UNIVERSITY OF PANAMA

VERAGUAS BRANCH
HUMANITY FACULTY
ENGLISH SCHOOL
SHORT STORIES IN ENGLISH 262 B
TEACHING GUIDE

Professor: Betsy Fonseca
Module#3
Tittle: Short Story of Family and Identity
Competence:
Stand up the importance of the family in the society and the identity problems in modern society.
Use the language acquired in the readings as a means of expression.

DAY TOPIC DATE
1 hour Scientific Congress October 1
2 hour Pre test October 3
1 hour Family (structures reading) October 8
2 hour Identify the characters and Family structures October 10
1 hour Self-assessment reading October 15
2 hour Literary analysis Character October 17
1 hour Reading response web An Angel in
Disguise
October 22
2 hour Video session the last leaf October 24
1 hour Reading aloud October 29
2 hour Note taking October 31
1 hour Holiday November 5
2 hour Review

November 7
1 hour Literary analysis November 12
2 hour Post test November 14

TIME


CONTENT

TECHNIQUE

ACTIVITIES

EVALUATION

1 day Oct1
Scientific Congress

2 day Oct 3
Pre test Written test Solve a written test based on the reading.

3day Oct 8




Family structures
in different cultural
contexts.
Making predictions

Brainstorming


Make predictions about what is the story about.

Mention some ideas about the reading

Discuss the various family structures in different
cultural contexts.

Class participation
Check list
4day Oct 10 Identify the
characters and
Family structures
presented In The
Reading.
Skimming

Scanning

vocabulary building

Skim the whole reading.

Scan the main character of the story.
Highlights words that are difficult for them.

Do vocabulary buildings based on the reading.

Skimming
Scanning
vocabulary building
Check list

5 day Oct 15
Family structures
based on the reading
An Angel in
disguise
Self-assessment
reading

Check the reading assessment rubric and think about
which skills I want to focus on.
Practice the reading a few times.
Use the rubric to assess to yourself.
Self-assessment
reading
Rubric


6 day Oct 17

Identify the
characters and
Family structures
presented In The
Reading

(assignment)

Reading
comprehension
session
graphic organizers

Searching
(assignment)
Family relationships
For the Oct.21
Express their opinion based on the reading.
Elaborate graphic organizers about main characters
presented in the readings
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/122723158569530985/
Establish the setting of the reading.
Upload in Facebook, their comments about the reading.
For the next session, watch a video about different family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYTviP_VieQ
Paraphrase and give your opinion about family
relationships related to the video.
Post comments on Facebook.

Class participation
Check list

Graphic organizer
scale


7 day Oct 22


Value The Various
Family Structures



Reading response
web

Makes notes about of the content of a work.
Discuss the thematic content of a work.
Organize the information in a graphic organizer
template.
Mention the importance of the family in the society.
Use the language acquired in the readings as a means
of expression.
Tolerate ideas presented in a Group discussion.

Assignment for October 29.
Promote the use of the acquired vocabulary.
Solve a critical written workshop based on the reading
and post in the Facebook.
-How well does the author make his/her point of view?
-Do you agree or disagree with the message?
-How this story connect me?
-What perspectives change the story`s message?



Graphic organizer
Rubric

8 day Oct 24



Video presentation
The last Leaf

Graffiti Wall

Watch a video about short story The last Leaf
Make groups for developing a graffiti wall.
Take turns coming up and writing words, ideas, and
phrases that relate to the video.
One of the group, summarize the ideas.


Workshop


9 day Oct 29



Reading aloud Read a paragraph for improving pronunciation.
Make comments about the reading.

Reading
assessment

10 day Oct 31
Note taking
Write down important information and key words to be learned.
Present their selection of characters and their description.
Organize the characters information in a graphic organizer.
For homework
They need to summarize the short story takes into account literary analysis.
Post in Facebook for Nov. 7


Note taking using
graphic organizer
template

11 day Oct 5
Holiday

12 day Nov 7

Review

Preparing an index cards for reviewing the material
about the Last leaf.
Professor begins the first question.
Student holding
the card with then answer stands up and answers it in a
complete sentence. He then asks the question on his or
her card. The cycle continues.
The rest of the Students make notes about the answers.


Class participation


13 day Nov 12

Literary analysis

Introduce the theme of the short story.
Identify the characters and their roles.
Point out the setting, conflict, the climax, and
resolution.
Present their point of view.
Use vocabulary and grammatical structure.

Literary analysis

14 day Nov 14

Post test