Teacher(s) Teacher Okello Subject group Language and literature

and discipline

Unit title What are Special days MYP year 4 Unit 20

around the world? duration
(hrs)

Inquiry: Establishing the purpose of the unit

Key concept Related concept(s) Global context

Context Personal and cultural

expressions
Connections Audience

Statement of inquiry

People around the world have special days and they communicate these personal and
cultural expressions differently depending on the context and the audience.

Inquiry questions

Factual: What special days do people celebrate around the world?

Conceptual: How do people celebrate special days around the world?

Debatable: Should people learn how people celebrate special days around the
world? Why?

Objectives Summative assessment

Your goal is to show how people from

Criterion C: Speaking
The student:
i.uses a wide range of
vocabulary.
ii.uses a wide range of
grammatical structures
Relationship between
different parts of the world have days
summative assessment
that are special to them, and that they
task(s) and statement
communicate about them through their
of inquiry:
own unique personal and cultural
expressions, and this varies according to The SOI establishes the
overarching theme of
different contexts and audiences. You
exploring how people
joined an international online
community to connect with people your around the world
age. This week is someone's birthday, celebrate special days
generally accurately. and they want to know how people
and communicate these
celebrate birthdays in their respective
iii.uses clear pronunciation expressions differently
countries. Your task is to respond by
and intonation which based on context and
creating a video explaining the birthday
makes the communication audience. The
customs and traditions in your country.
easy to summative assessment
Include images and sound effects to
comprehend.
task directly reflects this
enhance your message and keep the
theme by asking
video under 3 minutes in length. Your
students to create a
video will be evaluated based on
Criterion D: Writing video explaining
Criterion C: communicating in response
birthday customs and
to spoken, written, and/or visual text,
traditions in their
and Criterion D: using language in
The student: country, considering the
spoken and/or written form.
i.uses a wide range of context of an
vocabulary. international online
community and the
ii.uses a wide range of
audience of peers from
grammatical structures
different cultures.
generally accurately.
By creating a video,
iii.organizes information
students demonstrate
effectively and coherently
their understanding of
in an appropriate format
how communication
using a wide range of
methods vary
simple and some complex
depending on context
cohesive devices.
and audience. They
iv.communicates all or must consider the
almost all the required cultural context of their
information with a clear own country's birthday
sense of audience and traditions and tailor
purpose to suit the context. their communication
style to engage an
international audience
of peers.

Approaches to learning (ATL)

Criterion D: Writing
iv.communicates all or almost all the required information with a clear sense of audience
and purpose to suit the context.

ALT Skill: Research

Cluster: Media literacy skills

ATL skill indicator: Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple

audiences using a variety of media formats.

In order to communicates all or almost all the required information with a clear sense of
audience and purpose to suit the context, students must be able to communicate
information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media formats.

Action: Teaching and learning through inquiry

Content Learning process

Learning experiences Formative Assessment Differentiation

and teaching strategies

Making and For students who need

Learning Experience 1: Infographic more support: Provide
students with a list of
Students will researcg a Using their findings, the
Special days to choose
special day from a culture students need to design
from and a template for
other that their own. They an infographic. They will
their infographics.
will gather information present their final
about the history, product to their For those estudents
significance, and custom classmates in a short who are ready for a
associated with it. They presentation. challenge: Have
will also find images that students research a
repsent the special day. special day that is not
well-known or that is
cleberated in a unique
way.

. Designing
presentations For students who need
Learning Experience 2: more support: Provide
students with prompts
Students will submit and. graphic organizer to
 The students will create a
multimedia presentation
about a day that is
important to them. They
can use any combination
of media formats, such as
text, images, videos,
audio, and interactive
elements.
Learning Experience 3:
Students will work in
groups to record a video
about a special day from
a different culture. The
goal is to raise awareness
about the special day and
its importance to the
culture that celebrates it.
Resources
Reflection: Considering the planning, process and impact of the inquiry
Prior to teaching the unit During teaching
their presentations to
the teacher for
feedback. Also, they will
present their final
product to their
classmates.
Video editing
Students will present
their videos to the class
and receive feedback
from their classmates
and the teacher. They
need to write a script
and use any
combination of media
formats to help them
deliver the message.
After teaching the unit
aid them.
For those estudents
who are ready for a
challenge: Have
students create a
multimedia presentation
that is interactive (using
Quizizz or Kahoot).
For students who need
more support: Provide
students with a list of
topics and a template for
their video.
Provide extra assistance
if needed.
For those estudents
who are ready for a
challenge: Have
students record a video
that addresses a
complex issuae related
to special days and
culture.