Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan : Cinema, Cinema, Cinema

Level:
Form 4 (Intermediate)

Time:
60 minutes

Aims:
1. To find specific information on a Website.
2. To transfer the information on a worksheet provided by the teacher.
3. To practice information transfer skills.

Technical Requirements:
1. One computer per group of 5 students
2. Internet connection
3. Web Browser

Website:
1. http://www.imdb.com/

Preparation:
1. Locate site related to movies and entertainment
2. Prepare lesson and worksheet in relevance to the site.

Procedure:
1. Teacher shows a trailer on a specific movie from The Internet Movie Database website.
2. Teacher asks students what they know about the movie and explain briefly on the movie.
3. Teacher asks students to form groups of five and allocates each group to a computer.
4. Teacher distributes a worksheet to each group.
5. Teacher instructs students to read through the worksheet and log onto the site written on the worksheet. Students are required to browse through the site and discuss the answers to be filled in the worksheet within the allocated time limit. Students may use the previously shown video as reference too.
6. Teacher guides students on how to browse the site.
7. Teacher monitors each group’s performance.
8. When all groups are finished, teacher discusses the answers with students.

Follow-up:

Teacher asks students to go back and do their own research on movies and entertainment via the Internet.

Example: Megamind