Decode the mysterious message

OBJECTIVES

In this proposal Students Will Be Able To:

decode a hieroglyphic message or word in English and understand it
refresh the vocabulary learnt about Egypt

NON- LINGUISTIC CONTENT

Hieroglyphic decoding

LINGUISTIC CONTENT

Target vocabulary in English: pyramids, pharaoh, mummy, tomb, amulet, king

Verb to be in some of the messages "pharaoh is the king of Egypt", "pyramids are tombs"

TIMING

Every day from

9.30 to 11:00.

There is no established time for the proposal

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY

The students will take one stip of paper, stick them on the proposal worksheet (and notebook) and decode the hieroglyphics message or word in English. The messages or words will be related to the key vocabulary of Egypt.

STEP 2. Draw the message/word

TYPE OF INTERACTION

Individual

MATERIALS

Hieroglyphics strips

Hieroglyphics template

Decode the message sheet

Pencil

Hieroglyphics strips

Hieroglyphics template

Decode the message sheet

Pencil

ASSESSMENT

Apart from the Traffic light evaluation, it will be used the Decode the mysterious message sheet to assess the students' understanding of the word or sentence in English.

Decode the mysterious message instructions

SCAFFOLDING

The hieroglphic messages will be divided into two types, the easy and the difficult ones, that is for 1st graders and 2nd-3rd graders. In the easy messages there will be written one simple word related to Egypt, so they wll have previous knowledge about it. In the case of the difficult ones, there will have to decode a short sentence also about the Egypt vocabulary.

Besides, I will provide some examples to guide them.

The proposal instructions provide a lot of visual support that complements the text in English so that it is more understandable for all students.