English project about Friends Teacher name Riyad Abu

English project about Friends Teacher name Riyad Abu Arra 8 th grade

in this project , which is name • "Friendship ", By the end of this unit , I want my students to understand & achieve this big idea. Big idea: • Students will be able to explain what it • means to be a friend and to have friends. They will understand the importance of • friendship and how to be a good friend

What is friendship? • Essential questions: • 1. What do you like about your friends? • 2. Why are friendships so important to us? • 3. What are the qualities of a good friend? • Discuss: There's an old saying that goes • "in order to have good friends you have to be a good friend. " What does that mean? • Do you think it's true •

Skills: • I want to improve my students’ skills • and their critical thinking about: • Good friends listen to each other. • • Good friends don't put each other • down or hurt each other's feelings. • Good friends try to understand each • other's feelings and moods. • Good friends help each other solve • problems. • Good friends respect each other. . •

Procedures that help students to • improve their critical thinking: 1. When you see someone you think • you'd like to become friends with, what are some good ways to initiate things? Brainstorm this and make a list. • 2. You find out your friend has been • telling stories about you that aren't true. 3. Your friend keeps saying or doing • something that hurts your feelings

Concepts: (vocabulary, idioms, and • phrases) as: alone . embarrassed . horrible. • in fact adult at first. completely. danger scared immediately. secret . If • . natural. . situation trust support. Worried

G R A S P S: • Goal. Role. Audience. Situation. Product. Standards • 1. Goal: to create an illustrated brochure • to teach the 8 th grader about the importance of good friends

2. Role: Their role is to describe and talk • about the importance of good friends in society through an open discussion then a role play.

3. Audience: The target audience is an • 8 th grade class

4. Situation: You need to Show the • difference between a good friend a bad friend

5. Product: You need to create a brochure • that describes a good friend a bad friend

6. Standards: I will watch how they implement what I asked them to do, and assess their work A, B, C accordingly