CDI020130571_WC Wong
Course: Teaching History in English at junior and senior secondary level (New)
ID: CDI020130571
Mr. WONG Wang-chiu
History teacher
Rosaryhill School (Secondary Section)
19.4.2013
Subject matter
The balance between subject matter and Language skill
Language skill
2
How to strike a balance
Subject matter
Language skill
3
Causes of World War I
Learning objectives:
Subject content
1.
Underlying causes
2.
Immediate cause
3.
Outbreak of WWI
Language skills (Reading and Writing)
1.
Vocabulary building in history context
2.
Writing from a sentence to a short paragraph and then an essay
3.
Active and passive voice
4.
Signal words of purpose, cause and effect and sequence
4
Steps of Using EMI
Task 1
Overview (underlying causes)
Reading comprehension and vocabulary building
Task 2
Nationalism & Topic sentence
Active/Passive Voice & signal words of purpose
5
Steps of Using EMI
Task 3
Alliance system
Map and cartoon work
Active/Passive voice and signal words of purpose
Task 4
Colonial rivalry
Signal words of cause and effect
6
Steps of Using EMI
Task 5
Militarism
DBQ, reading and short writing exercise
Tasks 6 & 7
Subject matter consolidation
Short writing exercise and essay writing
7
Task 1
1.
2.
Reading comprehension (underlying causes) a.
b.
c.
Vocabulary building exercises
Matching
Crossword puzzle
Mind map
8
Task 2
1.
2.
3.
Topic sentence
Active/passive voice
Signal words of purpose
9
Task 3
1.
2.
3.
Map work showing the Alliance system
Cartoon showing the effect of it
Active/passive voice and signal words of purpose
(consolidation purpose based on the map work and cartoon)
10
Task 4
1.
2.
Colonial rivalry
Signal words of cause and effect
11
Task 5
1.
2.
3.
Militarism
DBQ
Reading and short writing exercise
12
Task 6
1.
2.
Subject matter consolidation
Short writing exercise
13
Task 7
How do we write an essay?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Start with writing a single paragraph
Tips on writing an essay
Template for essay a.
b.
c.
d.
Question for practice
Planning ahead
Breaking down essay into paragraphs
Using short paragraphs
Using one central idea for each paragraph
Tips for teachers
14
Appendix
Vocabulary list a.
b.
c.
Places
People
Causes of World War I
15
