Pygmalion 3 Lesson Plans
Transcript of Pygmalion 3 Lesson Plans
ProcedureStage Aim Procedure Materials Interaction Time
Warmer Activate prior knowledge
Ask students to work independently or in small groups to define the following concepts: language, culture, manners, class, identity and perfection. They may choose to write dictionary definitions, give positive and negative examples, or list attributes of each.
Two differentdictionaries
Pair work 5 min
Outcomes Clarify aims of lesson(Objectives)
Shows three outcomes on board. Discusses them with class.-Origin of the play (Myth)- Introducing the play and characters.- Introducing the concept of Idealism and perfection.
Board T-SS 2 min
VocabularyInput
To check understanding of key vocabulary
Definition of Myth
1 – On a projector or in a coloured printed paper show Ss the painting based on Pygmalion myth.
Questions to Ss:>What do you see?>What do you think about the picture?>What the meaning could be behind a man embracing a statue of a woman?
This would segue into the Greek myth of “Pygmalion”
>Introduce concept of Idealism and perfection.
OHP ORPrinted out paper
Story of Pygmalion Myth(Hand-outs)
T- Ss 15 min
Content input To understand the relationship between the myth and the play. To understand the social and
Students read and discuss the intro in their books.
Text book and hand-outs
T- Ss
Group work
30 min
historical background of the age (Edwardian Era)
LanguageInput(FOLLOWINGCLASS) 2
To understand the diff. between dialect and accent (cockney dialect in particular)
Discuss it collectively in class. Distribute hand-outs.
Students read Act 1(Assign roles for each student)
Hand-outs
Book
T- SS
Ss
30 min
Production of language and content
Learners are asked to write an essay about Shaw’s views and their presence in the play
Discuss the main points to be included in their essays (5 min.)
Ss Note taking Individual work
H.W
Closure Students discuss or role-play the following situation:
Imagine that one of your classmates has been invited to a Ball at Buckingham Palace. What coaching would you give your friend so that she or he would be able to speak and behave appropriately?
Ss 10
H.W
IntegratingTechnology(FOLLOWING CLASS) 3
To link the text to the musical film: My fair Lady
Students watch Act I from the movie
(My Fair Lady) 1964 Movie Starring Audrey Hepburn
Ss in group Entire Class