Croatia Osnovna škola Pušća
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Croatian language Topic Trial ( playing rolls ) Aims of the lesson Students will : 1 ) notice the features of a social narrative in a novel From the Big City Underground
character Age of students 13-14
Time Methods Teaching resources Activities recognize and notice relationships between characters ; 2 ) notice the motivation of the main character ' s actions ; 3 ) determine the degree of moral guilt of the main character and the appropriate social responsibility ( punishment ) for the committed offense through the simulation of the trial by various procedures ; 4 ) notice , connect and conclude how much the social environment and conditions in which we live and grow up influence our own choices and builds our
90 minutes Individual work ( research ), work in groups Digital sources , printed sources , novel , biography of the writer , computer Introduction The students read a novel From the Big City Underground , which is dominated by social elements . Through interpretive analysis , students identify causal relationships in the development of the plot and the interrelationships between the characters .
Middle part The emphasis is on the main character who , due to difficult life circumstances in an alcoholic state , unaware of what he is doing to death , beat his own daughter , his sweetheart . Students choose the roles they will represent in the Trial workshop ( lawyers , prosecutors , witnesses , defendant , judges , jury ). Once students are given their role they explore and prepare for their performance in the courtroom .
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