Chameleon Stories 7th grade

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Chameleon Stories7th grade
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Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lessons 4-6

• Mervi Pietilä
• University of Lapland
• Spring 2004

Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Music lessons
Links
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CREATION PROJECT
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• Cross-curricular work
• English Music Literature Movies ICT
• Thematic vocabulary work
• Narrative writing

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AIMS
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• to practise vocabulary and description associated
  with musical instruments and interesting
  characters

• to find specific information on Websites
• to find material that could be used for project
  work

• to practise reading and writing

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TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
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Orientation
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Saint-Saëns Zoological Fantasy
Ice Age Video / DVD
Harry Potter Soundtracks
The Lord of the Rings Soundtracks
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Lesson 1Choose your own Character
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What is a character?
Find out...
Scot, Dot, Chicken Jane and a fat cat. Who is the
main character?
Movies
Google
or
Find your own character
Stories
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Elicitation of ideas
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Describe your character (use WORD). 1. Write down
his/her name and some words.
2. Use your SEARCH ENGINE Search using a
wildcard how Batman is or Link words into
a phrase with quotation marksBatman is
or Batman is a wonderful or I like Batman
because
Google
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Lesson 2Musical instruments
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3. Make a list of musical instruments that you
already know.

4. Find some more and keep your character in
your mind
Musical instruments vocabulary
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Lesson 3Restructuring of ideas
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Do you know him?
What is his favourite musical instrument?
A saxophone!
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Application of ideas
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Orchestra
Find musical instruments that

• 5. look like your character images
• 6. sound like your character listen to the
  sounds
• 7. act like your character instrumental
  families, history

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Homework Mindmapping
Who?
Where?
The Plot
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How?
What?
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Lessons 4-6Reading and Writing
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• If your mind map is ready, start your writing.
  (Power Point)
• Use your imagination, words and images

• If you need some ideas, take a look at Stories

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Lesson 7Feedback
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• Change places with your classmates and look at
  their sites
• Comments What do you like?
• What could be improved?

Send email or chat using your Messenger 9. Save
your feedback use Word
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Lesson 8 Final revision
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The character?
The musical instrument?
The plot?
The layout?
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Comparison with previous ideas
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• 10. Write some notes (Word) What have you
  learnt? Do you like your story?
• Save your story.
• Send your story as an email attachement to your
  teacher.
• Print your story and read it at home.

Music
Movies
Stories
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Music Lessons
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Compose MIDI music for your book by singing or
playing any instrument.
Add the sounds to your story.
SOUNDS GREAT!
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Links
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My own links
http//www.kemi.fi/sauvo/mervi/Stories.htm
http//www.kemi.fi/sauvo/mervi/Movies.htm
http//www.kemi.fi/sauvo/mervi/Music.htm
Microsoft Encarta
http//www.microsoft.com/products/encarta/tour/def
ault.asp
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