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The English Class – a lot
more than English!
English teacher as civic
educator
Jack Pillemer
An English teacher is fortunate because s/he can be a civic educator and
integrate his/her work perfectly into language teaching.
All of the methods used in the workshop are intended to apply
equally for English classes. The workshop demonstrates the uses of a survey,
analysis, method of creating work groups , group tasks on back of pictures,
brainstorming and organization, guided use of
the newspaper text/photo/cartoon/announcement, integration of literature and current events, forms to fill out
in response to activities, a moving debate etc.
In my view, we as English teachers should do more than teach English
language skills. That is obviously our main task and out mandate. We, however,
can also help pupils understand the role of democracy in ensuring individual
human rights and I think we should.
Worksheets from Workshop given in Jerusalem
5/03/2006
All of the following worksheets (prepared for the workshop) are accompanied by photographs, cartoons, articles, headlines etc. from the press. Most of them have been scanned in here but it may be difficult in some cases to read the text. Images seem fine.
If you can not have the actual material from the newspaper, you can simply use
the worksheets as models to help you create your own based on material you
yourself
find.
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To be used as constant reference in discussions. |
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To be used as constant reference in discussions. |
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To be
used as a model for something similar with pupils. |
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To be used as a model for something similar with pupils. |
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My plan for how I intended to run the workshop - probably useless
for anyone else. |
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Stuck
onto the back of pictures which were cut up into 4 parts.
To be
used as a model for something similar with pupils |
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Activity 1. It is easy to find your own picture
and use this activity |
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Activity 2. Good
for Junior High. Pictures Jewish and Arab and Iranian children participating
in protests and demonstrations |
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Activity
3. This has a short shelf life . Picture of Effie Eitam with
bleeding head and a cartoon in which Eitam asks the doctor if he can keep
the bandage on till after the election |
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Activity
4.An article with the arguments the Green Leaf party used in
their petition to court against their exclusion from being allowed to
promote their platform at Blich High school elections. Probably there are articles on the net which deal with the subject. |
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Activity
5.Article about the movie complex in Kiryat Gat which was closed
in less than a year because of pressure from religious inhabitants who
opposed Shabbat movies. . A short
shelf life but the issue constantly pops up so other articles should be easy
to find. |
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Activity 6. Non-
political in nature. Announcements on the procedures for presenting lists,
finding one's polling station and the laws regarding what remains open and
closed on election day. Good for discussion of genre and style and teaching
simpler vocabulary |
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Activity
7. An article with the details of the charges brought against
Omri Sharon. Probably
there are articles on the net which deal with the subject |
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Activity
8. An article, already well
out of date as news goes, but still relevant, regarding death threats
made against the prime minister before disengagement this summer (2005) |
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