Instruction
1. Language learning objectives：
(a) Utilizing COCA to inspire the students' morphological awareness and
grammatical patterns.
(b) Asking the students' to create their own sentence in order to ensure
that they can apply the learned patterns.
(c) Through sharing of their own thought, they can discuss together and
perceive from different views.
(d) Through the matching activity, the students can learn the words
according to the meaningful contexts.
(e) From the games, the students can create the different identity to
achieve the various tasks by following English steps.
Therefore, they can not only enjoy playing the games, but also learn
English automatically.
(f) Finally, giving the crossword puzzle (made by HotPotatoes 6) in order to
not only test their meaningful learning of vocabulary, but also test their spelling.
(g) After finishing this program, the teacher will post the answer key on the blog,
in order to let the students can find their errors by themselves.
(g) After finishing this program, the teacher will post the answer key on the blog,
in order to let the students can find their errors by themselves.
2. Digital literacy skills：
The learners are necessary to have literacy of operating the website and its functions,as well as have an ability of analyzing a huge database in English.
3. Target language：
Mediate reading in spoken English.
4. Target students：
Second graders in junior high school.
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(The story and the pictures were retrieved from Disney.com)
The movie：Monsters University
Release Date: Jun 21, 2013
Runtime: 1 hr. 42 min.
Genres: Animated, Family
Director: Dan Scanlon
Cast: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Peter Sohn.
The characters
The story
Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski (vioce of Billy Crystal) was a little monster. he has dreamed of becoming a scarer-and he knows better than anyone that the best scarers come from Monsers University (MU). But during his first semester at MU. Mike's plans are derailed when he crosses paths with hotshot James P. Sullivan, "Sulley"(voice of John Doodman), a natural-born scarer. The pair's out-of-control competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the University's elite Scare Program. To make matters worse, they realize they will have to work together, along with an odd bunch of misfit monsters, if they ever hope to make things right.
Screaming with laughter and oozing with heart, Disney.Pixar's "Monsters University" is directed by Dan Scanlon ("Cars," "Mater and the Ghostlight, "Tracy"), produced by Kori Rae ("Up," "The Incredibles," "Monsters, Inc.") and features music from future Rock-and-Roll-Hall-of-Fame-inductee and award winning composer Randy Newman ("Monsters, Inc.," "Toy Story 3")
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Activity
1.
Firstly, you need to read the above story of Monsters University carefully and perceptively.
Firstly, you need to read the above story of Monsters University carefully and perceptively.
2.
Please enter the website "COCA" (link: http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/). Then, following the steps, 1) choose “CHART”, 2) type the word, 3) click “SPOKEN” and 4) analyze the contexts.
Please enter the website "COCA" (link: http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/). Then, following the steps, 1) choose “CHART”, 2) type the word, 3) click “SPOKEN” and 4) analyze the contexts.
(1) Please discover the differences of "scare" by COCA.
a. The word "scare" is noun when it occurs before/after _________________ .
b. The word "scare" is verb when it occurs before/after _________________ .
c. Please utilize "scare" to create your own sentence according to the various
context you perceived.
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(2) Please discover the differences between "competition" and "competitive" by COCA.
a. The word "competition" occurs before/after _________________ .
b. The word "competitive" occurs before/after _________________ .
c. Which one is noun? ____________. Which one is adjective? ____________.
d. Fill the appropriate words into the blanks according to the context.
(a) What do you do to take him out of this ____________?
(b) They're struggling to be ____________ with the Republican attack machine
that's coming.
(c) That's a very ____________ and a very important state.
(d) Okay, lets talk about the ____________ here.
e. Please utilize "competition" and "competitive" to create your own sentence
(a) What do you do to take him out of this ____________?
(b) They're struggling to be ____________ with the Republican attack machine
that's coming.
(c) That's a very ____________ and a very important state.
(d) Okay, lets talk about the ____________ here.
e. Please utilize "competition" and "competitive" to create your own sentence
according to the various context you perceived.
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(3) Discovering grammatical patterns.
a. Type "is directed by" in the searching blank. List at least 2 sentences from COCA.
what the difference between "is directed by" and "directed" you think.
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(3) Discovering grammatical patterns.
a. Type "is directed by" in the searching blank. List at least 2 sentences from COCA.
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b. Type "directed" in the searching blank. List at least 2 sentences from COCA. .
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c. Please click the button "reply" to write down and share with your peers what the difference between "is directed by" and "directed" you think.
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3.
Please read the above story again, and then, do the following practice.
Matching the same meanings of the items on the right to the items on the left according to the context of the story you read. Total 16 words will be practiced in the following.
Please read the above story again, and then, do the following practice.
Matching the same meanings of the items on the right to the items on the left according to the context of the story you read. Total 16 words will be practiced in the following.
Vocabulary
Release
Runtime
Genre
Director
Cast
College-bound Runtime
Genre
Director
Monster
Semester
Derail
Hotshot
Natural-born
Competitive
Spirit
Kick out
Elite
Odd
Enter the link (https://www.dropbox.com/s/xkho3d62a9zfg38/J%20Match.htm)
and download it.
After that, starting to do the practice.
and download it.
After that, starting to do the practice.
4.Games
Please click the link (http://disney.go.com/monsters-university/#/games).
Then, following the steps of the chart.
Please click the link (http://disney.go.com/monsters-university/#/games).
Then, following the steps of the chart.
After finishing those two kinds of games, please write down what the process you need to follow and what the difficulties you encountered when you were playing the games. (Please reply on this post.)
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Test
Crossword Puzzle
To write down the correct words according to the following meanings.
Down: 1:__________________
A person in charge of a film/movie or play who tells the actors and staff what to do.
Down: 2: __________________
One of the two periods that the school or college year is divided into.
A person in charge of a film/movie or play who tells the actors and staff what to do.
Down: 2: __________________
One of the two periods that the school or college year is divided into.
Across: 2: __________________
A person's feelings or state of mind.
Down: 3: __________________
Choosing actors to play the different parts in a film/movie, play.
Across: 3: __________________
Used to describe a situation in which people or organizations compete against each other.
Down: 4: __________________
A person who is extremely successful in their career or at a particular sport.
Across: 5: __________________
Not with the pair or set that it belongs to; not matching.
Down: 6: __________________
To leave the track.
Down: 7: __________________
A particular type or style of literature, art, film or music that you can recognize because of its special features.
Across: 8: __________________
Making something available to the public.
Across: 9: __________________
The amount of time that a program takes to perform a task.
Down: 10: __________________
An imaginary creature that is very large, ugly and frightening.
A person's feelings or state of mind.
Down: 3: __________________
Choosing actors to play the different parts in a film/movie, play.
Across: 3: __________________
Used to describe a situation in which people or organizations compete against each other.
Down: 4: __________________
A person who is extremely successful in their career or at a particular sport.
Across: 5: __________________
Not with the pair or set that it belongs to; not matching.
Down: 6: __________________
To leave the track.
Down: 7: __________________
A particular type or style of literature, art, film or music that you can recognize because of its special features.
Across: 8: __________________
Making something available to the public.
Across: 9: __________________
The amount of time that a program takes to perform a task.
Down: 10: __________________
An imaginary creature that is very large, ugly and frightening.
