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E.L.I.O.T. - ENHANCING LITERACY BASIC SKILLS AND FIGHTING DROPOUT WITH
CROSS-CURRICULAR THEATRICAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
ID Number: 2016-1-IT02-KA219-024165
Development (40 minutes)
 The teacher hands out an adapted article about the relation between
idioms and culture and their importance in conveying the cultural values
of a community.
 (Jigsaw reading) Students are asked to break down in groups of three
(max four people). Each group will read a part of the test and be experts
in their part. Students will be asked to answer some comprehension
questions.
 The worksheet will feature also questions regarding the other excerpts
from the text, dealt with by the other groups’ members.
 Each student from each “home group” is supposed to meet with the
members from the other groups in order to collect the necessary
information, and after mastering the material, return to the "home" group
and teach the material to their group members.
 Using the answers collected, every group will write a short summary of
the main aspects addressed by the article.
 Every member of the group will be given a task. Two members will focus
on summarising the main points, one member will be in charge of the
spelling check and there will be a member in charge of grammar
accuracy.
 The summaries will be uploaded on the class shared padlet together with
images and captions associated to the idioms previously selected, creating
Steps
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Scheduling
activities , who Final (5 minutes)
 The teacher assesses and comments the outcome and guides the students
do what, times,
toward self-assessment by means of an assessment rubric sheet.
tools, assess
7th and 8th lessons
Summing up and creating a digital book using ISSUU tools (computer room)
Introduction (5 minutes)
 The teacher explains that students are going to fill in an evaluation rubric
sheet in order to determine if all of the initial goals and objectives have
been met and to what degree, seeing how their work measures up to their
expectations.( https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/FAQ/how-can-we-
evaluate-projects)
Development (30 minutes)
 Students will fill in the evaluation rubric sheet and will answer some open
questions about their experience.
Further development (60 minutes)
Students, with the help of the teacher, will collect all the relevant material
and will create a digital book using ISSUU tools.
Final (5 minutes)
• The teacher will carry out a summative evaluation of the project based on
the following criteria:
• Active participation and engagement
Accuracy of the work and punctuality.