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Christopher: Hey, I've just got an idea. Do you think it's better for us to do some text book analysis other than demonstration? We can explore several books in the market and see what their lessons are like. And then we can have a "comment task" in the discussion? (Or we can still keep our original discussion task.) anyway comment please.

Esther: I think it is a good idea coz in this way we can avoid the risk of having a bad example for our classmates :p but will that be difficult to find those textbooks? We only got one at the moment.

Christopher: Let's try to find some then.

Bill: As for demonstration, there are actually suggested schemes of work from the EDB, maybe in the last case we can use them as a guideline. Links have been added to the " Curriculum document " page.

Yoyo: I think we can actually use one TB and try to find out the bad points of the TB, which then ask the groups to think of how to design the teaching materials even they have to use it? or how to amend the tb like we did during lessons?

Yoyo: guys, did you receive the email of nicole, talking about the framework of the poresentation? :)

Esther: Dear all, please take a look at the work allocation below~thanks!

Jacqueline: just wanna ask cas i am a bit confused:P wt is expected in scheme of work? sth like from which lesson to which lesson, wt wk is done with studetns n wt Ss can learn from that? thz:)

Yoyo: hey i want to ask where can get the exam papers sample?? and btw, the social issue is still about "poverty" right?

= Flow of seminar =

Presentation
1st activity: Brainstorming: What can you think of when talking about social issues? What is it about? -- Esther + Jacqueline
 * Introduction of the whole presentation -- Esther
 * Curriculum document---Esther
 * Stages of teaching social issues/Scheme of work---Jacqueline
 * Exam papers sample/ Sample activity set from EDB---Yoyo

Demonstration

 * Current textbook---Bill

Discussion Task---Karen, Chris

 * Each group will have to think of how to integrate the teaching of social issues with their own module (e.g social issues+poems and songs)
 * They need to discuss what activities/ tasks/ materials can help develop these skills: Problem solving, personal experience, creative task, comparing

Update: 03/11/2011 *After pedagogy class by Esther, feel free to change it if I got anything wrong :) edited by Christopher


 * What's in the sample textbook:**
 * - Introduction:** Explaining what social issues are, giving examples of social issues, getting students to fill in a mind map which includes what, when, where, who, why, effects, solutions, etc.
 * - Module 1** Causes of social issues: reading comprehension to find out causes, giving a speech on the causes, diagrams, etc.
 * - Module 2** Effects of social issues: identifying effects(reading comprehension), diagrams, speaking, suggesting short/long term effects, etc.
 * - Module 3** Solutions to social issues: diagram, role play (arguing on/evaluating possible solutions), presentation, first conditional
 * - Module 4** Perspectives: identifying different parties affected by a social issue, taking different roles, evaluating interests of different perspectives, writing
 * - Module 5** Researching a social issue: gathering information, make observations, analysis of data
 * - Module 6** Interviews: seeking clarification, follow-up questioning skills
 * - Module 7** Surveys: designing a survey, reporting survey results
 * - Module 8** Acknowledging resources: Expressions like " According to...", footnote indicating sources
 * - Module 9** Presenting a social issue: factsheet, letter to the editor
 * - Module 10** Reflection and presentation: Summary and revision
 * - Module 11** SBA tasks: sample tasks - individual presentation, group discussion
 * - Module 12** Writing practice for HKDSE: (self explanatory)

The textbook consists mainly of mindmaps, extracting info from readings, presentations and writing tasks. This book may be used as a demonstration, I'll bring the book to you all for reference at the next meeting.

Esther: I have found one more bk which actually contextualized social issue in one of the units. I will bring it on Mon.