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Writing a Diary - Teacher Guide
| Name of Tale |
Cinderella |
| Language Level |
1 |
| Unit Name |
Writing a Diary |
| Targeted Benchmark |
- Domain: Presentation
- Benchmark: Pupils describe people, places, things and events.
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| Content Theme |
Numbers and Time |
| Number of Lessons |
6-8 lessons |
| Desired Outcome |
By the end of this unit, pupils will be able to describe a typical day in their lives by writing simple diary entries. These diary entries will then be published on the Web and pupils will compare their diary to other pupil's diaries. |
Stages for achieving the desired outcome:
- Pupils will begin by learning how to tell time of whole hours.
- They will continue by learning simple phrases of typical diary entries, describing Cinderella's day and their day.
- These entries will be used to complete their own diary entry.
- Pupils will then compare different diaries and complete a survey about the diaries.
Task Stages
| Task Number |
Task Name |
Desired Task Outcome |
Time Needed |
Task Description |
| 1 |
Reading The Clock |
Pupils will recognize number words and be able to tell the time of whole hours. |
1 lesson |
Pupils will learn to tell the time of whole hours using an analog clock. The pupils will match the number words to the numbers on a clock. This will be done by means of a drag and drop activity. |
| 2 |
Writing Diary Entries |
Pupils will learn how to write simple diary entries. |
1-2 lessons |
Pupils will learn to match illustrations of simple everyday activities to matching sentences. The matching will be done through a memory game. |
| 3 |
My Day |
Pupils will be able to describe how they spend their day with the help of pictures and words. |
1-2 lessons |
Pupils will write a diary page for themselves using a word bank. Pupils will complete a simple form about themselves and then submit their diary to the diary gallery. |
| 4 |
Diary Survey |
Pupils will complete a questionnaire about diaries. |
2-3 lessons |
Pupils will choose a diary gallery and complete a questionnaire based on information presented in the diaries. This information will then be submitted to a survey page. |
Assessment
At the end of task 3, the pupils will fill in a checklist describing what they have learned.
At the end of the unit, the pupils will complete a rubric assessing their work in the unit.
Teacher's Guide links:
- Teacher's Guide home page
- Fairy Tale Adventures
- Cinderella Level 1: Unit plan, Task 1, Task 2, Task 3, Task 4, Check
- Cinderella Level 2: Unit plan, Task 1, Task 2, Task 3, Task 4, Check
- Cinderella Level 3: Unit plan, Task 1, Task 2, Task 3, Check
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