Learning Styles

Match the questions to the learning style, then discuss the questions.

 

1. Do you learn better quietly on your own, or by working with others? Do you like boolks and libraries?

2. Do you learn better by physically doing something in the real world? Are you sporty?

3. Do you learn through conversation? Do you love speaking with others?

4. Do you learn by listening? Perhaps by listening to interesting podcasts or lectures?

5. Do you enjoy puzzles and challenging mental games like chess? Do you enjoy solving mathematical problems?

6. Do you learn by seeing things? Do you love art, colours and patterns? Pictures? Diagrams?

7. Are you a socially smart person – are you good at arranging parties and dinners?

Read about the students below. Match each student to one of the questions (1–7). Then identify the subject each student studies by unscrambling the word under each paragraph.

Ben:
I find it difficult to sit still for long periods of time. I learn best when I am active and doing something practical. I play several sports every week and enjoy learning about fitness, muscles, and healthy lifestyles. I remember information more easily when I can use it in real-life situations rather than just reading about it.

Scrambled subject: PRTOSS ECNICES

Question answered: ___2___

Type of learner:  Physical

 

Grace:
I am a very sociable person and enjoy organising events for friends and family. People often ask me to help plan parties, group activities, or team projects because I am good at bringing people together. I am interested in understanding why people behave in certain ways and how groups work successfully. I enjoy working with others and helping them solve problems.

Scrambled subject: SCPYHLOGY

Question answered: ______

Type of learner:  _{_______________}

 

Anna:
I prefer studying alone in a quiet place because it helps me concentrate. I often spend afternoons in the library reading books and looking for information. I enjoy writing essays and learning about important people and events from the past. When I have a project, I like to research it by myself before sharing my ideas with others.

Scrambled subject: TSIHORY

Question answered: ______

Type of learner:  _{_______________}

 

Dina:
I learn best by listening carefully. I often listen to podcasts, interviews, and recorded lectures while travelling to college. Hearing information helps me remember it more than reading it. I am also very interested in music and enjoy learning about different instruments and how sounds are produced.

Scrambled subject: CSUIM

Question answered: ______

Type of learner:  _{_______________}

 

Fatima:
I remember information best when I can see it. Colourful diagrams, charts, and pictures help me understand new ideas quickly. I also enjoy drawing and creating designs in my free time. When I study, I often use mind maps and sketches because visual information stays in my memory for longer.

Scrambled subject: RAT ADN DEISGN

Question answered: ______

Type of learner:  _{_______________}

 

Carlos:
I enjoy meeting new people and talking about different topics. Group discussions help me understand ideas better because I can ask questions and hear different opinions. I love learning new languages and practising conversations whenever I can. If I learn a new word, I try to use it straight away in a conversation.

Scrambled subject: AGNULGAES

Question answered: ______

Type of learner:  _{_______________}

 

Ethan:
I enjoy solving puzzles and finding solutions to difficult problems. Chess is one of my favourite hobbies because it makes me think carefully and plan ahead. At school, I like working with numbers and patterns, and I feel satisfied when I solve a challenging problem. I enjoy tasks that require logical thinking.

Scrambled subject: TMHAMEATICS

Question answered: ______

Type of learner:  _{_______________}

 

Write a short paragraph about your own style of learning.

How do you learn best?

What are you interested in learning about?

What kinds of learning tasks do you enjoy doing?

How do you remember new things?

You:

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Can you draw these?






a colon
a semi colon
an inverted comma
ellipsis
a dash
a hyphen
parentheses
italics
roman
a comma
an apostrophe
quotation marks







OK - what is each one for?








Linkers





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ADHD

Kahoot!

Rebel Education - Prison Education in Kenya

First watch the first 5 minutes only of this TED talk. It gives an idea of Alexander's motivations.

Alexander McLean TED Talk


1. Why was the man Alexander found in the hospital not being treated or cared for?

2. What was the first death row prisoner Alexander mentions convicted of?

3. What was the second inmate convicted of?

4. What percentage of people sentenced with death in Uganda have been estimated to be innocent?

Discuss

Why do you think this is happening?


5:07 - 9:29

Why did Alexander return to the UK?

What conversation has Alexander had many times before?

Why had no one attended to Charles?

Why did Susan kill her husband?

What crime the woman in chains in Sudan committed?

What was the effect of refurbishing the Kampala Prison?





Discussion

1. What is a ‘rebel’?

2. What is a rebellious person like?

3. Why do people end up in jail?

4. Are there some people in jail who shouldn’t be?

5. Should there be schools in prisons? Why / Why not?

Now watch the programme about Alexander's prison education scheme:

Prison Education in Kenya

Introduction:

Education _______. The universal _____ to expand ______ and offer better _______ - a _______ to a better life. Yet around the _______ schools and institutions are at ______ point. _______ are deemed to be no longer ___ for purpose. Rethinking what schools are ___ and how they work. Identifying the ____ and ________ needed in the ____ Century. Now a new ____ of ______ education is _______ the world. Rebel _________ are radically _____ the way people learn - challenging the old way and bucking the ______, creating _____ which will affect _________ and entire __________.


Part 1 - Naivasha and Kamiti Prisons

Take notes from the small text captions as you watch and listen:

1. ___ % of people in Nairobi live in shanty towns.

2. Lack of _______ and _______contribute to high levels of crime.

3. APP stands for A_____ P______  P________

4. The official _________ of Kenyan prisons is _______

5. The actual prison population is _________ inmates.

6. Alexander started APP in _____.

7. APP's annual budget is around _________, funded by charitable ________.

8. APP is currently working with ____ prisons.

9. The Principal of the Naivasha Prison School has been an inmate for _____ years.

10. ___ % of Naivasha inmates are in formal education.

11. Prisoners who show academic and _________ potential are encouraged to _____________.

12. Once the prisoners master ________ and numeracy, APP encourages them to study ____.

13. Some inmates are studying for a ____degree through the _________________.

14. As part of their degree, the students are expected to help ____________.

15. Currently ___ Kamiti inmates are studying for a law degree.

16. APP hold _____ courts to give prisoners an opportunity to _______ law.

17. Inmates and staff play all the roles in the courtroom, law students acts as ______.

Discussion Questions: The Africa Prisons Project

1. What impressed you most about the prisoners who studied law? Why?
2. What difficulties did the prisoners face when they were studying, and how did they overcome them?
3. Why do you think learning about the law was important for the prisoners?
4. Do you think education can change a person's life? Use examples from the documentary to explain your answer.
5. Should prisoners have the opportunity to study and gain qualifications while they are in prison? Why or why not?
6. Imagine you could ask one of the prisoners or Alexander McLean a question. What would you ask, and why?

Further material: The transformative potential of prisons in Africa and beyond

Watch:

Alexander McLean TED Talk

Stereotypes and Generalisations (simplified version)

Aims:

Discuss stereotypes and where they come from.

Watch and discuss video clips which confront or exploit stereotypes.

Practice using adverbs of frequency.



National Stereotypes 1

Fill in the gaps:

1. Italian people eat ____ ever day

2. The best machines come from _____

3. ______ people are very serious

4. The ______ are the most romantic people

5. _______ like eating hamburgers

6. _______ see kangaroos every day

7. ______ are very spiritual people.

8. ______ are obsessed with rugby.

9. ______ like to party all the time.

10. ______ spend a lot of time surfing. 

What informed your choices? Are they based on real experience?

Africa

What comes to mind when you think of Africa?

P

H

W

Pre-learn language:

12 terms

1. What do the following figures refer to?

1.1 billion

54

2000

22

9

4/10

1 in 3

2%

52 billion

43 billion

7

64%

29%

Watch:

Reality Check


What is your reaction?
Did the video challenge your preconceptions about Africa?

2. How would you describe the presenter's attitude?

a) sarcastic

b) angry

c) diplomatic

What ways of using language reflect his attitude?

3. Language - what do the words in italics mean?

1. Conjures up lazy images

a) brings to mind

b) gets rid of

c) records

2. western handouts

a) money

b) loans

c) aid

3. How about the plight of poor African women?

a) suffering

b) deaths

c) health

4. The highest proportion of female parliamentarians in the world.

a) number

b) number compared with other countries

c) number compared with males

5. It's important that we focus only on the doom and gloom cross the continent.

a) wars

b) constructive work

c) despair

Watch: 

I don't need subtitles

Discuss the video - what is the video's message? 

Is this a respectful portrayal of middle eastern people?

National stereotypes 2

1, Are you ‘proud’ to be from your country?
2. What do people commonly say to you about your country? Is it positive or negative?
3. Think. What would you like people to ask you about?

Write some questions you would like others to ask you:

 

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

4. What do you feel is really positive about your country?
5. What do you feel is negative?

Grammar: Generalising and using adverbs of frequency

Look at this sentence:

In New Zealand we don't often show real emotion in public. But sometimes we do - like after the Mosque attacks.

Which words could we have used instead of often and sometimes"

·       always 

·       almost always 

·       usually/ generally/ most of the time/ normally/ 

·       often 

·       fairly often 

·       sometimes 

.       no so often

·       occasionally / once in a while 

.       very rarely

.       never ever

These words are called adverbs of frequency

Think up a sentence for four of these about people in your city or people in your country:

Think about these things:

swearing

allowing you into their house

getting drunk

shouting in the street

dropping litter

crying in public

talking about art

talking about politics

spending the whole day indoors

complaining about their parents

complaining about the boss

going skinny dipping

haggle over prices

trusting strangers

E.g. 

People in my country almost always trust strangers. 

Aucklanders almost never spend the whole day indoors.

Question formation: 
Jumble Kahoot - questions 



Advertising









White washing



Discuss the complexities of this advertisement.

How racist is it on a scale of 1-10?
"Smack and Cheese"


Burgerfuel Narcos spoof

BurgerFuel's latest campaign has come under fire from members of the Latin American community who say the advertising perpetuates negative stereotypes and capitalises on the drug war.

Advertising for the new Smack and Cheese burger plays on the word "smack" - slang for heroin or cocaine. It is themed around Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, the drug war and drug smuggling in South America.

A video advertising the burger is filmed in Spanish and features a Pablo Escobar-like character threatening and bribing soldiers as he attempts to smuggle "smack", which turns out to be macaroni, through the countryside.

Green Party candidate, Ricardo Menendez March, said he was concerned the campaign perpetuated negative stereotypes about the Latin American community, particularly that they are drug dealers.

"Latin Americans across the world already have to deal with commentary around the drug war and for many Latin Americans who come from violent areas, the drug war is quite close to us," he said.

"Some of us have friends and family members and acquaintances who have died as a result, and so to have to put up with those stereotypes can be really demoralising."

Following the election of US President Donald Trump - fuelled by anti-immigration sentiment, particularly targeting the Latin American and Muslim communities - such advertising could normalise some of the negative stereotypes the campaign was built on, Menendez March said.

"The Latin American community is rich in diversity and has a plurality of voices. Companies should not be exploiting narrow stereotypes for profit's sake."

BurgerFuel is yet to respond to repeated requests for comment.

Lorena Cuervo has been in New Zealand for two years and says since arriving she has been typecast when mentioning she is from Colombia.

"The following sentence is always related to cocaine: 'good stuff', 'oh! Yes, Pablo Escobar', 'did you bring some stuff to New Zealand?'," she said.

"I don't know why people think that it's funny, or even friendly, they obviously do not know the sadness and pain behind that. They ignore completely that in my country there are children without parents, parents without children because of the war."

Hearing things like this made you feel terribly discriminated against, she said, and seeing these messages in the media encouraged and even sanctioned this stigma.

"I know some people who would rather say that they are from another country instead of hearing those comments."

She believed it was inappropriate for BurgerFuel to use references to the drug war and the trade of cocaine in its advertising.

Menendez March thinks BurgerFuel has a responsibility to play a role in not inciting prejudice and racism.

"An acknowledgement from BurgerFuel that the ad was built upon some pretty negative stereotypes from a war that has cost thousands of lives in the Latin American region would be a start."

• Written by Sarah Murphy

Discuss the comments from the text:

1. "Latin Americans across the world already have to deal with commentary around the drug war and for many Latin Americans who come from violent areas, the drug war is quite close to us."

2.  "Following the election of US President Donald Trump - fuelled by anti-immigration sentiment, particularly targeting the Latin American and Muslim communities - such advertising could normalise some of the negative stereotypes the campaign was built on."

3. "The Latin American community is rich in diversity and has a plurality of voices. Companies should not be exploiting narrow stereotypes for profit's sake."

4. "I don't know why people think that it's funny, or even friendly, they obviously do not know the sadness and pain behind that. They ignore completely that in my country there are children without parents, parents without children because of the war."

5. "I know some people who would rather say that they are from another country instead of hearing those comments."

Gender Stereotypes

1. What are some stereotypes you know of about women?

2. What are some stereotypes about men?

Pierce Brosnan Kia Ad

True or false?

1. The ad is for a James Bond movie.

2. The ad is like a James Bond movie.

3. A man describes the ad to Pierce Brosnan.

4. The ad has two women in it.

5. The ad has four men in it.

6. In the ad, Pierce Brosnan feels uncomfortable.

7. At one point Pierce Brosnan talks to himself. 

8. At the end of the ad, Pierce decides not to appear in the ad.

 

Speaking

1. Is this a 'pathos' or 'ethos' ad?

2. Why do advertisers like to get celebrities like Pierce Brosnan to endorse their products?
3. How does the ad use female stereotypes?
4. What are the two males in the ad like? Do you think they are both like this is real life?
5. What kind of customer do you think the ad is appealing to?

6. Is this a clever ad? Why? why not?

Before watching the clip, predict what it will be about from the picture.

The Manslater

    

After watching:

Do you feel this clip is showing us something that is true about men and women? Or is it stereotyping men and women?

Do you agree?










It's mostly stereotyping women.












It's stereotyping both men and women.














The characters aren't meant to be real - it's comedy!













It makes fun of men and women equally.











It makes a good point.











It's too simplistic.
















It's NOT about the nail


Before watching, discuss the comment:

"The way men and women communicate with each other is very different. Men want to fix things. Women need to be heard. Men need to watch this."

Predict will happen in the video.

After watching

Which person in the video was right?

Were they both right? or wrong?

What kind of compromise could they find.

Read some more comments - do you think they were written by men or women? How can you tell?

1. "This hysterical clip shows us very clearly how important it is to LISTEN when women talk and not try to solve their problems!!!! LOL!"


2. "Don't try to fix it. I just need you to listen." Every man has heard these words. And they are the law of the land. No matter what."


3. Judging by the 2k thumbs down, there are at least 2k women with a nail in their forehead!


4. "Rationalism vs Emotions"


5. "I dare say this video really "Hit the nail on the head" bad-dum-tish!"








Africa For Norway


Africa for Norway


Watch the video


1. Who do you think made the video?

2. Why?

3. What's the message of the video?




After discussion: here's the text that accompanies the video.

The gaps are adverbs of frequency - can you guess them?

Imagine if every person in Africa saw the "Africa for Norway" video and this was the only information they ____ got about Norway. What would they think about Norway? If we say Africa, what do you think about? Hunger, poverty, crime or AIDS? No wonder, because in fundraising campaigns and media that's _____ what you hear about. The pictures we _____ see in fundraisers are of poor African children. Hunger and poverty is ugly, and it calls for action. But while these images can engage people in the short term, we are concerned that many people simply give up because it seems like nothing is getting better. Africa should not just be something that people either give to, or give up on.


Vocab:

impact based developments truth simplistic address focus

in on on on of to

The ______ is that there are many positive________ __ African countries, and we want these to become known. We need to change the________ explanations ___ problems in Africa. We need to educate ourselves on the complex issues and get more ________ __ how western countries have a negative _____ ___ Africa's development. If we want __ ______ the problems the world is facing we need to do it _____ ___ knowledge and respect. The video is made by The Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund.