I don’t usually enjoy science fiction movies, but I decided to try this one out. This is a great scene for students to practice the use of connectors, transitional words, and writing a paragraph as well. I integrated grammar, writing, listening and speaking in the lesson plan. The main goal for this activity is to enable students to write a paragraph, using the movie context and the transitional words you are teaching
A. Watch the movie segment, talk to a partner, and put the events of the story in the correct order.
( ) They killed the Moorwens, the beasts that lived on the island, with fire.
( ) As part of his pay, he received a place for his family to live.
( ) He left on a journey.
( ) They hunted down those Moorwens they missed.
( ) They removed and buried all the dead Moorwens.
(1) They took the island they wanted.
( ) This surviving Moorwen killed everyone.
( ) He knew one of the Moorwens had survived
B. The Outlander was a man in conflict because of his memories. Write a paragraph telling his story, using the given transitional words below. In the end, write a concluding sentence justifying why the Outlander is such a sad man.
First
Second
Then
Next
After that
Three weeks later
Subsequently
Afterward
Finally
C. Paragraph writing:
His people was no different from hers, hungry for lands. First, they took the island they wanted
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For your information:
Answer Key:
The correct sequence is:
2, 6, 3, 4, 5, 1, 7, 8.
2, 6, 3, 4, 5, 1, 7, 8.
The transitions words may vary.
How to prepare your own video activity:
– Select a scene in which a character or a narrtaor is telling a story.
– Write the sequence of the narration out of order.
– Students put the story in the correct order
– Students write a paragraph using the grammar point to connect their sentences in the paragraph.
– Ask them to come up with a topic sentence and/or a concluding sentence for their paragraph.
