<p>English: Intermediate level 2x 45’ March 3, 2008 Andrea Hodel, Andrea Jedlicka Article: "Harry Potter school gets magic results" http://books.guardian.co.uk/harrypotter/story/0,,2210840,00.html#article_continue </p><p>Topic/Learning Target Homework from last lesson - Reading of a newspaper article with 4th grade students - Ss read and understand a non-simplified newspaper article - Ss learn new vocab. - Ss learn expressions used in a discussion/debate Lesson 1 Content Material Method Time/Notes Before reading the article in class, T collects information about Hogwarts, e.g. CW /IW 5 ‘ the 4 houses, the broomstick flying blackboard lessons, the magic classes etc.</p><p>T asks Ss what you could do in a normal school blackboard CW 5’  Ss answers: e.g. students disguise themselves, wear "magic" hats, learn some easy tricks etc. </p><p>T lets the students vote if such a school CW 2’ exists in reality > it actually does in GB!</p><p>T hands out newspaper article. Each newspaper articles paragraph is read aloud by a student (12 CW 15’ in total).  after each paragraph, the T writes OHP difficult words on the transparency and asks if the Ss knew the vocabulary (Use different ways of explaining vocab.: mime, explain, ask Ss etc.) 3’ T explains that he wants to train Ss for a TV debate about the introduction of a “Hogwarts-like” school in Switzerland.</p><p>T hands out an overview of expressions worksheets (overview of used in discussions/debates (E.g. In my discussion expressions) opinion, …/ I see your point, but…./I don’t think you’re right, because …) PW 8’ Ss translate some of the expressions into German. CW 2’  correct in class.</p><p>T then divides class into four groups, two are pro “Harry Potter Schools” and two are against. GW 10’</p><p>Ss have to think of arguments for and against this kind of school and use the expressions from the overview. Lesson 2 Content Material Method Time/Notes TV-Debate Ev. OHP, blackboard. DI 10’ x 2 (> two discussions) Two groups are facing each other and 2 speaker desks in the discuss. T acts as talk master and the front of the room remaining two groups are the audience. chairs for the audience in the back of the room.</p><p>Ss in the audience are journalists. They 5’ have to take notes what the two parties are suggesting.</p><p>After the two discussions, the journalists 15’ (resp. all Ss) have to write their own article about the TV-debate. They have to include at least two arguments in favour of Harry Potter Schools and two arguments against such schools (max 200-300 words) and hand in their articles at the end of the lesson.</p><p>Notes on program for next lesson Homework for next lesson: - T corrects articles and > talk about - search the internet for a short article in English frequent mistakes etc.</p><p>TL teacher-lecture PW pair work IW individual work IT interactive teaching GW group work DI discussion EX exercise SP student-presentation </p>