Famous People in History/Artist

Introduction

This WebQuest activity is designed for 9th grade, 14 years old, pre-intermediate, high-school CLIL students. The class capacity is 30.

Students watch a short biography provided by the links of an artist which they choose. Based on that biography, students are asked to prepare a poster by using certain features and present the poster. Then, students are evaluated by other groups. 

Activities focus on listening comprehension, speaking, grammar (simple past) and irregular verbs.

 

 

Task

There are 5 different artists who have guided history and still make a name for themselves with their work and personalities. From these five artists, choose the artist you find most interesting and want to know more. You can find all the necessary information about the artists' lives and their works from the links containing short biographies. 

You will be divided into groups of four (randomly selected) and sent to breakout rooms. You have 40 minutes.

 

Preferred peer-work (distribution of work):

3 researcher: 1 for autobiography, 1 for irregular verb work, 1 for the general work (the other)

1 spokeperson: for presentation

Process

You are asked to note important information and words while watching your chosen video. Then, using notes and additional resources you are expected to create a poster including;

- a short autobiography not exceeding 200 words, assuming you are the person you choose,

- personal or related symbol, people or person, place, name, etc. if any, visually or as text, (max 3)

- sentences containing irregular verbs under the appropriate pictures or images you find on the internet. (max 3)

ex: In Kurt Cobain Biography he says "I had a really good childhood until the divorce." a picture of a smiling family under a roof can be put.

 

The links: 

- Leonardo da vinci: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjcJG0YQSds

- Paul Mccartney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rJdrQvHS0Q&list=PLRlmwKnv77HqowCVmUgNC…

- Bethooven:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSrME5tj-is&list=PLRlmwKnv77HqowCVmUgNCb4mfrunyJYhU&index=18

- Charlie Chaplin:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYqwYb-X_wA&list=PLRlmwKnv77HqowCVmUgNCb4mfrunyJYhU&index=15

- Kurt Cobain:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md0PgOzK7LA&list=PLRlmwKnv77HqowCVmUgNC…



You can prepare your poster by hand or in a digital environment.

You can use one of the programs you know (powerpoint, paint, photoshop) or one of the sites below:

- https://piktochart.com

- https://venngage.com/features/poster-maker/

- https://www.uplevo.com/designbox/free-online-poster-design-tools

- https://crello.com/create/posters/

 

Evaluation

 

Points

3

2

1

Grammar

Autobiography written as desired, paying attention to the past tense, irregular verbs explained with good examples.

Autobiography written with few grammatical errors, irregular verbs mostly explained correctly.

The autobiography is full of grammatical errors, irregular verbs and examples are incorrect.

Presentation (spokeperson)

The speaker is aware of what he/she is saying, the subject and the information on the poster,

The speaker is mostly aware of what the topic and the information on the poster mean.

The speaker has no knowledge of the subject.

Visual-information harmony

Supported by other visuals and texts in the video

Visuals in the video more or less match.

Not supported by visual and written texts, insufficient.

 

Conclusion

Once you have finished the poster with all the details, you will return from the breakout rooms to the main room and make presentations in rows according to the room order.

Each group will evaluate other groups and give feedback.

Credits
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Students will;

- develop skimming and skanning skills,

- practice their speaking, reading, writing, listening skills,

- improve their grammar (simple past tense, irregular verbs)

- work in small groups

- create an informative product within a time limit

 

 

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