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Bloom's digital taxonomy stage 5: Evaluating This activity is designed for advanced language learners in the 10th grade. References from the Norwegian curriculum: -  use digital resources and other aids in one's own language learning - use listening and speaking strategies - express and give grounds for own opinions about familiar topics Aims for the lesson: - students should be able to convince other students in a debate - students should be able to comment on other students' opinions - students should be able to defend their stance on a subject - students should be able to support their stance on a subject by group research and preparation Technology used: - Microsoft Word: to help the different groups write down and organize their arguments - Kahoot: used to inform the students of the subject in a competitive environment. Checks their previous knowledge on the subject. - Powerpoint: used in order to present the subject to the students Lesson plan: St

Bloom's digital taxonomy stage 4: Analyzing This activity is designed for intermediate language learners for 9th grade. References from the Norwegian curriculum: - use digital resources and other aids in one's own language learning - express own reactions to English literary texts, films, internet culture, pictures and music - express oneself creatively inspired by different types of English literature from various sources - use digital tools and other aids to find relevant information and to create different types of texts Aims for the lesson: - students should be able to organize a mind-map - students should be able to structure a movie review - students should be able to explain the story of the movie - students should be able to break down different parts of the movie Technology used: - Microsoft Word: a digital tool to aid the students in their writing process. Helps with structuring their movie reviews. - Youtube: in order to freshen up their memory of t

Bloom's digital taxonomy stage 3: Applying This activity is designed for intermediate language learners for the 9th grade. References to the Norwegian curriculum: - use digital resources and other aids in one's own language learning - use basic patterns for pronunciation, intonation, word inflection and different types of sentences in communication - express own reactions to English literary texts, films, internet culture, pictures and music - use digital tools and other aids to find relevant information and to create different types of texts Aims for the lesson: - students should be able to act out a scene from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" - students should be able to explain what the scene is about and which characters it includes - students should be able to apply appropriate music, gestures and language for the time period - students should be able to execute a dramatization of their given scene - students should be able to practice their

Bloom's digital taxonomy stage 2: Understanding This activity is designed for intermediate language learners for the 9th grade. References from the Norwegian curriculum after 7th grade: - use digital resources and other aids in one's own language learning - understand and use a vocabulary related to familiar topics - understand the main content of oral texts about familiar topics - use digital tools and other aids to find relevant information and to create different types of texts Aims for lesson plan: - students should be able to gather information regarding local news in groups of four - students should be able to compare different local news articles - students should be able to explain the content of the chosen local news articles - students should be able to distinguish between local and national news - students should be able to express own opinions on local news Technologies used: - Internet search engines: an important tool for research and finding r

Bloom's digital taxonomy stage 1: Remembering This activity is created for young and/or intermediate language learners at the 8th grade level. References to the Norwegian curriculum after 7th grade: - use digital resources and other aids in one's own language learning. - use listening and speaking strategies - express and give grounds for own opinions about familiar topics Aims for the lesson: - the student should be able to find relevant information regarding the chosen topic - the student should be able to search on the internet - the student should be able to select valid sources from the vast opportunities on the internet - the student should be able to tell about his/hers chosen topic in front of the class - the students should be able to give reasons behind why they wanted to present this chosen topic in particular Technologies used: - Powerpoint. A program to create slideshows for their presentation. The reason I chose Powerpoint for this lesson is be

My teaching profile - week 47 Petter F. Bjerkaker  In today's society, we have English as the lingua franca, therefore being literate in English is a crucial trait to have. Literacy  is a quality that guarantees that you with confidence can read and write in a given language. Every person of society is in some form exposed to the English language. Whether it is reading the language online, watching a movie in English, a song playing on the radio, or English terms that are incorporated in informal conversations on a daily basis. Every form of these exposures to the language are called input (Ellis & Shintani, 2014, p. 163). As a result, the importance of being able to read, write and understand the English language is at an all-time high. But how could one exactly achieve literacy? I believe as a teacher, one has to provide material and activities that are authentic. Authentic material includes the characteristics of the mimic of real life situations or interactions,