blue
background. The cool blues and greens that he uses are normally calm colours,
but when they are contrasted with his vivid red hair and beard they strike a
jarring note which perfectly sets the psychological tone of the portrait. This
is a very courageous image of a man trying to hold himself together as he
wrestles with his inner fears. Vincent
Van Gogh - Self Portrait: Saint-Rémy
(Oil on canvas, 1889)
(Oil on canvas, 1889)
This painting is a portrait of Van Gogh's
internal crisis.
Adapted
text for:
A1 - Beginners
level - basic knowledge of
the language, familiar everyday expressions and simple phrases.
Grade: 2nd
This painting is a portrait of Van Gogh's
internal crisis. His piercing eyes show what he is thinking inside. The main
features of the picture are his eyes.
The brushstrokes spread across the planes
of his face, his jacket, and hair and in the ice-blue background specially.
The cool blues and green mean normally
calm colors, but when they are opposite with his vivid read hair and beard
establish a psychological tone of the portrait. This is a very courageous image of a man with inner fears.
BEFORE THE READING:
·
Before reading
the text , we ask the students what they know about Van Gogh. They can say that
he is a painter, famous pictures of him, and the main colors he uses in this
pictures.
EXAMPLE:
Van Gogh is a painter.
He is very famous.
He uses colors as ……………………………..in his
pictures.
He was born in……..
He is from……..
He is …………………….
DURING THE READING:
·
We instruct
the students to read the reading with the teacher. We sit the students in group
of four and assign each students a sentence. We will give them a few minutes to
read and improve the pronunciation and intonation with help of the others.
We will encourage the end of the words, as
well as the intonation when there is a comma.
EXAMPLE: This painting is a portrait
of Van Gogh's internal crisis.
AFTER THE READING.
·
The students
will have to write as many titles as possible. They will have to imaging that
they have to write again two sentences to show features of Van Gogh in a
museum.
To finish and continuing in groups of four.
They are going to image that one of the students is Van Gogh and the rest are
journalist. The journalist will ask some personal questions about his life. Of
course, they can image, how is the painter and show to the rest how they thing
is his life.
EXAMPLE OF INTERVIEW:
Student 1: Hello Mr. Van Gohg. How are you?
Painter: Fine, thank you.
Student 2: Where do you live in this
moment?
Painter: I am living in Holland.
Student3: Do you like painter in this area?
Apinter: Yes, of course. I like very much this
area.
Studet 1: What is your inspiration for your
pictures?
Painter: My inspiration is in the colors of
the flowers of my country.
(….)
BEATRIZ
MARTÍNEZ LÓPEZ
