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Name
How has McDonald's impacted on local people?
Topic
Food
Learning time
3 hours and 45 minutes
Designed time
3 hours and 45 minutes
Size of class
24
Description
The students are 16 years old and they are in the 10th class. They have been studying English for 5 years and their level is intermediate. In this class there is a gap between 2 different types of students, the good and the weak ones; there is not an identifiable range in the middle. Some of the students are problematic in terms of lack of motivation; they tend to be disruptive during the activities. Students are accustomed to working in pairs for carrying out some tasks taken from their textbooks, but they sometimes work in groups. According to their learning style, most of them belong to 2 categories: visual and listening learners. I could work on the topic 'Food' to experiment with PBL with my intermediate students-10th grade who are in the field of gastronomy.
Aims
-reinforcing the vocabulary on the topic 'FOOD' -improving students' speaking skills -improving collaborative skills -talking about healthy and junk food and make students opt for a healthy diet
Outcomes
Comprehension, Analysis, Evaluation
Editor
luminita_camelia

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Timeline

1. Setting up groups and encouraging group interaction and communication.
35 minutes)
  • Collaborate
    5
    24
    2
    1. Setting up groups using the TeamUp tool Teacher makes groups using TeamUP
  • Collaborate
    30
    24
    0
    2. Team-building activity: A Truth and A Lie - This exercise helps to encourages group interaction and communication. Each member introduce themselves by stating their name plus one truth about themselves and one lie. After each person makes their statements,there will be a quick open conversation where everyone questions each other on their two statements. The idea is to convince the other members that your lie is actually a truth, while guessing the truths/lies of the others. After the questioning period, vote as a group on each member’s statements. Points are awarded for each lie guessed right or for stumping other members on your own lie.
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Introducing the theme of the project
30 minutes)
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    30
    24
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    Teacher sets the task: Students, working in groups, have to make a project about the influence McDonald's has on local people.They have to write about positive and negative impact on consumers. Teacher gives students texts about the influence McDonald's has had on people's lives in different parts of the world.Students have to identify its positive and negative parts according to the text.
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Investigating the way McDonald's influence local people
50 minutes)
  • Investigate
    50
    24
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    Students, working in groups, have to investigate the way McDonald's has influenced local people's lives. 1. The first step consists in working in groups to identify the questions they want to pursue, such as:a)Has McDonald influence local people in a good or bad way?b)What has changed in local people's lives since they eat to McDonald's?c)Are the teenagers and children happier with this fast food restaurant? 2.Making choices on resources, products created-some of the groups will make a poster, others a video or a Power Point, according to their group decision.
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Collaborating for the final product
50 minutes)
  • Produce
    50
    24
    0
    Working after they decided on main points, students produce their work- a power point presentation, a poster or a video/ with their findings.
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Presenting their projects and discussing about eating more often healthy food
30 minutes)
  • Discuss
    30
    0
    A spokesperson from each group will present their findings to their colleagues.
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    0
    They will show to all the students in their school their findings
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Reflecting on their own work
15 minutes)
  • Discuss
    15
    0
    Teacher asks students to reflect upon their activity by giving them a worksheet on sharing some opinions on the way they have collaborated and on the overall activity. Students will reflect on the importance of eating healthy food and how they can avoid eating Junk food.
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Assessment
15 minutes)
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    The groups get the rubric created with RUBISTAR to assess their work and see what hey can improve.
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