Subject : English
Unit : Making Choices
Topic : Process Writing (1)
"My Space in a Place"
Level : P4
Duration : 1 hour
Pre-requisites
Pupils know the meaning of "choice".
Specific Instructional Objectives
At the end of the lesson, pupils are able to
- explore possibilities
- express preferences
- plan the structure of their story
Thinking Skills
Decision-making
Creative thinking
Learning and Teaching Materials
- Title of Courseware: Storybook Weaver Deluxe
- Type: Open tool
- Characteristics: It is a word processor with a variety of backgrounds, objects and
tools which allow pupils to create a variety of scenes.
Learning Environment
Computer laboratory with 44 multimedia computers
Instructional Strategies
- A general discussion on where a person will go to when given a chance.
- Why is the place special to you
- what interesting characters will the person see
- what are the interesting activities in the place
- what impact does the place/ characters have on you
- what will the person do
- Teacher will show students how to navigate "Storybook Weaver Deluxe".
- Each pupils will use "Storybook Weaver Deluxe" to create the scene
using pictures on her/ his own computer. They will include a short write-up on the
place they have visited as well as the main characters they have seen.
- Each masterpiece will be displayed and students see different "spaces" of
students.
Prepared by
Clarice Ong Heng Hwee
Tao Nan School