KA 2 – “Steps of Citizenship”

1st Year - “My Ideal Town/City”

120 Primary School “G. S. Rakovsky” , Sofia, BULGARIA Planning Grid

Target students Students aged 12

Time

January – February –March 2015

Teachers involved Teachers of Bulgarian, Geography, History, English

Product/output Realization of a Power Point document about the theme “My Ideal City”

COMPETENCES

To acquire and to interpet information:

To research, gather and elaborate datas, information and concepts

To build presentations using both traditional instruments and ICT

To develop linguistic skills in English

Learning objectives Skills Contents Attitude/Behaviour

a) Using reading strategies to

analyze the content of a text

b) Being able to represent

landscapes graphically

c) Being able to interpret

landscapes and their features;

a) knowledge of one’s own territory;

b) knowledge of the text

“Masterpieces”

c) knowledge of different

landscapes’ features (rural,

urban….);

a) Curiosity

b) Cooperation

c) Creativity

d) Being able to compare and

contrast;

e) Being able to describe in

English;

f) being able to use specific

software for presentations

Prerequisites 1) Being able to search in the

net

2) Basic digital skills

1) knowledge of the meaning of

“ideal”

2) Accepting assignments

3) Respect

Teacher’s task

(and materials/tools used)

Students’ task

(and materials/tools used)

PHASE 1

Time: 2 h

Place: classroom

Objectives:

Interpreting a written

document

Presentation of the project: name, teachers, subjects

involved and duration.

-Reading of a brief text about the “city” (from

“Masterpices of the contemporary architecture” by M.

Agnoleto and F. Bocha)

Students read the text trying to get its main

information. They participate in the discussion about

the city’s elements/parts and try to link the

description to their own city to see the differences.

PHASE 2

Time: 2 h

Place: classroom

Objectives:

to interpret iconographic

sources

The teacher shows paintings and photographs of

famous cities and landscapes, on the interactive

whiteboard. The teacher leads a discussion about the

understanding of iconographic sources, trying to

make students think about the features

characterizing the cities, through questions.

Students observe the pictures and reflect on the

features about the cities represented (space,

background, foreground, types of buildings,

people..….).

PHASE 3

Time: 2 h

Place: classroom

Objectives: to interpret

The teacher invites students to search for pictures

(internet, family pictures…) of their own city in the

present and in the past. The pictures are displayed on

the interactive whiteboard and students are asked to

Students compare photos of their own town in the

past and in the present, trying to get their main

features.

photographs compare them.

PHASE 4

Time: 2h

Place: classroom

Objectives: representing landscapes

The teacher asks students to think about the

photographs analyzed and about their own personal

experience of their own city and to make drawings of

how they see it (Sofia). Afterwards, all the drawings

are gathered for the Exposition “My City Today”,

placed it in the Erasmus Corner.

Students make a drawing of their own city (Sofia)

using different techniques to prepare the Exhibition.

PHASE 5

Tempi: 2h

Place: classroom

Objectives:

- to produce a written text

about a shared theme,

respecting instructions;

- to develop critical

thinking.

The teacher asks students to think about what they

have done up to now and to write an essay about their

city and gives instruction for the writing. They essay

should focus on

- their school;

- district and city;

- positives and negatives aspects (i.e. what’s the

place you like most for your free time? Which

place/element would you like to have in your

city?...).

Students write the essay “My City” (in English)

following the teachers guidelines.

PHASE 6

Time: 2h

Objectives:

- to work in group;

- to develop critical

thinking;

- to explain one’s own

ideas.

Groupwork.

The teacher divides students in groups and asks each

group to read their essays and focus on the negative

and positive aspects about their city each member

wrote. Teacher gives each group a grid to fill with the

positive and negative aspects.

Students in each group read their essay, focus on the

negative and positive aspects pinpointed by everyone

and make a list of them.

PHASE 7 The teacher guides a discussion about positives and Students discuss about the lists of negative and

Time: 2h

Place: classroom

Objectives:

- to develop the ability of

debating;

- to develop critical

thinking;

- to develop creativity.

negative aspects of the cities each group has

pinpointed, using the interactive whiteboard and

invites students to think about and decide which

action could be taken to improve their city and make

it ideal.

positive aspects and think about what could be done

to improve the city.

PHASE 8

Time: 6 hours

Place: computer room

Objectives: creating a

multimedial product about

“My Ideal Town”

The teacher coordinates the preparation of the Power

Point documents and displays them on the electronic

board of the school where they can be seen by all

students, parents and guests of the school.

Students create a multimedial product (Power Point)

about their research in the in the past and in the

present, using photographs collected during the

activities.

EVALUATION Self- evaluation , through a test, to highlight students motivation, their capacity to work in group and the

acquired knowledge.