Lesson plan national symbols
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The lesson plan outlines activities for teaching 6th grade students about the national symbols of the USA and Georgia, including the Statue of Liberty and Kartlis Deda. Students will learn vocabulary to describe national symbols and complete activities matching words and pictures, reading facts, filling out a Venn diagram, and writing a comparative essay. The lesson aims to help students understand similarities and differences between the two national symbols through various exercises and assessments.
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Lesson plan national symbols
- 1. L e s s o n P l a n Teacher: Maia Teliashvili/Vale PublicSchool No1 LessonTopic: National Symbols Grade 6 Overall Objective: studentswill learnlanguage to describe National Symbols, they will also be able to write an essay about themusing comparative language Language Objective: SWBAtouse target vocabulary and comparative language to speak about the Statue of Libertyand Kartlis Deda CivicEducationObjective: SWBAto learn lotsof informationabout the national symbolsof the USA and Georgia Curriculum connection: Class contextand needs:Intermediate (B1) level,Secondarystudents Sequencing:studentscanlearnthe mainfacts aboutthese national symbols Materials:Attached Activities:warmup, picturesof National Symbols,wordcards Assessment:essay assessment Reflection:
- 2. Overall Objective: studentswill learn language to describe National Symbols,they will also be able to write an essay about themusing comparative language Language Objective:SWBAto use target vocabulary and comparative language to speak about the Statue of Libertyand Kartlis Deda CivicEducation Objective:SWBA to learn lotsof informationabout the national symbolsof the USA and Georgia Stage of Lesson Activity Time Warm up –revising the comparisonsof adjectives Teacherhandoutsthe studentspictures of the statue of Liberty, KartlisDedaand Eiffel Tower andalsowordcards(tall,taller,the tallest,old,older,the oldest, short,shorterthe shortest)andasks the studentstomatch themand afterthat to make up sentences usingthese comparativesandsuperlatives.(e.g.KartlisDedaistall, The Statue of LibertyistallerthanKartlisDeda, Eiffel Toweristhe tallest) 5 min. Activity 1 Teacherintroducesthe new wordssuchas a torch, a bowl of wine, a sword, goddess,atablet of laws,anniversary,commemorate. she displays the imagesof these words,thenshowsthe wordsand makesstudentsguessthe meaningof these words.Thenstudents match the wordswiththeirimages 5 min Activity 2 Teacherhandsout handout1and asks the studentstoreadthe mainfacts aboutthe Statue of LibertyandKartlisDeda, afterthat asksstudentsmarkif eachfact isthe example of similarityor difference. 10 min Activity 3 Teachershowsstudentshow toworkon VennDiagram, thenhands out handouts2andasks themto fill inVennDiagrams,the similaritiesanddifferences 10 min Activity 4 Teacherexplainsthe structure of anessay, then handsout handout3and asks studentstowrite anessayaboutNational Symbols,abouttheirsimilaritiesanddifferences 10 min Assessment studentswill be gradedaccordingtothe criteriathat are made beforehand.Atthe endof the lessonteacherasksthe students whatthey have learnt,whattheyliked. 5 min
- 3. Handout1 Read the main facts and mark if these facts are similar or different The statue of Liberty Kartlis Deda Similarityor Difference If different,compare 1. Which country’s national symbols are they? The USA Georgia 2.Whenwere they constructed? It was constructedin1876- 1886 It was constructedin1958 3.How tall are they? It is93 meterstall It is20 meterstall 4.Where are they located? It islocatedon Ellis islandnear NewYork CityHarbor It islocatedon Sololaki near NarikalaFortressinTbilisi 5.Who designed them? SculptorFredericBartholdi designedit. Americanpeople were responsible forthe pedestal andthe Frenchpeople were responsible forthe statue GeorgiansculptorElguja Amashukelidesignedit 6.Physical characteristics It isthe iconof Roman GoddessofFreedom.She holdsa torch inone hand and a tabletof laws inanother It isthe iconof a Georgian woman in Georgiannational dress.She holdsa bowl of wine inher lefthandto greetthe friendsand a sword in herright handfor enemies
- 4. 7. What are they made of? It ismade of copper It ismade of aluminum 8. Why was the structure built? The Statue of Libertywasbuilt to commemorate 100th anniversaryof Am. Independence KartlisDedawasbuiltto commemorate the 1500 year anniversaryof the cityof Tbilisi 9. What do they symbolize? It symbolizesnational value.It isthe symbol of friendship.Itis alsoa symbol of freedomfor newimmigrantstothiscountry It symbolizesnational value.It isthe symbol of national character
- 6. Handout3 Write an essay “National symbols- KartlisDedaand the Statue of Liberty” using argumentsfromthe Venn Diagram. National symbolsandmonumentsare anation’sicons.Everycountryhasits ownnational symbol. ………………………….. isa symbol of ……………………………( country). …………………………………………..is a symbol of ………………………… .I wouldlike tocompare andshow similaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthese two countries. Kartlis Deda and the Statue of Liberty have several similarities.Theyboth….. Kartlis Deda and the Statue ofLiberty also have several differences. In conclusion,we believe thatthere are more ………………………… than ………………………. .( similarities/differences).Butwe believe thatKartlisDeda andThe Statue of Libertybothrepresentthe traditional valuesof eachcountry.
- 7. The statue of Liberty It was constructed in 1876-1886 It is 93 meters tall
- 8. Kartlis Deda It was constructed in 1958 It is20 meters tall
- 9. Eiffel Tower It was constructed in 1889 It is 324 meters tall
- 10. Word cards tall taller the tallest old older
- 12. criteria for grading essays 3 2 1 Similarities and differences are presented logically Similarities and differences are presented fully and logically There are 2-3 errors Similarities and differences are not presented fully and logically Spelling 4-5 errors 6-7 errors 8-9 errors Grammar 1-2 errors 3-4 errors 5-6 errors