PORTFOLIO METHODOLOGY 6B

METHODOLOGY 6B PORTFOLIO Teacher in charge: Cao Thị Xuân Liên Students: Phan Thị Ngọc Thùy Lê Thị Minh Nguyệt Nguyễn Thị Hiệp Thiều Thị Thanh Huy Trần Hồ Quang Đại Hue, 12/ 2017 Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien UNIT 3: MUSIC Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien AUTHENTIC TEXT * Original text: Jazz is a music genre that originated in African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime Since the 1920s Jazz Age, jazz has become recognized as a major form of musical expression It then emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular musical styles, all linked by the common bonds of African-American and European-American musical parentage with a performance orientation Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression, traditions including blues and ragtime, as and in African-American well as music European military band music Although the foundation of jazz is deeply rooted within the black experience of the United States, different cultures have contributed their own experience and styles to the art form as well Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as "one of America's original art forms" As jazz spread around the world, it drew on different national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to many distinctive styles New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining French quadrilles, biguine, earlier ragtime brass-band marches, and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation In the 1930s, heavily arranged danceoriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz, a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisational style and Gypsy jazz (a style that emphasized musette waltzes) were the prominent styles Bebop emerged in the 1940s, shifting jazz from danceable popular music toward a more challenging "musician's music" which was played at faster tempos and used more chord-based improvisation Cool Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien jazz developed in the end of the 1940s, introducing calmer, smoother sounds and long, linear melodic lines The 1950s saw the emergence of free jazz, which explored playing without regular meter, beat and formal structures, and in the mid-1950s, hard bop emerged, which introduced influences from rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues, especially in the saxophone and piano playing Modal jazz developed in the late 1950s, using the mode, or musical scale, as the basis of musical structure and improvisation Jazz-rock fusion appeared in the late 1960s and early 1970s, combining jazz improvisation with rock music's rhythms, electric instruments, and highly amplified stage sound In the early 1980s, a commercial form of jazz fusion called smooth jazz became successful, garnering significant radio airplay Other styles and genres abound in the 2000s, such as Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz * Rationale: This authentic text is quite long Besides, it has many new words and the complex sentences Therefore, we removed some unnecessary sentence to make it is shorter and easy to understand Besides, this task is suitable for the mixed-level students, because this task was designed to make sure that both weak and strong students can it Students can use their level of vocabulary to fill in the gaps which is not difficult for students And then teacher can classify students easily by their result Type of mixed-level activity: Open-ending Time allotted: minutes Aim: - This task uses for mixed-level students to help students to practice further reading skill by filling in the gaps Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien - Students will be able to get to know about Jazz music - Students will have chance to learn more synonyms with words from the text Work arrangement: individual work and pair work Teaching aids: Computer, projector, handouts, blackboard Task: Read the text about Jazz music and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word Jazz is a music genre that originated in African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Since the 1920s Jazz Age, jazz has become recognized as a (1) form of musical expression It then independent traditional and popular bonds emerged musical styles, of African-American in all the linked form by of the (2) and European-American musical parentage with a performance orientation Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression, and traditions including blues and ragtime, as in African-American well as music European military band music Although the (3) of jazz is deeply rooted within the black experience of the United States, different cultures have contributed their own experience and styles to the art form as well As jazz spread around the world, it drew on different national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to many distinctive styles New Orleans jazz (4) in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass-band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation Bebop emerged in the 1940s, shifting jazz from danceable (5) music toward a more challenging "musician's music" Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien which was played at faster tempos Cool jazz developed in the end of the 1940s, introducing calmer, smoother sounds and long, linear melodic lines The 1950s saw the emergence of free jazz Modal jazz developed in the late 1950s, using the mode, or musical scale, as the basis of musical structure and improvisation Jazz-rock fusion appeared in the late 1960s and early 1970s, (6) jazz improvisation with rock music's rhythms, electric instruments, and highly amplified stage sound In the early 1980s, a commercial form of jazz fusion called smooth jazz became successful Other styles and genres abound in the 2000s, such as Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz Steps/ procedure: - T gives students handouts and shows the task - T asks students read and fill in the gaps - T gives students minutes to the task in individual Then compare with their partners - T gets answers from students - T gives feedback and correct * Acceptable answers: major/ main began/ started common/ same popular/ general/ universal response/ answer/ reply combining/ connecting Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien AUTHENTIC TEXT * Original text: Ed Sheeran has picked up his MBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace and said he would be up for performing at the forthcoming royal wedding The pop star was awarded his gong for services to music and charity He was the most-streamed artist of 2017 and has supported various good causes He said he hadn't been asked to perform at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding But asked by reporters whether he would so if invited, he replied with a grin: "Yeah, why not" The singer said the Prince of Wales was impressed by the fact that he is playing a gig in New York on Friday, one day after the investiture ceremony."He was asking me if I was still selling lots of records and I told him I've got a concert in New York tomorrow, and he was quite surprised I was flying after this," Sheeran said He also said he was thinking of his grandfather Bill "My grandfather was a massive royalist," he said "He had all the commemorative plates and stuff, and he died on this day four years ago, so it's actually quite a nice full circle thing, I guess he'd be pretty proud." Asked about the secret of his success, Sheeran played down his achievements, saying: "I think it's persistence "I don't have a vast amount of talent compared to other people, I think talent is like 30% of it and persistence, drive and self belief are the other ones, which I guess are all the same thing." * Rationale: Based on the aim at improving the reading comprehension for tenth graders through the extensive listening and readings, we have designed this task using the authentic material from news from BBC with the appropriate level of vocabulary as well as structure Besides, this task was designed with different level of difficulty to make sure that both weak and strong students can it and the teacher can classify students easily TASK 1: Listen a text about Ed Sheeran and fill in the gaps below Fill at least gaps Ed Sheeran has (1) _ his MBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace - and said he would be up for performing at the forthcoming royal wedding The pop star was awarded his gong for (2) to music and charity Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien He was the most-streamed artist of 2017 and has supported various good causes He said he (3) been asked to perform at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding But asked by reporters whether he would so if invited, he (4) with a grin: "Yeah, why not" The singer said the Prince of Wales was (5) _ by the fact that he is playing a gig in New York on Friday, one day after the investiture ceremony."He was asking me if I was still selling lots of (6) _ and I told him I've got a concert in New York tomorrow, and he was quite surprised I was flying after this," Sheeran said He also said he was thinking of his grandfather Bill "My grandfather was a massive royalist," he said "He had all the commemorative (7) and stuff, and he died on this day four years ago, so it's actually quite a nice full circle thing, I guess he'd be pretty (8) ." Asked about the secret of his success, Sheeran (9) _ his achievements, saying: "I think it's persistence "I don't have a vast amount of talent (10) _ to other people, I think talent is like 30% of it and persistence, drive and self belief are the other ones, which I guess are all the same thing." Type of mixed-level activity: Compulsory + Optional Aims: - This task uses for mixed-level students to help students to practice further listening skill - Students will be able to get to know about Ed Sheeran - It creates a chance for students to choose the suitable sentences for their students’ ability Time allotted: minutes Work arrangement: individual work and pair work Teaching aids: computer, handouts, projector, blackboard, cassette Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien Steps/ procedure: - T gives students handouts and shows the task - T asks students to listen a text about Ed Sheeran and fill in the gaps - T gives students minutes to listen and the task in individual Then compare with their partners - T gets answers from students - T gives feedback and correct * Suggested answers: picked up records services plates hadn't proud replied played down impressed 10 compared TASK 2: Type of mixed-level activity: Compulsory + Optional Aims: - This task uses for mixed-level students to help students to practice further reading skill - Students will be able to get to know about Ed Sheeran - It creates a chance for students to choose the suitable sentences for their students’ ability Time allotted: minutes Work arrangement: individual work and pair work Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien Teaching aids: computer, handouts, projector, blackboard Ed Sheeran has picked up his MBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace and said he would be up for performing at the forthcoming royal wedding The pop star was awarded his gong for services to music and charity He was the most-streamed artist of 2017 and has supported various good causes He said he hadn't been asked to perform at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding But asked by reporters whether he would so if invited, he replied with a grin: "Yeah, why not" The singer said the Prince of Wales was impressed by the fact that he is playing a gig in New York on Friday, one day after the investiture ceremony."He was asking me if I was still selling lots of records and I told him I've got a concert in New York tomorrow, and he was quite surprised I was flying after this," Sheeran said He also said he was thinking of his grandfather Bill "My grandfather was a massive royalist," he said "He had all the commemorative plates and stuff, and he died on this day four years ago, so it's actually quite a nice full circle thing, I guess he'd be pretty proud." Asked about the secret of his success, Sheeran played down his achievements, saying: "I think it's persistence "I don't have a vast amount of talent compared to other people, I think talent is like 30% of it and persistence, drive and self belief are the other ones, which I guess are all the same thing." Read the text about Ed Sheeran and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) Do at least statements Ed Sheeran has received the MBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace He was the only streamed artist of 2017 and has supported various good causes He said he had been informed to perform at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding before The Prince of Wales was impressed by the fact that he is playing a gig in New York on Friday Sheeran grandfather was not much patriotic with the royal family Sheeran’s grandfather has died on the same day when he received the prize Persistence is the key leading to the success of Sheeran Sheeran thinks he has more talent than other people Steps/ procedure: - T gives students handouts and shows the task Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien Because of a combination of three factors: an effective incandescent material, a higher vacuum than others were able to achieve and a high resistance that made power distribution from a centralized source economically viable Thomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical incandescent lamp in 1878 A carbonized bamboo filament could last over 1200 hours In 1880, Thomas Edison’s company began marketing its new product He filed another U.S patent for an electric lamp using a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected to platina contact wires The light bulb is made by cotton and linen thread, wood splints, papers coiled in various ways 28 Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien UNIT 7: CULTURAL DIVERSITY 29 Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien AUTHENTIC TEXT * Original text: The United States is the third largest country in the world with a population of more than 325 million, according to the U.S Census Bureau A child is born every seconds, and a person dies every 12 seconds In addition to Native Americans who were already living on the continent, the population of the United States was built on immigration from other countries Despite recent moves to close the U.S borders to new immigrants and refugees, a new immigrant moves to the United States every 33 seconds, according to the Census Bureau Because of this, the United States is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world Nearly every region of the world has influenced American culture, most notably the English who colonized the country beginning in the early 1600s U.S culture has also been shaped by the cultures of Native Americans, Latin Americans, Africans and Asians The United States is sometimes described as a “melting pot” in which different cultures have contributed their own distinct "flavors" to American culture Just as cultures from around the world have influenced American culture, today American culture influences the world The term Western culture often refers broadly to the cultures of the United States and Europe The way people “melt” in the United States differs “Different groups of immigrants integrate in different ways”, De Rossi told Live Science “For example, in the United States, Catholic Spanish-speaking communities might keep their language and other cultural family traditions, but are integrated in the urban community and have embraced the American way of life in many other ways.” The Northeast, South, Midwest, Southeast and Western regions of the United States all have distinct traditions and customs Here is a brief overview of the culture of the United States * Rationale: 30 Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien - This text is quite long, there are lot of high-level vocabulary, complex sentence construction It is difficult for weak students to read and understand this text - Therefore, we use “Tiered-text activity” for all students in the class, it presented by two version reading texts + Version A: This text is provided for weaker students in class The content of text is simpler and easier to understand about: lower level of vocabulary, the sentence construction simpler + Version B: This text is provided for stronger students in class The content of text is more difficult than version A Version B has more complex sentences structure, the vocabulary load is challenging and the sentences construction more complex Type of mixed-level activity: Tiered-text Aims: - This task uses for mixed-level students to help students to practice further reading skill - Students will be able to get to know about American culture Time allotted: minutes Work arrangement: individual work and pair work Teaching aids: computer, handouts, projector, blackboard Version A: (for weaker students) The United States is the third largest country in the world with a population of more than 325 million, according to the U.S Census Bureau In addition to Native Americans who were already living on the continent, the population of the United States was built on immigration from other countries Because of this, the United States is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world Nearly every region of the world has influenced American culture, most especially the English who occupied the country beginning in the early 1600s 31 Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien U.S culture has also been shaped by the cultures of Native Americans, Latin Americans, Africans and Asians The United States is sometimes described as a “melting pot” in which different cultures have contributed their own distinct "flavors" to American culture Just as cultures from around the world have influenced American culture, today American culture influences the world The term Western culture often refers to the cultures of the United States and Europe The way people “melt” in the United States differs “Different groups of immigrants integrate in different ways”, De Rossi told Live Science The Northeast, South, Midwest, Southeast and Western regions of the United States all have distinct traditions and customs Version B: (for stronger students) The United States is the third largest country in the world with a population of more than 325 million, according to the U.S Census Bureau A child is born every seconds, and a person dies every 12 seconds In addition to Native Americans who were already living on the continent, the population of the United States was built on immigration from other countries Despite recent moves to close the U.S borders to new immigrants and refugees, a new immigrant moves to the United States every 33 seconds, according to the Census Bureau Because of this, the United States is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world Nearly every region of the world has influenced American culture, most notably the English who colonized the country beginning in the early 1600s U.S culture has also been shaped by the cultures of Native Americans, Latin Americans, Africans and Asians The United States is sometimes described as a “melting pot” in which different cultures have contributed their own distinct "flavors" to American culture Just as cultures from around the world have influenced American culture, today American culture influences the world The term Western culture often refers broadly to the cultures of the United States and Europe 32 Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien The way people “melt” in the United States differs “Different groups of immigrants integrate in different ways”, De Rossi told Live Science “For example, in the United States, Catholic Spanish-speaking communities might keep their language and other cultural family traditions, but are integrated in the urban community and have embraced the American way of life in many other ways.” The Northeast, South, Midwest, Southeast and Western regions of the United States all have distinct traditions and customs Here is a brief overview of the culture of the United States Task: Read a text about American culture Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) The United States has the largest population in the world The population of the United States was built on Native Americans and immigration from other countries American culture has been influenced by many region of the world The term Western culture often refers to the cultures of the United States and Africa The Northeast, South, Midwest, Southeast and Western regions of the United States all have the same traditions and customs Steps/ Procedure: - T gives students handouts and shows the task - T asks students read a text about American culture and decide which statements are true or false - T gives students minutes to read and the task in individual Then compare with their partners - T gets answers from students - T gives feedback and correct * Suggested answers: 1F 2T 3T 33 4F 5F Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien AUTHENTIC TEXT * Original text: All countries in the world have their own cultural heritage and identity, these can mean factors like their religious beliefs and language In the modern world with the increase in air travel and also immigration due to population movement most countries now have small ethnic minority groups living within them These groups will have their own culture and traditions, and it is this difference that can be said to provide cultural diversity to a country Nations where there is much cultural diversity can also sometimes be known as a multicultural society, this is the opposite of cultural uniformity Diversity can take many different forms, for instance certain citizens may have their own dress style, food, language, traditions as well as different standards of morality The UK can be described as a truly diverse and multicultural country because of the immigration that has taken place there over the last fifty odd years In these circumstances it has been the responsibility of successive UK governments to promote policies that encourage social cohesion and combat discrimination and inequality for all its citizens As you can see it is very important for race relations that all communities work together and have a sense of belonging and citizenship for the good of the country You should also note that diversity is not just limited to ethnicity but can also mean a indigenous persons background for instance their social class, sexual orientation as well as their gender 34 Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien In the UK there are a number of established main ethnic groups The descendants of some of these are now 3rd or 4th generation British citizens, the majority of whom have integrated well into mainstream British society * Rationale - This text is not too difficult for student to fill in the gaps because it has simple sentence structures, vocabulary and grammar points - We use this original text for students to by their own vocabulary load - This task is suitable for the mixed-level students, because this task was designed to make sure that both weak and strong students can it And then teacher can classify students easily by their result Type of mixed-level activity: Open-ending Time allotted: minutes Aim: - This task uses for mixed-level students to help students to practice further reading skill by filling in the gaps - Students will be able to get to know about the United Kingdom cultural diversity - Students will have chance to learn more synonyms with words from the text Work arrangement: individual work and pair work Teaching aids: Computer, projector, handouts, blackboard Task: Read the text about the United Kingdom cultural diversity, then fill in the gaps with suitable words All countries (1) the world have their own cultural heritage and identity, these can mean factors like their religious beliefs and language In the modern world with the increase in air travel and also immigration (2) _ 35 Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien population movement most countries now have small ethnic minority groups living within them These groups will have their own culture and traditions, and it is this difference that can be said to provide cultural diversity to a country Nations where there is much cultural diversity can also sometimes be known as a multicultural society, this is the (3) _ of cultural uniformity Diversity can (4) _ many different forms, for instance certain citizens may have their own dress style, food, language, traditions as well as different standards of morality The UK can be described as a truly diverse and multicultural country because of the immigration that has (5) _ there over the last fifty odd years In these circumstances it has been the responsibility of successive UK governments to (6) _ policies that encourage social cohesion and combat discrimination and inequality for all its citizens As you can see it is very important for race relations that all communities work together and have a sense of belonging and citizenship for the good of the country You should also note that diversity is not just limited to ethnicity but can also mean a indigenous persons background for (7) _ their social class, sexual orientation as well as their gender In the UK there are a (8) _ of established main ethnic groups The descendants of some of these are now 3rd or 4th generation British citizens, the majority of whom have integrated well into mainstream British society Steps/ procedure: - T gives students handouts and shows the task - T asks students read and fill in the gaps 36 Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien - T gives students minutes to the task in individual Then compare with their partners - T gets answers from students - T gives feedback and correct * Acceptable answers: in/ around/ all over taken place/ happened due to/ because of promote/ boost/ build up opposite/ contrary instance/ example take/ have number/ amount/ quantity 37 Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien AUTHENTIC TEXT * Original text: * Rationale: This text is too long, there are lot of high-level vocabulary, complex sentence construction It’s difficult for weak students to read and understand this text Therefore, we use “Bias text activity” by answering the questions for all students in the class, it presented by two version reading texts + Version A: This text is provided for weaker students in class The content of text is simpler and easier to understand about: lower level of vocabulary, sentence construction simpler 38 Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien + Version B: This text is provided for stronger students in class The content of text is more difficult than version A In version B, the vocabulary load is challenging and the sentences construction is more complex Type mixed-level of activity: Bias text Aims: - This task helps students to practice further reading skill - It helps students to get to know about Lincoln Community School celebrates cultural diversity - This activity can be able to encourage students by answering all the questions by simply reading their own text - Give a chance for stronger students can learn more new words and complex sentence structures - Give students a chance to work in collaboration with partners (student-student collaboration to pool their knowledge) - It is also a good idea to give students the chance to check answer in version version and version version pairs prior to version 1 version collaboration Time allotted: 10 minutes Work arrangement: pair work Teaching aid: computer, projector, handouts, blackboard Version A: (for weaker students) Last Saturday, the Lincoln Community School (LCS) celebrated a festival in Accra The event brought together nearly 1000 parents, students, former-students and teachers It showed the index of cultural about 55 nationalities that currently make up the LCS community 39 Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien The students listened the nations was called from Austria, India, Netherlands, to the United States Besides, they watched student holding flag led contingents their countrymen in a parade of nation In addition, they watched cultural performances of music and dance performed by LCS students of all ages Dr Larkin added that, “It is an annual highlight of the value the LCS places on individuals from nations around the world who come together for a same purpose: The education of our children This year’s festivities again served to renew that sense of community for the school and show the hope that exists in true international co-operation.” Version B: (for stronger students) The Lincoln Community School (LCS) in Accra last Saturday “was a sight of fun fare and cultural diversity”, as the school celebrated its annual International Festival Day The event brought together nearly 1000 parents, students, former-students and teachers The students from pre- Kindergaten to Grade 12 listened as the roll of nations was called from Austria, India, Netherlands, to the United States Besides, they watched as student flag-bearers led contingents their countrymen in a parade of nation Finally, when the contingent of Ghanaian students and parents include the second largest nationality group at LCS (the United States is the largest single group) They heard the announcers call out,” And now, let’s hear it for Ghana”, all gathering went quickly with applause In addition to the parade, most of the attendees sampled foods prepared by parent groups from 25 of the nations represented at LCS, watched cultural performances of music and dance performed by LCS students of all ages The head of the school-Dr Dennis Larkin described the International Festival Day “as a special event It is where each year, we celebrate the diversity that is our strength, the individuality of our many national identities, and the combined spirit of both that makes LCS a distinctive place.” 40 Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien This year’s festivities again served to renew that sense of community for the school and show the hope that exists in true international co-operation.” Task: Read the text and answer the following questions: Which did the Lincoln Community School celebrate in Accra? What the event show about culture? Who prepared the sampled food for attendees at LCS? Why did Dr Dennis Larkin think LCS is a special place? What is the common purpose of the festival? Steps/ procedure: - T sets the scene and elicits the text - T gives handouts to students (version for weaker students and another for stronger students) - T asks students to read the text and answer these questions in pairs in minutes - T gives minutes for students to read and answer the questions - T observes the class - T calls on some pairs to ask and answer in front of the class (T can use the game “Lucky number” to get answers from students This makes the lesson interesting) - T gives feedback and correct * Suggested answers: It was International Festival Day It showed the index of cultural about 55 nationalities that currently make up the LCS community Most of the attendees sampled foods prepared by parent groups from 25 of the nations represented at LCS Because he described the International Festival Day “as a special event It is where each year, they celebrate the diversity that is our strength, the individuality of their many national identities, and the combined spirit of both 41 Teacher in charge: Cao Thi Xuan Lien The common purpose is educating our children 42