Literature workshop by Gaston

Literature workshop by Gaston https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o Using literature in class en-us 2016-11-29 14:14:16 UTC 2017-05-17 09:57:23 UTC hello@padlet.com The Dog and His reflection gasto_jara https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o/wish/140499775

A dog is heading home after finding a big, juicy bone. On his way home, he happens upon a river and sees his reflection in the water. He think's he sees another a dog with a bigger, better bone than the one he has so he barks at the "other" dog to try and get his bone too. When he barks, his bone falls out of his mouth and he has to go home with no bone at all.

]]> 2016-11-29 14:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o/wish/140499775 PRESENTATION gasto_jara https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o/wish/140501185 Before reading
Predictions
The teacher shows the picture of the dog to the class. He/she asks to students :
-Can you imagine what is this story going to be about?

-Can you guess what happens to this dog?

]]> 2016-11-29 14:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o/wish/140501185 While reading gasto_jara https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o/wish/140687845 Students may read the story in small groups of three or four. They may highlight the unknown words.
The teacher may help each group with these unknown vocabulary. The teacher may write on the board the words of each group and expalins their meaning to the whole class .]]> 2016-11-29 23:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o/wish/140687845 After reading gasto_jara https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o/wish/140688791 Checking comprehension
Students may answer true or false. And justify false anwers.

-The story is about a dog who barks to "another" dog with a a better and bigger bone.

-The "other" dog is bigger and younger .

-The bone was dropped from the dog`s mouth because he was running very fast.

-The dog goes home with two bones.]]> 2016-11-29 23:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o/wish/140688791 After reading gasto_jara https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o/wish/140689374 Checking predictions
The teacher asks to students to check their predictions.
Then they may discuss in the group what is the learning of this story.
The techer may help students with the following sentence ;
Be Content With What You Have.

Now, answer:
What do you think is the learning of this story?
Why do you think the dog lost his bone?
Finally,Do you think that human beings are content with what they have?]]> 2016-11-29 23:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o/wish/140689374 Bonus track gasto_jara https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o/wish/140690989 THE STORY OF STUFF. A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT CONSUMISM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM]]> 2016-11-30 00:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o/wish/140690989 12 students gasto_jara https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o/wish/140691155
14 years average

Intermediate level

Aims of the activities:

- To foster students interaction.
-To foster collaborative work.
-To make students reflect about the importance of consumism.
-To let students discuss about the importance of be content with what we have in life.]]> 2016-11-30 00:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gasto_jara/v80ogoe1le2o/wish/140691155