MYP 2

UNIT 2

Class 4

TAPPING INTO

Objective: To gather information on authentic up-to-date material for further discussion.

Comp.: Strategic

Contextualization:
 Tell students you had a huge argument with your father. Tell them he said that
teenagers are all lazy and at their age he used to work very hard.
 Ask students why they think we have such different points of view.
Preparation
 Show slide to students. Tell them there has been three generations lately.
 Ask students if they can guess how old they think these people are nowadays.
Performing
 Divide students in groups of three and assign each student with one of the
generations.
 After students read about their generation, they’ll share what they learned with their
partners.
Accountability
 Tell students to turn the paper over and show slide with sentences. Students will
choose which generation the sentence is about.

MAKE YOUR POINT

Objective: Provide a less controlled discussion about the generations.

Comp.: Discourse

Contextualization:
 As a link to previous activity ask students to give examples of people around them who
are generation Y. Their teachers, parents, older siblings, etc.
Preparation
 Prepare the class for a fishbowl conversation. 4 desks in the center (2-2)
 Tell students you will show sentences on the board and they’ll have to find arguments
on how to defend a point of view (agree or disagree that will be assigned by you).
Performing
 Students will debate the sentence and at any time you ask a student to leave the seat
and invite another to substitute.
Accountability
 Ask students to say what they really think about the generation Y.

FIGURING OUT

Objective: To provide a moment of self-reflection and accountability of their speaking abilities.

Comp.: Grammar