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SUPERDOG

ENGLISH CLASSROOM RESOURCES IN ASSOCIATION WITH RTÉ LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND JUNIOR CYCLE FOR TEACHERS WWW.RTE.IE/DOCONONE WWW.JUNIORCYCLE.IE

Contents

Written by Mary-Elaine Tynan, Deirdre Murphy & Tomás Seale

Designed by Liza-Jane Smith

Supported by RTÉ Radio 1 Documentary on One in association with RTÉ Learning and Development www.rte.ie/doconone and Junior Cycle for Teachers www.juniorcycle.ie

RTÉ Radio 1, ‘Documentary on One - Superdog’.Producer - Aoife StokesProduction Supervision - Ciaran CassidySeries Producer - Liam O’BrienEditor of Arts, Features and Drama, RTÉ Radio 1 - Lorelei Harris

A) INTRODUCTION 3

B) PLANNING 4

C) RESOURCES 5

D) TEACHING, LEARNING AND FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTPre-listening ExploringIndependence–WalkingDebatePosters 6-9Active Listening ProfilingtheProtagonistsincl.VennDiagram 10-12 Listencarefully 13-14Duke’sMonologue 13/15MeettheFamily–noworksheet 16Post-Listening Classdiscussion–noworksheet 16TheInterviewer’sShoes 17-18VocabGrabDictionary 17/19

E) SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTRadioReview 20-22

F) APPENDIXA1.Reflective/CreativeWriting

TheNewsforCross-MediaPlatforms 23-25A2.Reflective/Creative

MySuperPet’sProfile/ShortStory/ComicStrip 26-28A3.Reflective/Creative(InDefenceofSuperPet) 29-31A4.Learningoutcomesaddressedinthisunitoflearning 32Templateforplanningaunitofwork 33

Documentary On One - Superdog

IntroductionEveryradiodocumentaryisaccompaniedbyasetofteachingandlearningresources.TheresourcesbeginwithasuggestedplanforaunitofworkusingthelearningoutcomesfromtheJuniorCycleEnglishspecification.Worksheetsareindicatedbycodeswhichincludethenameofthedocumentary,theworksheet(WS)referencenumberandthepagewhereitcanbefounde.g.(Superdog WS 2.1 -Pg. 11)

Appendicescontainingadditionalresources(i.e.printableworksheetsforstudents)canbefoundattheendofeachunitofwork.

This unit is organised as follows:

Pre-listening resourceswhichencouragestudentstothinkaroundthecentralthemeoftheunit.

Active listening resourcestopromotecarefullistening.

Post-listening resourceswhicharelinkeddirectlytothedocumentarycontent.

Resources for a summative assessment whichfocusonmeasuringthelearningachievedbystudentsintheunit.

In addition therearefurtherreflective/creativeresourceswhichcouldbeusedtosupportlearning,teachingandassessmentintheunit.

Teacherswhochoosetousethesereflective/creativeresourcescanrefertothestructureoutlinedinthePlanningsectionandtothemodelusedintheSummativeAssessmentsection.

Contents

A) INTRODUCTION 3

B) PLANNING 4

C) RESOURCES 5

D) TEACHING, LEARNING AND FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTPre-listening ExploringIndependence–WalkingDebatePosters 6-9Active Listening ProfilingtheProtagonistsincl.VennDiagram 10-12 Listencarefully 13-14Duke’sMonologue 13/15MeettheFamily–noworksheet 16Post-Listening Classdiscussion–noworksheet 16TheInterviewer’sShoes 17-18VocabGrabDictionary 17/19

E) SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTRadioReview 20-22

F) APPENDIXA1.Reflective/CreativeWriting

TheNewsforCross-MediaPlatforms 23-25A2.Reflective/Creative

MySuperPet’sProfile/ShortStory/ComicStrip 26-28A3.Reflective/Creative(InDefenceofSuperPet) 29-31A4.Learningoutcomesaddressedinthisunitoflearning 32Templateforplanningaunitofwork 33


inassociationwithRTÉLearningandDevelopmentandJCTwww.rte.ie/doconone 4

_PGNO.Documentary on one - english eDucational resources

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Asthediagramindicates,itisduringtheplanning

stagethattheteacherwillselectthelearning

outcomesanddesigntheteachingandlearning

aroundtheselearningoutcomes.

Itisadvisabletoplanthesummativeassessmenttask

intheinitialstagestosupporttheformativeassessment

throughouttheunit.Thisensuresthattheteachercan

constantlymonitorthelearningofeachstudentin

termsofthechosenlearningoutcomes.

Theteacherand/orstudentswillselectthetexts,

resourcesandmaterialsrequiredtosupportthe

learningoutcomes.

Formativeassessmentwillbeongoingthroughoutthe

unittosupportthelearning.

Learning Outcomes Addressed by the UnitThisisaunitoflessonsfocusedonthethemeof independenceandusingasitsprimarytextthe

documentarySuperdog.

Planning

*SeeAppendixfordetailsoflearningoutcomes

Learning and

Teaching

Resources

Texts

Chooselearningoutcomes

Createsummativeassessmentto

ensurethelearningoutcomeshavebeenachieved

Planning

Formative Assessment

Correction of Comprehension

SuperdogResources

ComprehensionTechniques

Documentaryon OneSuperdog

PeerCorrection

Rich Learning Experiences with RTÉ Radio 1’s Documentary On One - Superdog

Whilethisunitcouldbeseento

addressanumberofLearning

OutcomesintheEnglish

Specificationthekeyoutcomes

addressedhereareOL 1, OL5

andW3, W5*.Thesummative

assessmenttasksattheendof

theunitfacilitatetheassessment

oftheselearningoutcomes.

Itisinevitablethatotherlearning

outcomeswillbeencounteredbut

thesearenotthemainfocusoftheunit.

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ResourcesAbout the Documentary On One - SuperdogTitleSuperdog

Listening Duration35mins

Documentary Linkhttp://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/radio-documentary-eoghan-clonan-superdog.html

Relevant LinksDogsfortheDisabledhttp://www.dogsfordisabled.ie/

Documentary Summary

EoghanClonanistenandlikemanytenyearoldshewantsadogbut

notyouraveragemutt…Eoghanhasarareneuro-muscularcondition

calledPelizaeus-MerzbacherDiseasewhichmeansheisawheelchair

userandhasdifficultyusinghishands,amongstotherthings.Aftera

two-yearwait,EoghanhasbeenapprovedforhisveryownSuperdog

whowillhelphimwiththingslikegettingdressedandturningonandoff

thewashingmachine.Nowit’stimeforEoghanandhisfathertogoand

meetDukeinCork.WillEoghanandDukebond?

About UsDocumentaryOnOneis

aseriesofmultiaward-

winningdocumentaries

fromRTÉRadio1.With

almost1,500documentaries

onofferonline,ithas

thelargestarchiveof

documentariesavailable

anywhereatnocost.Allof

theprogrammesareradio

storiesaboutreallife.

InassociationwithRTÉ

LearningandDevelopment,

DocumentaryonOnehas

chosenarangeofradio

documentarieswhich

maybeusedintheEnglish

classroom.Tocomplement

thesedocumentaries,a

collectionoffreeonline

teachingresourceshas

beencreatedtodevelop

students’written,reading

andoralproficiency.

Thesearebasedonthe

JuniorCycleKeySkillsand

LearningOutcomesinthe

newspecification.

Aswithanytexttobepresentedtostudents,itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoulisteninfulltotheradiodocumentarybeforeintroducingittotheclassroom.Thisistoensureitssuitabilityinyourowncontextandforalllearnersinyourclass.RTÉanditspartnerscannotacceptanyliabilityshouldthecontentofanyofthesedocumentariesproveunsuitableforsomelearnersortheirteachers.Allthepdfsandsoundfilesareeasilyaccessibleinthe“EducationalResources”sectionoftheDocumentaryOnOnewebsitewww.rte.ie/docononeandthe“Education”sectionofthefreeDocOnOnemobileappavailableoniPhone,AndroidandiPad.Wehopethatyouandyourstudentsenjoythedocumentariesandaccompanyingresources!

Planning



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Option 1 – Walking Debate (Independence)• Tofacilitatethisactivity,placethe“IAGREE”and“IDISAGREE”postersatopposite pointsoftheclassroom.• Studentswillstandinthecentreoraneutralpointoftheroom.• Theteacherwillreadouteachstatementandstudentswillmovetoanareaofthe roomwhichrepresentstheiropinion.• Thespacebetweenthetwosignscanbeusedasascale;forstudentswhodon’t completelyagreeordisagree.• Aftereachstatementtheteacherwillasksomestudentstoexplainandjustifytheir position.• Studentscanalsomoveatanytimeiftheyreconsidertheirownopinion.

Option 2 – Seated Whiteboard Debate (Independence)• TheteacherwillgiveallstudentsaShowMeBoard(laminatedA4whitepaper). Studentswillbeabletowriteonthesewithanon-permanent/whiteboardmarker.• Variationispossiblewiththeuseoftrafficlightcardsi.e.GREENcards(forIagree), REDcards(forIdisagree)andORANGEcards(I’mnotsure).• Theteacherwillcalloutthestatementsbelowandstudentswillrespondbywriting “Iagree”or“Idisagree”.Theycanalsowriteanumberbetween1and10indicating howstronglytheyfeele.g.“Iagree–7/10”wouldindicatethattheyagreequite stronglybuttheymayhaveslightreservations.• Aftereachstatementtheteacherwillaskstudentstoexplainandjustifytheirposition.• Studentscanchangetheiransweratanytimeifanotherstudent’sexplanationhas madethemreconsidertheiropinion.

Teacher Guidelines Teaching,LearningandFormativeAssessment

1. Exploring Independence• Forstudentswhowouldnotyethaveencounteredtheconceptofatheme,teachers

canfacilitateadiscussiononthis,concludingwiththeclassagreeingonthedefinitionof

atheme.

• Teacherwillnowwritetheword‘independence’introducingitasthethemeofthisunit.

• Studentswilldiscussthemeaningofthisword.

Optional Class/Homework ActivityStudentswillchooseoneofthestatementswhichtheclassdiscussedandwriteaparagraphexplainingandjustifyingtheirview.

Pre

-ListeningTEACHER GUIDELINES



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1Myparentsdon’tknowwhat’sbestforme,Ido

2Nobodyistrulyfreeorindependent

3Schoolisaprison

4Youngpeopledon’trealisehowmuchindependencetheyhave

5Adultscandowhatevertheywant

6Moneybringsyouindependence

Statements for Walking/SeatedDebate

Teachers may choose to use some or all of these statements depending on time constraints

Pre

-Listening

Pre

-Listening

TEACHER GUIDELINES



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• Theteacherwillexplainandmodelnote-taking.

• Studentswilllistentothefirstpartofdocumentary

(Superdog Clip 1 which lasts 9.35 minutes) and

gatherinformationaboutEoghanusingthe

graphicorganiser(Superdog WS 2.1 - Pg. 11).

• Studentswillthencollaborateandcomparetheir

worktothatofaclassmate,notingdownthe

pointswhichtheymissed.

• Studentswillwriteapersonalresponsetothree

piecesofinformationtheylearned.

• Theteacherwilldemonstratehowtouse

aVennDiagramtocompareandcontrast

themselveswithEoghan,themaincharacterin

thedocumentary.Itmaybehelpfultodoone

exampleontheboard.

• Whenthestudentshavegraspedthisconcept

theywillcontinuetheexercisebyusingthe

CompareandContrastVennDiagramworksheet

(Superdog WS 2.2 - Pg. 12). Theywillnotethe

similaritiesanddifferencesbywritinginthe

appropriatesection.

2. Profiling theProtagonists

Active Listening

TEACHER GUIDELINES

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Profiling the Protagonists

Directions: 1.Listencarefullytothefirstpartofthedocumentary.2.WritenotesaboutEoghaninthelefthandcolumn;includedetailsabouthis-physicalappearance-personality-likes,dislikes-habits

3.Compareyouranswerswithapartner’s,writingin

factswhichtheyfoundandyoudidn’t.

Top Tip: Takingnotesiseasy!Justjotdownafewwordstoremindyourselfoftherelevantinformation.Nofullsentences!

Name________________________________________

Today’sDate________________________________

Facts my partner learned about Eoghan which I didn’t hear:

Now, choosing three of the facts you learned above, Write a personal response to them:

Personal Response:Facts:

Facts I learned about Eoghan:

Active Listening

(Superdog WS 2.1)

Active Listening

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Compare andContrast

Directions:

UsingtheinformationyoulearnedaboutEoghan,theboyinthedocumentary,now

compareandcontrastyourselftohimbyusingtheVennDiagrambelow.

Name________________________________________

Today’sDate________________________________

EOGHAN ME

Active Listening

(Superdog WS 2.2)

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• Whilelisteningtothenextsectionofthe

documentary(Superdog Clip 2 which lasts 12

minutes),studentswillanswerthequestionson

theListenCarefullyworksheet(Superdog WS 3 -

Pg. 14) .

• Theywillalsoaddtwooftheirownquestions.

Thesecanthenbeswappedamongstudents.

4. A Dog’s Life –Duke’sInternalMonologue• Theteacherwillexplainthetaskindetail,

demonstratinghowtheeventshappeningto

Duke(thedog)areenteredontheleftear,while

hiscorrespondingthoughtsareenteredonthe

rightear.

• Studentswillnowlistentothenextsectionofthe

documentary(Superdog Clip 3 which lasts nine

minutes),makingnotesonDuke’sleftear.

• Whenthecliphasfinished,studentswillthen

imaginewhatDukewasthinkingduringeach

eventi.e.hisinternalmonologueusingthe

worksheet(Superdog WS 4 - Pg. 15).

3.Listencarefully! Active Listening

Name________________________________________

Today’sDate________________________________

EOGHAN

Active Listening

TEACHER GUIDELINES

(Superdog WS 2.3) (Superdog WS 2.4)

http://podcast.rasset.ie/podcasts/audio/2012/1208/20121208_rteradio1-docononeeducational-superdogcl_c20810890_20810958_232_drm_.mp3






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Listen Carefully!Directions:

Listentothesecondlastsectionofthedocumentaryandanswerthequestionsbelow.

1. ListtwopointswhichareusedtodescribethesettingoftheDogsforthe

DisabledHQ?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

2. NametwoofthetestswhichDukemustpassbeforehegoeshomewithEoghan

andthecommandsassociatedwiththem?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

3. AccordingtoEoghan’sfather,howhasEoghanchangedthroughhisrelationship

withDuke?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

4. HowdoesEoghan’sfatherendupisinhisunderpants?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

5 Nowwriteaquestionofyourownaboutthedocumentarywhichyoumayask

anotherstudent.

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Name ___________________________________ Today’s Date _____________________

Active Listening

(Superdog WS 3)

STUDENT WORKSHEET



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A Dog’s Life – Duke’sinternalmonologue

Directions: ListentotherestofthedocumentarypayingparticularattentiontowhathappenstoDuke.Foreacheventmakeanoteofwhatishappeningandthenimaginewhatheisthinkingatthetime(hisinternalmonologue).Anexamplehasbeenprovidedtohelpyou.

What is happening in the documentary?

1.

2.

3.

4.

2.

3.

4.

1.

Name _________________________________________________

Today’s Date _________________________________________

Active Listening

"Woof, woof, I hope I don't fail."

What Duke is

thinking?

(Superdog WS 4)

Name ___________________________________ Today’s Date _____________________

Active Listening

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5. Meet theFamily

• Beforelisteningtothefinalpartofthedocumentary(Superdog Clip 4 which lasts 5

minutes) theteacherwillwrite/typethefollowingquestionontheboard/screen

“How do Eoghan’s family react to the new addition?”

• Theteacherwillexplaintothestudentsthattheymustlistenfortheanswerinorder

toparticipateinadiscussionafterward.

• Whilestudentsarelisteningtheywilltakenotes(theyshouldnowbefamiliarwiththe

note-takingtechniqueandbecomingmoreskilledattheprocess).

• Afterlisteningtothedocumentarystudentswilldiscusstheirresponsestotheabove

question.

Active Listening

6. Class Discussion• Theclasscanhaveafinaldiscussionbasedon

whattheylearnedinthedocumentary.

• Studentsarenowaskedtorevisittheirprevious

ideasaboutthethemeof“independence”and

whethertheiropinionshavechanged.

Post L

istening

TEACHER GUIDELINES





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Po

st Listening7. In the

Interviewer’s shoes

• Itissixmonthssincethedocumentarywasmade

andstudentshavetheopportunitytomeetEoghan.

Inpairs,theywillmakealistoffivequestionsthey

wouldaskEoghanabouthislifesinceDukearrived

(Superdog WS 7 - Pg. 18).

• Studentsmightalsoneedtobeexplicitlypre-taught

thetechniqueforwritingopenandclosedquestions.

• Studentsshouldbeencouragedtoexplorethetheme

ofindependenceintheirquestions.

8. Vocab Grab Dictionary• StudentswillusetheVocabGrabDictionary(Superdog WS 8 - Pg. 19) toguessthe

meaningofwordsandcomparethesedefinitionstotheactualmeanings.

• Theywillthencreateamemoryaidtohelpmemorisethedefinitione.g.animage.

• Finallystudentsmaywritesentenceswiththenewvocabularywhichcanbe

recordedintheircopiesorontheirtablets.

• Allvocabularyistakenfromthefirst10.5minutesofthedocumentary.Theteacher

maywishtoplaythatsectionagainorallocateitforhomework,allowingstudentsto

listentothecontextofthewords.

Active Listening

TEACHER GUIDELINES



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In the Interviewer’s Shoes

Directions: It’sbeensixmonthssincethedocumentarywasmadeandyouhavebeengiventheopportunitytomeetEoghan.Inpairs,makealistoffivequestionsyouwouldliketoaskEoghanabouthislifesinceDukearrived.

Name________________________________________

Today’sDate________________________________

Po

st Listening

Remember, closed-questionstendtoelicitYes/NOanswers,whereasopen-questionsencouragepeopletospeakmore.Open questions mightstartwith“Tellmeabout…”,“Whatdoyouthink…”,“Bringmebackto…”,“Whatdoyourememberabout…”etc.

(Superdog WS 7)

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Vocab Grab Dictionary

Directions:

Completethegridbelowafterlisteningtothedocumentary.

Name________________________________________

Today’sDate________________________________

Po

st Listening

Word What I think/thought it means

What it actually means

A trick/image to remind me of the meaning

Neuro-Muscular

Navigate

Interaction

Intrepid

Obsessed

(Superdog WS 8)

Name________________________________________

Today’sDate________________________________

Po

st Listening

STUDENT WORKSHEET



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Radio ReviewStudents will create a mock radio review of the documentary Superdog.• Inpreparationfortheirradioreview,theclasswilllistentoan

exampleofastudentdoingareviewofadocumentary

(clip 5).

• Basedontheexampleprovided,studentswillagreeonalistofthefeatureswhichshould

tobeincludedintheirreview(successcriteria)withtheteacher.Studentswillagreeon

theelementswhichshouldbeincludedintheirreviewandwriteitontheSuccessCriteria

Worksheet(Superdog WS 9.1 - Pg. 21).

• Studentscanmakenotesonhowtheyaddresseachpartofthesuccesscriteria(Superdog

WS 9.1 - Pg. 21).

• Studentswillnowplantheirmockradioreview.

• Aftercarefulplanning,theywillcreateadraftoftheirreview.Reviewscanbedoneformally

(bystudentsrecordingthemwithanaudioorvideodeviceorwiththeteacher/class.

observingthem)orinformally(inpairswithstudentspresentingtherevieworallyfortheir

partner).

• Oncethefirstdraftiscomplete,theywillreceiveconstructivefeedbackfromtheirpeersand

teacher.StudentscanfillinthePeerAssessmentworksheet(Superdog WS 9.2 - Pg. 22).

• Usingthefeedback,studentswillworkonredraftingtheirreview.Theywillthenhandup

theirfinaldraftalongwiththepreviousdrafttoshowtheirprogress.

Sum

m

ative Assessme

nt

Below is a list of some possible success criteria:

- Presenting a clear point of view - Appropriate use of relevant terms

- Discussing the main message - Clarity of delivery

- Judging the overall impact of the documentary - Discussing the choice of narrator

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Radio Review –

SuccessCriteria

Directions:

YouhavebeenaskedtoreviewthedocumentarySuperdogontheradio.

Writealistofthesuccesscriteria(5points)foragoodreview.

Includetheseonthegridbelowanddecidehowyouwilladdresseachone.

Onehasbeensuggestedforyouasanexample.

Success Criterion for a good review: Presenting a clear point of view

How you will address it: Give my opinion clearly. My audience will know what I think.

Success Criterion for a good review:

How you will address it:







Name ___________________________________ Today’s Date _____________________

Sum

m

ative Assessme

nt

Here is some vocabulary which may help you when analysing the documentary

Effective Confusing Engaging Well-organisedPoorlyorganised Compelling Dramatic CarefullyconsideredFunny Excessively Occasionally ExcitingRealistic Moving Surprising UnconventionalUncomfortable Articulate Visual Heart-warmingInteresting Varied Repetitive Educational

(Superdog WS 9.1)

Below is a list of some possible success criteria:

- Presenting a clear point of view - Appropriate use of relevant terms

- Discussing the main message - Clarity of delivery

- Judging the overall impact of the documentary - Discussing the choice of narrator

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After you have listened to your partner, write a comment in each of the boxes about their review.

Peer Assessment

Below is a list of some vocabulary which might help you to write a good peer assessment

Excellent Fascinating Wellplanned NoteworthyOutstanding Clear Interesting WellresearchedAttention-grabbing Stunning Wellprepared InspiredSpectacular Articulate Authentic CreativeImpressive Entertaining Diverse Educational

My name

Partner’s name

Today’s Date

Positive aspects - Content

Commentonthepositiveaspectsofthe

reviewingeneral

Wasthereviewinterestingandwellresearched?

Alsothinkaboutwhetherthereviewwasengaging

Positive aspects - Presentation Commentonthepositiveaspectsofyourpartner’s

reviewincludingtheirspeechandpresentation;

whethertheywereconfident,iftheyusedthe

appropriatelanguageforaradioreviewandif

theywereeasytounderstand.

Suggestions I can make for improvement

(Superdog WS 9.2)

STUDENT WORKSHEET

Peer Assessment

Sum

m

ative Assessme

nt



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Reflective/ CreativeCreating a Radio News Report• Studentswillplan,draftandeditaoneminuteradioreportor

podcastaboutEoghan’sfatherchasingthedoginhisunderpants.Theymayneed

tolistentotheclipabouttheincidenttorememberitindetail(Superdog Clip 6

which lasts 1.5 minutes).

• Usingamodel(e.g.apodcastfromtwostations)theteacherwillfacilitatea

discussionaboutthekeyfeaturesofasegmentfromanewsbroadcastona

seriousradiostation(eg.RTÉRadio1)andonefromapopstation(RTÉ2FM).See

www.rte.ie/radio1/podcastsorwww.rte.ie/2fm/podcasts

• Afterthisdiscussionthefeaturesofeachtypeofnewsbroadcastwillbedefinedby

theclass.

• Itmaybehelpfulfortheteacher/studentstodrawaVennDiagramshowingthe

similaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwo.

• Studentswillnowplan,draftandeditaoneminuteradioreportintheircopiesOR

recordaoneminutepodcast(suitableforbroadcasteitheronaseriousnewsradio

stationoralight-heartedpopstation).

• Duringthisprocesstheywillshow/playtheirworkanddiscussitwithanother

student,whilecarryingoutpeerevaluationusingtheparametersoutlinedonthe

worksheet(Superdog A 1.2 - Pg. 25).

• Theradioreport/podcastcanbepresentedorallytotheclass/teacherorby

recordingit.

Appendix

TEACHER GUIDELINES





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Directions: Plan,draftandeditaoneminuteradioreportorpodcastaboutEoghan’sfatherchasingthedoginhisunderpants.

Radio Journalism Oral PieceYourreportmustbesuitableforbroadcasteitheronaseriousnewsradiostationoralight-heartedpopstationforteenagersandmayincludesomequotesfromEoghan’sfatheroranywitnessestotheincident.Youmayneedtolistentothecliptoremindyourselfoftheincident(Superdog Clip 6).

SuccessCriteria

• Usethecorrectregister:thelanguageandtonemustbeappropriateforthetypeof

stationonwhichitwillbebroadcast(serious/light-heartedpop)• Writeclearly:yourpieceshouldanswerthe‘Who,What,Where,When,Whyand

How’questions• Beconcise:rememberthatitshouldbenomorethanoneminutelong• Keepitinteresting:anewspieceshouldgrabtheaudience’sattentionwhileusing

theappropriateregister.

The RAFT structure will be useful here - Role of Writer, Audience, Format and Topic.

YouwillgiveeachotherfeedbackusingthePeerFeedbackForm.

Creating a Radio News Report

Name ___________________________________ Today’s Date _____________________

Reflective/ Creative

(Superdog A1.1)

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My name

Partner’s name

Today’s Date

Positive Comments about the Radio News Report

Writedownthreepositivecommentsaboutyour

partner’swork.

Remembertocheckthesuccesscriteriaagreed

withyourclass.Whichofthesedidyourpartner

dowell?

SuggestionsIcanmakeforimprovement

Peer Assessment SheetCreating a Radio News Report

Below is a list of some vocabulary which might help you to write a good peer assessment

Excellent Fascinating Wellplanned Noteworthy

Outstanding Clear Interesting Wellresearched

Attention-grabbing Stunning Wellprepared Inspired

Spectacular Articulate Authentic Creative

Impressive Entertaining Diverse Educational

(Superdog WS 2.9)

Creating a Radio News Report

Name ___________________________________ Today’s Date _____________________

STUDENT WORKSHEET



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My Super Pet’sProfile

Name________________________________________

Today’sDate________________________________

Passport Photo

SuperpowersMost Embarrassing Moment/Darkest

Secret

Name & Species Personality Traits Physical Attributes

Greatest Achievement

Hobbies Idiosyncrasies & Bad Habits

(Superdog A2.1)

STUDENT WORKSHEET

Directions:

DesignyourownSuperPetbydrawingapictureofhim/herinthecentreand

completingalltheprofileboxes.



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UsingtheSuperPetProfileyoucompleted,youwillnowwriteashortstoryaboutasituationwhenyourSuperPetsave

d

you,w

hichincludesthesentence“JustwhenIhadgivenupallhope,m

ySuperPetcametothere

scue.”

Firstlybrainstorm

yourideasbelowandthendraftandwriteortyp

ethestory.

Name___________________________________Today’sDate___________________________________

(Superdog A2.2)

Name________________________________________

Today’sDate________________________________

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BasedonyourSuperPetProfile,d

esignacartoonwithsixstages.YoucanusetheComicStripPlannerb

elowtohelpyouplanyourstory.

Name___________________________________Today’sDate___________________________________

(Superdog A2.3)

STUDENT WORSHEET



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Directions: SuperPethasbeenwronglyaccusedofcommittingaseriouscrime.Youarealawyerwhowillbedefendinghimorher.Youmustmake/recordathreeminutedefencestatementwhichcouldbepresentedincourt.YoucanusetheStatementPlanner(Superdog A3.1) tohelpyouorganiseyourideas.

In your speech you must …• Usethecorrectregister(makingsurethatyourgrammar,textstructureandwordchoiceare

correctandappropriateforacourtroomsituation)• Includeanintroduction,threemainpointsandaconclusion• Bepreciseandclear(youhaveonlythreeminutes)• Bepersuasive

Your introduction should state … -WhatyourSuperPethasbeenaccusedof-Thathe/sheisnotguilty-Thethreepointswhichyouwillbediscussing

The body of your speech should … -Includethreemainpointswhichshouldbeexplainedandthenbackedupwithevidence.Your conclusion should… -Reiterateyourearlierpoints-Bememorableandpersuasive-Includeanewpointoraquote

You could also …-Refertoasimilarcase(realorimagined)wherethedefendantwasalsoinnocent-Experimentwithyourwordchoice-Listentootherspeechestolearnhowtobestpersuadeyouraudience-Imaginewhoreallycommittedthecrimeandprovideevidenceofthis

When you have finished planning and writing your speech, complete the self-assessment

worksheet (Superdog A3.2).

In Defence of Super Pet A Courtroom Statement Briefing Sheet

Name ___________________________________ Today’s Date _____________________

Reflective/ Creative

STUDENT WORKSHEET



‘superDog’


Introduction

Fact

Fact

Conclusion

Evidence

Evidence

In Defence of Super Pet Courtroom Statement Planning Sheet

Name ___________________________________ Today’s Date _____________________

Reflective/ CreativeTask

(Superdog A3.1)

STUDENT WORKSHEET



‘superDog’


In Defence of Super Pet Courtroom Statement Planning Sheet

Name ___________________________________ Today’s Date _____________________

STUDENT WORKSHEET

My Name

Today’s Date

Task description

Did I follow the tasks outlined above?

Which (if any) did I not do and why not?

Which tasks did I do particularly well? Why?

Which aspects of this task did I find the

most challenging? Why?

Areas I could improve on? How?

Self-Assessment My Courtroom Statement

(Superdog A3.2)

STUDENT WORKSHEET



‘superDog’


Oral Literacy1.Knowandusetheconventionsoforallanguageinteraction,inavarietyofcontexts,includingclassgroups,forarangeofpurposes,suchasaskingforinformation,statinganopinion,listeningtoothers,informing,explaining,arguing,persuading,criticising,commentating,narrating,imagining,speculating.

5.Deliverashortoraltext,aloneand/orincollaborationwithothers,usingappropriatelanguage,styleandvisualcontentforspecificaudiencesandchosenpurposes

Writing3.Writeforavarietyofpurposes,forexampletoanalyse,evaluate,imagine,explore,engage,amuse,narrate,inform,explain,argue,persuade,criticise,commentonwhattheyhaveheard,viewedandread.

5.Engagewithandlearnfrommodelsoforalandwrittenlanguageusetoenrichtheirownwrittenwork.

Learning outcomes addressed in this unit of learning(fromJuniorCycleSpecification)

TEACHER GUIDELINES

Appendix

(A4.1)



‘superDog’


Teaching and

Learning

Resources

Texts

Choose learning outcomes

Create summative assessment

to ensure these learning outcomes are achieved

Planning

Formative Assessment

Template for planning aunitofwork.

TEACHER GUIDELINES

Appendix

(A4.2)

Documents

SUPERDOG - · PDF fileDuke’s Monologue 13/15 ... name of the documentary, the worksheet (WS) ... Eoghan Clonan is ten and like many ten year olds he wants a dog but