martes, 27 de enero de 2015

Dossier Actividad con Luz sobre los usos didácticos de los Rory's Story Cubes


Aplicación didáctica de los Rory's Story Cubes


En la sesión de la semana anterior, Luz nos pidió que buscásemos actividades o usos que se le puede dar a los Rory's Story Cubes en una clase de lenguas extranjeras.

Los Rory's Story Cubes son un conjunto de 9 dados que tienen dibujados en sus caras diferentes objetos, imágenes o acciones, por lo que su uso más generalizado es el de servir de base para la invención de historietas.

Esto los convierte en un recurso excelente para ser utilizados en clase de lenguas extranjeras, ya que pueden ayudar a desarrollar no sólo la imaginación y creatividad de los alumnos sino también sus destrezas para redactar en inglés o francés.

Para mi actividad pediría a los alumnos que se dividiesen en grupos de tres y se repartieran los dados para crear entre los tres una pequeña historia utilizando los objetos que les tocan al tirar.
A continuación, pondría un cronómetro y daría unos tres o cuatro minutos para que los grupos creasen sus historias.
La única condición que les pondría sería que nunca repitiesen turno, es decir, que sus intervenciones al crear la historia estuviesen intercaladas, de esta manera todos se verían obligados a participar en una proporción similar.
 Al final haríamos una votación para dar un pequeño premio al grupo que haya utilizado el mayor número de palabras con coherencia y a la historia más imaginativa y original.
Además del uso en clase, esas historias que ya han sido creadas podrían utilizarse como deberes; por ejemplo, intercambiando las historias entre los grupos, se podría pedir a los alumnos que rehiciesen las historias como si estuviesen pasando en el momento, hace un año o dentro de un mes dependiendo del tiempo verbal que nos interese practicar.

lunes, 5 de enero de 2015

Dossier Actividad de clase Luz

A Cambridgeshire boy wore a skirt to school in a protest against what he said was "discrimination".

Chris Whitehead, 12, was angry because the rules at Impington Village College, near Cambridge, did not allow boys to wear shorts in hot weather.
The year 8 pupil said he researched the school policy, found a loophole in the rules and went to school in a skirt.
Following his demonstration, the school has promised to revise the policy later in the year.
'Uniform policy'
Chris said: "There has been a bit of teasing but I don't mind if people laugh at me, if I feel I am doing something that is good. I think people agree with me and I hope something will change." He added: "I looked up the uniform policy, it doesn't say girls have to be the ones wearing skirts, so I used this to my advantage. It was a peaceful protest."
Some of his friends at the school said it was an unusual thing to see but a brave thing to do. A school spokeswoman said that she admired his independence and individuality.
The boy’s father, Brian Whitehead, said: "We are proud of him. We asked him if he was sure of what he was going to do. But he's the sort of boy who just shrugs his shoulders and gets on with it."
Chris told the BBC that he wanted to go into politics in the future, starting with the House of Commons.

Since the news appeared in the national press Chris has generated a lot of interest on the social networking site Twitter. TV presenter Phillip Schofield tweeted: "Well done 12-year-old Chris Whitehead protesting that at his school, in the summer, girls can wear skirts, but boys can't wear shorts.


ACTIVITIES


Warm-up activity

Discuss in pairs the following questions:

Do you think the way you dress has a strong influence on how others perceive you? How important is your appearance to you?

Activity 1

Are these sentences true or false?


1. Chris does not mind if people laugh at him, because he believes he did something good.

2. His friends think that he acted inappropriately because he made a fool of himself.


3. Chris would like to become a politician in the future.

4. This event has generated a great deal of interest on Twitter.

Activity 2

 Answer the following questions:

1. Why does Chris Whitehead think his school uniform policy is discriminatory?

2. What did he do in order to complain about it?


3. Do Chris Whitehead's parents agree with his protest?

4. What kind of impact has his story had in media and public opinion? 



Homework

What do you think about uniform policy? Write a 150 word essay explaining the pros and cons of school uniforms.