Unit Portfolio Presentation Abanes, Karen Rose Ermac, Nhovy D.

1. Make our Voices be Heard Unit Portfolio Presentation Abanes, Karen Rose Ermac, Nhovy D.

2. UNIT PLAN SUMMARY Election is coming! Let your voices be heard! Let us find out who will be heard and who can initiate a change. This unit is all about initiating an action through writing. The class will communicate to any aspiring president through letters. The task can be done by interviewing people who come from the different sectors of the society. They will work in groups. For instance, a group will interview people from the business sector or from the labor sector.

3. The interview should be able to answer the questions “What do you expect from the president? and “What can you suggest to the president?” All groups must document their interviews through videos or pictures. After the interviews, they must create multi-media presentations involving what they have discovered in the process. They must share their presentations to the class during the first week of the entire activity.

4. Finally, each group will write a letter to an aspiring leader of their own choice. Their letters should include questions, expectations, ideas, opinions and aspirations of the people they have interviewed as well as their personal views and aspirations. In their letters, they have to observe proper usage of subject-verb agreement and use courteous expressions. They have to ensure that they will send their letters before the election.

5. ESSENTIAL QUESTION How can we make our voices be heard?

6. UNIT QUESTIONS 1. Why do we write letters? 2. How do we write letters that others would want to read? 3. What are the necessary things we should consider in writing letters?

7. CONTENT QUESTIONS • What is a letter? • When do we write letters? • What are the rules in Subject and Verb agreement and the exceptions? • Why should we observe these rules in writing letters? • What are the techniques in persuasive writing? • How do courteous expressions help our letters? • How important is the message of our letter?

8. BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT • This project will develop 21st century skills of the students by: • Communicating and collaborating with peers • Articulating thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively through interviews and writing letters • Using technology as a tool to organize and communicate ideas in their letters and multi-media presentations • Adapting to varied roles and responsibilities in accomplishing their tasks • Exercising sound reasoning in understanding views and aspirations of other people

10. Assessment Summary • To set goals and gauge the student’s needs, assessment instruments such as brainstorming, conference questions and K-W-L-H chart will be used. These are very important for students and teachers to be able to identify necessary things that will be included the project work. • To monitor the progress of the project, assessment tools like journals, graphic organizers, observation, collaboration and checklist will be utilized. • For the output of the project, students need to produce letters to be sent to the presidentiables and multi-media presentations.

11. My Goals for the Course • Understand and appreciate the views and aspirations of my students with regards to a better society • Find ways to help them express their ideas and opinions • Discover interesting means to teach grammar • Learn about different kinds of technological devices that will interest my students • Share ideas with colleagues and find better strategies in doing projects

12. Goals for My Students • to acquire 21st century skills • to have their voices heard   • to develop courage in expressing personal views and opinions • to utilize different forms of resources • to appreciate letter writing as a medium for self- expression

13. Let’s make our opinions count!