ACTION PLAN

Ms. Humaira ShakilThe City School, PAF ChapterEnglish, Grade 3

A note of Thanks to The City School and INTEL for providing us with an opportunity to enhance our teaching skills as per the requirement of 21st Century.

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LONG-TERM GOALS

The students should be provided an environment based on teaching strategies of 21st century to enable them to enhance their language and comprehension skills.

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SHORT-TERM GOALS

Enhance all English Language skills.

Create an interactive classroom environment to enhance confidence level of the students.

Bloom’s Taxonomy to be integrated in all lessons planned.

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SHORT-TERM GOALS oStudents to be motivated through various activities, certificates and classroom incentives.oThey will be taught how to use a dictionary and search for the words or information online.o Students should be encouraged to help their fellow peers and learn to cooperate and share.

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Come to the edge.We might fall.Come to the edge.It's too high!COME TO THE EDGE!And they cameand he pushedand they flew...Christopher Logue

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INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND TASKS

They will be provided word banks which may be obtained from the internet as well as books from where they would use new words and expressions to compose their own piece of writing. They will be taken to computer laboratory to search for new words using internet. 8

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND TASKS

A series of questions (simple to complex) according to the Bloom’s Taxonomy will be given, which will gradually build a student’s knowledge in a way that they would reach to the conclusions themselves.

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INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND TASKS

Questions which require brain storming will be given to the students. They will be given home tasks along with relevant internet links where they would be able to find activities and exercises for practice.

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INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND TASKS

Interactive classroom sessions will be arranged for the students to discuss and share their ideas and information gathered from various means. i.e. Internet , magazines, newspapers etc.

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SOLUTIONS TO ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES

There is always a language barrier, since English is not the first language of the students.

Reading habit will be inculcated. Links to online websites will be provided to read stories and learn new words.

Challenges Solutions

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SOLUTIONS TO ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES

The classrooms don’t have computers.

Students can be taken to their computer labs whenever the lab is available.

Challenges Solutions

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SOLUTIONS TO ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES

Students may not be willing to work in an interactive environment.

The students will be motivated and offered classroom incentives to indulge in group discussions.

Challenges Solutions

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SOLUTIONS TO ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES

Many students don’t have access to technology at their homes.

The students will be hard copies of the information extracted from the internet. Their parents will also be guided

Challenges Solutions

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COMPREHENSION SAMPLE

What does the red bottle contain?

What is the name of the Pharmacy?

How much medicine should be taken daily?

What other instructions are given on the cover?

Medicines should be kept away from children. Comment. 17

TIME LINE August-

September

Group activities will be introduced to promote sharing of opinions and ideas and getting students acquainted with their class fellows.

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TIME LINE October-

November

New words will be introduced to develop vocabulary of the students. Daily links of websites will be provided. The students will be given a word to be searched on the internet. 19

TIME LINE December-January The habit of book

reading will be inculcated.

Interesting books will be kept in the class room.

Information on internet and in the books will be shared.

Students will be taken to ICT labs to search information using internet.

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TIME LINE February

Group discussions will be promoted to enhance knowledge regarding the subject as well as building up confidence in the pupil in terms of speech, knowledge and language. 21

TIME LINE March-April The students will be

given tasks to be performed individually using internet along with computer. They would have build up a good vocabulary and language understanding by then. They will be required to formulate and create ideas using knowledge they have acquired. 22

RESOURCESBooks InternetNewspapersMagazinesWord

processingMulti MediaSpread Sheets

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CONCLUSIONBy inculcating the 21st century skills the students would not only be able to gain knowledge related to technology with which they will be well equipped as well as gain a better understanding of the language English.

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