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[IncognitoHFX]

So I'm doing a video-based lesson plan this week. It's the last week before vacation, so it'll be something fun for otherwise restless kids waiting for their summer vacations next week.

The head of the English department and the head of the first years want me to focus more on essays because they were surprised with how well my essay class went last week, so I figure I can tie the video in with an essay class.

I was planning to introduce some terms, like:

-Setting
-Time
-Characters
-Plot
-et cetera, with some situational terms too.

I'll have a handout that let's them fill in the blanks in reference to the video. This would be for both the beginner classes and the advanced classes. I'm expected better answers from the advanced classes.

My problem is coming up with a video. What's a really good video to show High School kids with little dialog? I'm thinking Mr. Bean, because it was a huge hit at my old hagwon, but High School kids might not be sold so easily. I don't want to do a music video either.

I did some videos with a few of the best advanced classes before, but I've never done videos with the beginner classes or all of the classes.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

[TeeBee]

I did video-based lessons with my students over the past week. Worked like a a charm, as it was the last week of the semester.

I used two different lessons. The first one was based on a Pixar short video called "Lifted". It's on Youtube. From there I asked them to draw an alien/monster for me, and then to describe it by writing down some characteristics (like colour, number of arms/legs, clothing). Afterwards I picked some students to describe their monsters to the rest of the class. It was pretty simple, but both my high level and low level students seemed to enjoy it.

I also used a Spongebob episode in class, and this went down well. The best part is that they are familiar with Spongebob and like it. They should know the Korean version of the show, and it's very visual. Easy to follow, even if they don't understand much of the dialogue. I did it with my lower level students, and they were able to link events/actions described in English to the correct characters.

You can build worksheets around the characters, events, actions or whatever. Match the columns, complete the sentences that sort of thing.

[sojourner1]

Great thread. I'd like to see more threads about teaching and classroom ideas by having a sticky or a new category added, "Teaching methodology, strategies, and ideas." I was researching the same thing tonight for tomorrow too as I'm in the exact same situation as you.

I came up with, "America's Funniest Home Videos," as appealing to all age groups. I'm going to bring it in on a USB memory stick and then talk about what we saw after each mini episode by asking simple questions around the setting, plot, characters, and concluding result. What did you see? What did you like? What happened? etc.


Our next thread will have to be, "How to begin a new semester."

[ddeubel]

All I can offer is our A/V player. Find lots there with dialogue. http://eflclassroom.ning.com/wpage/audio-visual

I'd recommend using (given your plot/character etc...), Mr. Morton is the Subject of the Sentence...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKkBBL_6ras


This grade 6 class did a wonderful job. All teachers should watch and this will inspire your students - high school or not.

http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=Afz0kwAb7ZA

DD
http://eflclassroom.ning.com

[Easter Clark]

My HS kids liked Mr. Bean. I posted this before, but here's a lesson that's gone over well every time:

Watch a Mr. Bean video and make a note of the props he uses. Then, in a PowerPoint, show photos of those props (found on google image search) and teach them the vocab. Then have them make their own comic using those props. Give them about 10 minutes, then you can put them into groups, where they choose the best comic to act out for the class. Don't tell them they're going to be acting until you put them into groups! I suppose the lesson would be even better if you could get ahold of those props beforehand so the kids could actually use them...would be more hands-on.

After some groups have gone, show them the Mr. Bean video so they can see what he did with the same props. Again, don't mention Mr. Bean until it's time to show the video. Otherwise they won't be as focused.

By the way, Pandora TV is an excellent resource for TV shows with Korean subtitles. If you use Internet Explorer and download the latest version of RealPlayer, you can download the videos to your computer / USB. I found that teenagers like the TV show "Roswell," and this makes a great springboard to a lesson on Aliens.

[crazy_arcade]

I use Mr.Bean as a video lesson for speaking about predictions.

It works really well.