Интернет-курс домашнего чтения по английскому языку для 9 класса Teens in the USA
методическая разработка по английскому языку (9 класс) на тему

Интернет-курс домашнего чтения

по английскому языку для 9 класса

Teens in the USA

Гагиева О.Э.

МБОУ “Школа № 12” города Сарова Нижегородской области

Аннотация (Course Description):

This home reading course will help students to develop their language abilities in all four skill areas - reading, writing, listening and speaking and to get some information about teen`s life in the USA.

The course sets the following goals:

• to raise the level of educational autonomy, ability for self-education, work with multimedia programmes, electronic dictionaries and resources of the Internet;
• to develop cognitive and research skills, information culture and to broaden the mind;
• to introduce the idea of cross-cultural communication basics, to cultivate tolerance and respect for spiritual values of different countries and peoples.

Introduction:

Are you a teenager?

Are you interested in studying English?

Do you want to improve your English and to know some new facts about teens in the USA?

Join this course!

Course Requirements:

During a term you will be required:

• to attend classes and work hard at the offered materials;

• to participate in weekly class work and discussions;

• to make web quests, the project, write letters and participate in group activities;

Course Syllabus:

week 1 

What is an American School Like?

Reading:  

Education in the USA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States)

What is american high school like? (http://www.elllo.org/english/0501/525-Tres-HighSchool.html)

Russian Teens Find Surprises in U.S. Schools (http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/russian-teens-find-surprises-in-us-schools/467406.html)

Task: 

Test: School Life  (http://distenglish.blogspot.ru/p/school-life-9-teens-in-usa.html)

Grading List: 

100%-85% - "5"

84%-75% - "4"

74%-50% - "3"

What is your score?

week 2

What is an American School Like?

Reading:  

A Normal Day at an American School (http://www.domyenglish.ru/p86aa1.html)

American School Subjects (https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080906090808AAPQHVA)

Dress Code at School (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_uniform#United_States)

Podcast:

An American School Day (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj1nv25JEC0)

Task: write your letter about A Normal Day at a Russian School. 

Grading List (http://distenglish.blogspot.ru/p/blog-page_28.html)

week 3                

After School Activities 

Reading:  

What happens in an american school day? (https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120411161404AADN1zN)

Afterschool Program (http://youth.gov/youth-topics/afterschool-programs)

After-school activity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After-school_activity)

week 4

Task: 

Click the link to find the description and procedure of WebQuest "10 Tips for an Exchange Student" (http://questgarden.com/145/12/5/120602122253/task.htm)

Make your own cartoon.

How to create your own movie/Как создать свой мультфильм. (http://distenglish.blogspot.ru/p/blog-page_4.html)

week 5

Popular Hobbies

Reading: 

List of Hobbies and Interests (http://www.buzzle.com/articles/list-of-hobbies-interests.html)

What are the hobbies of a common American teenager? (https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090921155630AAP3WBr)

What are the most popular hobbies for teens? (http://www.kgbanswers.com/what-is-the-most-popular-hobbies-for-teens/10528133)

Hobbies for Teen Girls (http://ezinearticles.com/?Hobbies-for-Teen-Girls&id=939238)

Pocket has money! (http://www.stageoflife.com/Default.aspx?tabid=72&g=posts&t=6133)

Task: Read the letter Pocket has money! once again, write your letter to this topic on the page of your blog.

Grading List (http://distenglish.blogspot.ru/p/blog-page_28.html)

week 6

Teen  Fashion

Reading: 

Most popular teen stores (http://www.kgbanswers.com/most-popular-teen-stores/7497317)

Top 10 Teen Clothing Web Sites (http://teens.lovetoknow.com/Teen_Clothing_Stores)

List all of the cute teen clothing stores (https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090213165010AAijCpW)

podcast: 

Teen Fashion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAeWzJibokg)

Task: make a list of your new words to this topic.

week 7

Surfing the Net

Reading:  

Trend Data (Teens) (http://www.pewinternet.org/three-technology-revolutions/)

How Safe Are America's Teens? (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-safe-are-americas-teens/)

Task: Read the article How Safe Are America's Teens? once again, write your letter to this topic on the page of your blog.

Grading List (http://distenglish.blogspot.ru/p/blog-page_28.html)

week 8 - 9

About Friendship and Love

Reading:  

My Bestfriend and I (http://www.stageoflife.com/Default.aspx?tabid=72&g=posts&t=6905)

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" Saved Me (http://www.stageoflife.com/Default.aspx?tabid=72&g=posts&t=6386)

Friends For Life: Autism and Awesome Friends (http://www.stageoflife.com/Default.aspx?tabid=72&g=posts&t=6070)

My Definition of Love: What Love Is (http://www.stageoflife.com/Default.aspx?tabid=72&g=posts&t=5907)

My Definition of Love: Experience (http://www.stageoflife.com/Default.aspx?tabid=72&g=posts&t=5877)

podcast:

Listen to the song and do the task:

Celine Dion: My Heart Will Go On  (http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_beginning.php?id=2924)

Task: Read these articles once more; write your own letter on your blog.

Grading List (http://distenglish.blogspot.ru/p/blog-page_28.html)

week 10

Do the Web Project "Teens in the USA and Russia. Two Different Worlds?" (http://distenglish.blogspot.ru/p/teens-in-usa-and-russia-two-different.html)

Grading Procedure:

Content - 35%

Material arrangement and navigation - 10%

Language competency (grammar, spelling, style) - 30%

Presentation design (colour, graphics, images, other effects)- 10%

Webliography - 10%

Information about authors -5% 

Internet Resources:

Recommended online texts and documents:

Structure of U.S.Education (http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-structure-us.html)

American School System (http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?AmericanSchoolSystem)

American School (https://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110718002559AAsHXC9)

School Lunch (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/what-school-lunches-look-like-in-20-countries)

Letter to Me: Fight or Flight (http://www.stageoflife.com/Default.aspx?tabid=72&g=posts&t=4220)

The Broad Foundation (http://www.broadeducation.org/about/crisis_stats.html)

American School of Milan (http://www.asmilan.org/page.cfm?p=388)

Eco Friendly (http://www.stageoflife.com/Default.aspx?tabid=72&g=posts&t=7085)

Non-governmental Organisation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-governmental_organization)

Out-of-School Activities (http://www.publicagenda.org/press-releases/survey-sports-arts-clubs-volunteering-out-school-activities-play-crucial-positive-role-kids)

Statistics about Teenagers and High School Students (http://www.stageoflife.com/StageHighSchool/OtherResources/Statistics_on_High_School_Students_and_Teenagers.aspx)

What are the most popular clothes for teens? (http://www.kgbanswers.com/what-are-the-most-popular-clothes-for-teens-to-where/10593071)

What is the most popular teen store? (http://www.kgbanswers.com/what-is-the-most-popular-teen-store/4068896)

Teen Fashion - Ellegirl (http://www.elle.com/fashion/)

Teen Fashion (http://www.seventeen.com/fashion/)

What is the most popular website for teens? (http://www.kgbanswers.com/what-is-the-most-popular-website-for-teens/4832833)

Teen Internet Use (http://www.pewresearch.org/millennials/teen-internet-use-graphic/)