The Generation Gap Video Clip
Choose ONE of the following tasks ( created by Eduardo Lina):
i) Create your own video clip - It may be a Photo story or a video clip, and you may want to upload it to You Tube (however, make sure
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you obtain permission from people whose images / photographs / etc. you use)
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your work is original, that is, that you do not borrow anything (characters, text, etc.) from another artist.
You may be asked to show and explain your clip to the class). Enjoy your work.
(100 points) Negotiate a scoring rubric with your teacher.
ii) Writing task (100 points) (by Eduardo Lina)
(Note: here is a self evaluation writing skills chcklist)
OPTION 1:
Write a letter to a friend in an English speaking country telling her / him about the video clip you have just seen ( French & Saunders-Generation Gap ).
You may want to relate to the following points:
· The Generation Gap unit you doing.
· How it relates to The Generation Gap theme.
· Whether the situations are relevant to the theme.
· How relevant the clip and the insight it provides are nowadays.
· What you think of the acting (you have liked / dislikesd the actoresses and their play).
Write 100 - 120 words. Divide your writing into paragraphs (introduction; body, conclusion) Use connectives. Pay attention to Grammar and spelling.
Your letter will be evaluated using the following rubric (it's the same for 10th, 11th or 12th grade pupils)
10th grade pupils 4 and 5 points Bagrut level
11tth / 12th grade pupils 4 points Bagrut level .
OPTION 2:
Your school newspaper has asked you to write an article to explain whether The Generation Gap Video Clip ( French & Saunders-Generation Gap ) has succeeded in establishing a significant theme.
In your composition, you may relate to the following points:
· How it relates to The Generation Gap theme.
· Whether the situations are relevant to the theme.
· How relevant the clip and the insight it provides are nowadays.
· What you think of the acting (you have liked / dislikesd the actoresses and their play).
Write 100 - 120 words. Divide your writing into paragraphs (introduction; body, conclusion) Use connectives. Pay attention to Grammar and spelling.
(Teachers may ask you to either hand in the composition in class or e-mail them the Word document on which you have written your article. You may be asked to send it as an attachment)
Note: See Evaluation writing rubrics below - links (Your composition will be evaluated using the appropriate rubric)
Source: Original Rubrics State of Israel Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport English Inspectorate (Grades have been adapted)
Writing Rubric for
10th grade pupils 4 and 5 points Bagrut level
11tth / 12th grade pupils 4 points Bagrut level
11th / 12th Grade pupils 5 points Bagrut level
The Generation Gap poem / Song
Father and Son (Poem / Song)
She's leaving Home (Song)
Writing task (100 points) (created by Eduardo Lina ).
(Note: here is a self evaluation writing skills chcklist)
Your school newspaper has asked you to write an article to explain whether this poem / song succeeded in establishing a significant theme.
In your composition, you may relate to the following points:
· How it relates to The Generation Gap theme.
· Whether the speakers / characters are realistic or not.
· How relevant the poem / song is nowadays.
Write 100 - 120 words. Divide your writing into paragraphs (introduction; body, conclusion) Use connectives. Pay attention to Grammar and spelling.
(Teachers may ask you to either hand in the composition in class or e-mail them the Word document on which you have written your article. You may be asked to send it as an attachment)
Note: See Evaluation rubric (Your composition will be evaluated using this rubric)
Source: Original Rubrics State of Israel Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport English Inspectorate (Grades have been adapted)
Writing Rubric for
10th grade pupils 4 and 5 points Bagrut level
11tth / 12th grade pupils 4 points Bagrut level
11th / 12th Grade pupils 5 points Bagrut level
The Generation Gap Cartoons
Choose ONE of the following tasks:
i) Writing task (100 points) (by Eduardo Lina).
(Note: here is a self evaluation writing skills chcklist)
Your school newspaper has asked you to write an article to explain whether these cartoons succeeded in establishing a significant theme. (You may decide to focus on ONE cartoon only, or discuss another generation Gap cartoon, a copy of which you will have to hand in)
In your composition, you may relate to the following points:
· How they relate to The Generation Gap theme.
· Whether the situations / characters are realistic or not.
· How relevant the catoons and the insight they provide are nowadays.
Write 100 - 120 words. Divide your writing into paragraphs (introduction; body, conclusion) Use connectives. Pay attention to Grammar and spelling.
(Teachers may ask you to either hand in the composition in class or e-mail them the Word document on which you have written your article. You may be asked to send it as an attachment)
Note: See Evaluation writing rubrics below - links (Your composition will be evaluated using the appropriate rubric)
Source: Original Rubrics State of Israel Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport English Inspectorate (Grades have been adapted)
Writing Rubric for
10th grade pupils 4 and 5 points Bagrut level
11tth / 12th grade pupils 4 points Bagrut level
11th / 12th Grade pupils 5 points Bagrut level
ii) Drawing task (100 points) Negotiate a scoring rubric with your teacher.
Draw you own Generation Gap cartoon. Make sure it is original, that is, that you do not borrow anything (charachters, text, etc.) from another artist. You may be asked to show and explain your cartoon to the class). Enjoy your work.
The Generation Gap Role-Play
Source: http://www.angelfire.com/ks/barteldes/generation.html
Work in pairs or groups of three. Role-play one of the following situations:
1. A son / daughter decides to leave school start an artistic career. The family has invested a lot in their child's future and want him/her to get a degree. The son confronts the family.
2. A very conservative family's daugher is pregnant. The family wants the girl to get married. She doesn't want to. The family talks to her
3. A teenager enjoys hanging out a lot. Her parents think she should stay home and study. There is a great show this Saturday, but the teen's parents know that there is a very important test coming. They talk to their child.
| Score |
4 (90 - 100 points |
3 (70 - 89 points |
2 (56 - 69 points) |
1 (0 - 55 points) |
| Criteria |
Students are consistently effective in creating an improvisational scene that portrays and communicates ideas about a conflict between / among characters |
Students are generally effective in creating an improvisational scene that portrays and communicates ideas about a conflict between / among characters |
Students are somewhat / aometimes effective in creating an improvisational scene that portrays and communicates ideas about a conflict between / among characters
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Students attempt to create an improvisational scene that portrays and communicates ideas about a conflict between / among characters |
Printer friendly rubric (Word document)
See printer friendly source (Word document - original rubric)
See internet site for additional rubrics
Power Point Presentation / Show
Create your own Generation Gap Power Point Presentation / Show and present it to your class.
Your work will be evaluated using the following rubrics
1. Power Point Presentation / Show (60 % of final grade)
Option ONE (See printer friendly Word Document) (See source - original rubric)
Option TWO (See printer friendly Word Document) (See source - original rubric)
2. Oral Presentation (40 % of final grade) (original rubric)
Here is an oral presentationn checklist that will help you organize you talk to the class.
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