Title of Lesson: What does Gender Equality look like? (Speaking)

    Listening Skills and Strategies in focus: Reflection & Presentation

    Learner Level:  B2 & C1

    Length of Lesson: 90 minutes

Materials Needed:

Warm up: Chalkboard/whiteboard, chalk/dry-erase markers

Reading: Computers or print sheets of the article

Practice: Paper and pencils, One handout for each group (Appendix C)

Presentation: N/A

Wrap up: One handout for each student (Appendix D)

Learning Objectives/ Students will be able to: 

(1) Engage in a class discussion on the previous lesson

(2) Read articles in groups

(3) Write a script based on the article they read

(4) Grade peers based on a rubric

(5) Present skit in front of peers

Activity: Review Exit tickets

Time: 5-10 minutes

Materials: Chalkboard/whiteboard, chalk/dry-erase markers

Steps & Teacher Directions: 

1. Write the exit ticket questions from last time on the board (Appendix A )

2. Have students talk about their answers in a small group of 4-5 students

3. Afterwards ask groups to share what they talked about 

Learning Objective(s) Targeted:

(1) Engage in a class discussion on the previous lesson

Activity: Grouping and Reading

Time: 15-20 minutes

Materials: Computers or print sheets of the article

Article Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/05/five-stories-that-show-women-fighting-sexism-around-the-world/ 

Steps & Teacher Directions: 

1. Put students into groups of 2-3

2. Assign each group one of the five stories to read. The stories are about women all over the world fighting sexism (There can be more than one group reading the same story)

Story options are:

• “My husband accuses me of abandoning my children”

• “In most cases men will feel degraded if I arrest them”

• “When I arrive home, I wash my hands and head straight to the kitchen”

• “Gaining visibility brought with it death threats from the religious extremists” 

• “My first battle was to save my own girls”

3. Give students time to read and talk about their story with their group mates 

Learning Objective(s) Targeted:

(2) Read articles in groups

Activity: Script writing and Editing

Time: 30-35 minutes

Materials:  Paper and pencils, One handout for each group (Appendix C)

Steps & Teacher Directions: 

1. Have students write a short script in their groups based on the rubric given (Appendix C) this should take about 15-20 minutes

2. Once students are finished have them pair up with another group

3. Each group should switch their scripts and give feedback based on the rubric (Appendix C) this should take about 10 minutes

4. Then have groups separate so they can edit their script based on the feedback given from the other group 5 minutes

5. Teacher should walk around and offer help to groups

Learning Objective(s) Targeted:

(3) Write a script based on the article they read

(4) Grade peers based on a rubric

Activity: Act out script to different groups

Time: 20-25 minutes

Materials: N/A

Steps & Teacher Directions: 

1. Have students pair up with a different group than before and act out their skit, both groups should be able to act out their skit

2. After each group has presented to the other group, have groups talk about how their skit related to their article 

3. Teacher should walk around and observe each group

Learning Objective(s) Targeted:

(5) Present skit in front of peers

Activity: Assign final projects

Time: 5-10 minutes

Materials: Exit ticket sheets

Steps & Teacher Directions: 

1. Hand students the directions for their final projects (Appendix )

2. Briefly talk about expectations for this project

Learning Objective(s) Targeted:

N/A

Braun, N. (n.d.). Five stories that show women fighting sexism around the world. World Economic Forum.