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Section B What do you have to say upon graduation ?
Project
Unit 5 Open to New Beginnings
目 录
Warming Up
2
Know your tasks
3
Carry out the tasks
4
Learning Objectives
1
Share your work
5
Evaluate your work
6
Reflecting
7
Summary of the unit
8
At the end of the class, we are able to:
1. understand what a yearbook is and learn key words to talk about school memories.
2. work in a group to create a yearbook page with a title, a short text, and a picture with a short description below it, and write our own personal pages about graduation.
3. design our pages in our own creative ways and reflect on what our junior high school life has taught us for the future.
Learning Objectives
Warming Up
Listen and answer.
1. Watch the video and tell us what it is about?
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It is about a yearbook.
2. What did you know about the yearbook from the video?
A yearbook is a book to keep our school memories. It usually has photos, names of students and teachers, and some short descriptions.
Would you like to make one for our class?
Know your tasks
Step 1: Decide paper or digital yearbook
Step 2: Decide the topic together
Step 3: Make group pages
Step 4: Write personal pages
Now It’s Your Turn!
Carry out the tasks
4a As a class, create a yearbook together. First, decide if your class yearbook will be on paper or digital.
Step 1
A class yearbook is usually a book of photos and memories students create at the end of the school year to remember their time at school.
Have a class vote to choose the style.
For paper books: Work out costs, choose size and colors, prepare for printing.
For digital books: Use PPT or Canva, use the same style for all pages, save as PDF and share it with the whole class.
Sentence examples for discussion:
Shall we make a paper yearbook or a digital one?
I prefer a digital yearbook. It’s free and easy to share.
A paper book is great. We can keep it forever.
4b Discuss and choose the topics you want to include in the yearbook.
Step 2
unforgettable class trips
funniest moments
most memorable sports events
best school performances
favourite quotes from students
...
Useful expressions:
Giving opinions:
I think we should choose... / I like the topic “...” because... / In my opinion, ... is a good topic.
Agreeing:
I agree with you. / That’s a good idea. / You’re right. / I think so too. /Good point!
Disagreeing politely:
I see your point, but I think... / Maybe we could also think about... / That’s a good idea, but what about...? / I’m not sure. How about...?
Adding ideas:
What about adding “...”? / I also want to add... / Can we also include...? / Why don’t we add...? / Maybe we can also have a page about...
Making suggestions:
How about “...”? / Why not choose “...” ? / Let’s choose... / Maybe we can also include...
Asking for others’ opinions:
What do you think? / How about you? /Do you agree? /What’s your idea? / Which topic do you like best?
Voting and making a decision:
Let’s vote on it. / Who wants to choose “...” ? Raise your hand. / OK, let’s count the votes. / So we choose... /The final topics are...
4c Work in groups. Choose one topic from above and create a yearbook page. Include the following.
Step 3
a header showing what the page is about (e.g. Our Funniest Moments)
a short text of explanation
at least one picture with a caption
Your page must have:
1. A header (title)
→ Our Funniest Moments / Unforgettable Class Trips ...
2. A short text (3-5 sentences)
→ This page is about... / We will never forget... / The funniest moment was...
3. A picture + A short description
This picture shows... / In this picture, we can see...
Group work:
1. Choose your topic.
2. Decide who does what.
3. Help each other.
4. Check your work.
4d Write a page of your own to share your feelings and thoughts upon graduation.
Step 4
Guiding questions for students (on the board):
How do you feel about graduating?
What is your most unforgettable memory?
Who would you like to thank? What would you say to them?
What is the most valuable lesson you have learned?
What plans do you have for the future?
Useful expressions:
1. For feelings:
I feel... because... / I am excited/nervous/happy/sad about... / I can’t believe...
2. For memories:
My most unforgettable memory is.../ I will never forget... /One of my best memories is...
3. For thanks:
I want to thank... for... / I am grateful to... because... / Thank you for...
Useful expressions:
4. For lessons:
I have learned that... / Junior high taught me... / The most valuable lesson I learned is...
5. For future plan:
In the future, I plan to... /I hope to... /My dream is to...
6. For ending:
Goodbye, my junior high school. / I will miss...
I will always remember...
Share your work
4e Collect all the pages and make your class yearbook. Leave a “ ” or a message on the pages you like.
Evaluate your work
Category What to Check Rating
Content The page has a clear header, a short text (3-5 sentences) about the topic, and a picture with a short description below it. Excellent/Good
/Fair/Poor
Language Used correct words and sentences to describe the memories. Spelling and grammar are mostly correct. Excellent/Good
/Fair/Poor
Teamwork Every group member helped with the work. They shared ideas and worked well together. Excellent/Good
/Fair/Poor
Presentation The page looks neat and clear. The picture fits the topic. The text is easy to read. Excellent/Good
/Fair/Poor
Reflecting
Can you talk about your junior high school experience?
What is your most unforgettable memory from junior high school?
Who would you like to thank from junior high school? What would you say to them?
What is the most valuable lesson you have learnt in junior high school?
What plans do you have for the future?
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