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English Foreign Language IRGY Lesson Plan

  • Class 1: Inclusion

    • What does it mean to you to be inclusive?

    To acquire civic competences and develop active citizenship. Ultimately the goal is to promote social inclusion and attitudes of non-discrimination towards cultures, gender, race, religion,

    disabilities, sexual orientation, age or any other categorization as such.

     

    • Let’s build up a word bank! Think of synonyms and opposites.

    Nouns: Diversity  - Equity – Gender – A wheelchair

    Verbs: To be on an equal footing – To be discriminated against – To include – To exclude – To deny

    Adjectives: To be inclusive – disabled – handicapped – To be crippled

     

    • Do you know disabled people? Or have you got a physical disability? 

     

    Your task for next class 
    Group yourself by the towns or villages you live in. Share your knowledge on what are the facilities offered by your community for disabled people (e.g. associations or special infrastructures) and/or what should be improved for them.
    Make a presentation during next class.

     

    Class 2: Local cultural heritage

    • What is European Heritage Days? 

    During the European Heritage Days in September every year, doors are opened to thousands of monuments and sites (some of them normally closed to the public), allowing people to enjoy free visits, learn about their shared cultural heritage and become actively involved in the safeguarding of Europe's heritage for present and future generations.

    The European Heritage Days is the most widely celebrated participatory cultural event in Europe.

    • What does it aim to do?

    The initiative is designed to:

    • raise awareness of Europe's cultural richness and diversity

    • stimulate interest in Europe's cultural heritage

    • counter racism and xenophobia and encourage greater tolerance for other cultures across Europe

    • inform the public and governments about the need to protect cultural heritage

    • invite Europe to respond to the social, political and economic challenges of the culture sector.

    • Where can I find out more?

    ​More information can be found on the European Heritage Days website: http://www.europeanheritagedays.com/

    Your task for next class
    Group yourself by the towns or villages you live in. Share your knowledge on the monuments, museums, historical sites, walks… that could be worth visiting for European teenagers on the move. On your own choose one place to present it in an enigmatic way for the icebreaking activity of our TwinSpace. 

    Class 3: September 26 - European Day of Languages
    At the initiative of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September.

    • Why is multilingualism a way to be more inclusive?

    Let’s watch this video to get more answers: https://youtu.be/-O_IPmXOcTE
    Summary: They each speak four languages, and agree that multilingualism is the bridge to connect Europe's varied cultures. At the heart of the debate: the role multilingualism plays in national identity, education, business, and integration.

    • Where can I find out more?

    Find out more about the European Day of Languages: http://edl.ecml.at/Home/tabid/1455/language/en-GB/Default.aspx  

     

    Your task: Create your Europass Language Passport

    • French version - Example of a Europass Language Passport

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    ​http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/fr/documents/european-skills-passport/language-passport

     

    • Polish version

    http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/pl/documents/european-skills-passport/language-passport

    • Spanish version

    http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/es/documents/european-skills-passport/language-passport

     

    Class 4: TwinSpace project activities
    Invitation of the pupils on the TwinSpace
    Checklist - session 1

     

    Class 5: TwinSpace project activities
    Checklist - session 2 and getting ready for M1

     

    Class 6: M1
    Participation in the M1 meeting agenda 

     

    Class 7: CELEBR8
    Pre-reading activities

         

     

    Class 8: CELEBR8
    Biographical information about the poet
    Activities 2 and 3
    Listening of the poem
         

     

    Class 9: CELEBR8
    Reading comprehension test

         

     

    Class 10: TwinSpace project activities
    Checklist - session 3

     

    Class 11: Human rights timeline
    Creation of a collaborative human rights timeline

         

     

    Class 12: Writing test

    Write an article for a magazine on the topic of inclusion by including at least 2 documents from the following selection.

           

     

    Class 13: Word cloud and TwinSpace project activities

    Make a collaborative word cloud starting with the word Inclusion with AnswerGarden

    Checklist - session 4

     

    Your task for next class
    What are your favorite places in the town or village you live in? 

    Take pictures and make videos of places in the town or village you live in that are inaccessible to reduced mobility teenagers.  

     

    Geography activity made in CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) class:
    Form groups with your classmates who live in the same town or village as you. Make subjective maps of the towns or villages you live in by indicating official buildings (administration, education, historical monuments...), shops, natural areas and places you enjoy as a youth. 

     


    Lesson plan written by Laurence Altibelli, English Foreign Language teacher at Lycée Jules Verne (France)