Founder of the Republic of Turkey - Ataturk s Life. Key Competences. Cultural Awareness and Ability of Expressing. Social and Civic Competences

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HISTORY Founder of the Republic of Turkey Ataturk s Life CLIL LESSON PLANS Nesli GÜVEN School and Country: Dunya Primary School Ozel Dunya İlkokulu Istanbul/TURKEY School Kindergarten x Primary

1 HISTORY Founder of the Republic of Turkey Ataturk s Life CLIL LESSON PLANS Nesli GÜVEN School and Country: Dunya Primary School Ozel Dunya İlkokulu Istanbul/TURKEY School Kindergarten x Primary Secondary Target Group Subject Topic Key Competences 10 year olds History Founder of the Republic of Turkey - Ataturk s Life Cultural Awareness and Ability of Expressing Social and Civic Competences Communication Objectives Duration Materials and Resources Skill in understanding a reading text and talking about it. Ability of comprehending the context of reading passage. Ability to give answers to the questions. Ability to match the dates with the events. Ability to put the jumbled sentences in order. Ability to write a paragraph with a guide. Ability to read dates and years. Comprehend a text about Ataturk. Read dates and years. Guess unknown words. Match the dates with the events. Put the jumbled sentences in order. Talk about Ataturk and his life. Write a short paragraphs about the given situation. 40 mins. Text, videos, slide shows, photos 1

2 Used School Subjects associated Learning process English, History Step 1: Warm-up and Motivation The teacher greets the class and asks How are you today? If there is not a problem, the teacher starts the lesson. She says Firstly we will review how we can read the years and dates. Then the teacher writes some years on the board such as 1881, 1923, 1938 and wants the students reads them one by one. Then, she writes three dates on the board such as 29 th October, 23 rd April, 10 th November and wants them to read these dates. She asks Yes class, Do you know the founder of Turkish Republic? she waits for the answer and says You re true, Ataturk was the great founder of Turkish Republic. She writes Ataturk on the center of the board and says what do you know about him? What comes to your mind about him? the teacher writes all the ideas said by the students on the board. Then she says All the things that you have said are true but today we will learn more things about him. Step 2: Stating the Instructional Objectives The teacher tells the students the topic of the lesson and she mentions about the aim of the lesson to the students Today, we are going to read a text about Ataturk. Firstly, we will read the text carefully. Then we will make activities on our worksheets. Finally, we will write a short paragraph about Ataturk. Final Product Assessment Step 3: Presenting the Instructional Objectives The teacher wants the students to read the text firstly. She says now, look at your handouts, She lets them read the text carefully, while reading she wants the students to underline all dates in the text. After reading silently, the students one by one read the whole text aloud. Step 4: Production Students are asked to prepare their own mind maps. Students are asked to complete the activities mentioned below. 2

3 This is the text: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was born in 1881 in Thessaloniki. His father Ali Rıza Efendi married his mother Zübeyde Hanım in He began his primary education at the local school but soon transferred to Şemsi Efendi School. In 1888, his father died and Mustafa Kemal moved to Rapla to live on his uncle s farm. A few years later, he returned to Salonika to complete his primary school education. In 1893, he enrolled in military Junior high school. He graduated from military college in 1902 with the rank of Lieutenant and continued his education at the Military Academy in 1905 as a Captain. Upon graduation, Mustafa Kemal began his distinguished career. In World War I he led Turkish troops in defending the Empire from British and French troops. Mustafa Kemal continued his military service for the Ottoman Empire until the end of World War I. In the year that followed, Mustafa Kemal emerged as a leader of the movement for Turkish Independence. On April 23, 1920 the Turkish Grand National Assembly met for the first time to plan fort he success of the Independence War. Mustafa Kemal was appointed speaker of the house and head of government. On October 29, 1923, the Turkish Great National Assembly officially made the decoration of the Republic and voted Mustafa Kemal as its first president. In 1934, the Turkish Grand Assembly granted Mustafa Kemal the surname Atatürk, meaning father of the Turks. Privately Atatürk led very modest life. He was a great lover of children. He spent a great deal of time outdoors riding his horse Sakarya and swimming. On November 10, 1938 near the end of his fourth turn of president of the Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk died of liver disease. PRACTICE 3

4 In practice part there are four activities. In the first activity, the students are supposed to choose the answer what is the text about? Activity 1. What is the text about? a.) reforms of Atatürk b.) a brief look at the life of Atatürk Activity 2. Guess the meaning of the bold words. 1. The students were transferred to another school. a. to move from one place, school, job etc. to another. b. to remain in a place rather than leave 2. In 1966 he enrolled at the University of London to study history. a. to stop taking part in an activity, belonging to an organization b. to officially arrange to join a school, university, or course 3. He quit his job at Cornell, ending a distinguished academic career. a. successful, respected, and admired b. not important 4. Hundreds of soldiers died while defending the town. a. to do something in order to protect someone or something from being attacked b. to attack 5. Local government has recently emerged as a major issue. a. to begin to be known or noticed. b. become invisible or unnoticeable 6. The French president has appointed a new Minister for Culture. 4

5 a. not settled or established b. to choose someone for a position or a job. 7. You should discuss the matter with your head of department. a. a leader or person in charge of a group or organization b. an ordinary person who accepts the leadership of another In the third activity they are supposed to match the dates with the events correctly. Activity 3. Match these dates with the events. Dates Events th May a. National Sovereignty and Children s Day th November b. Victory Day rd April c. Republic Day th August d. Youth and Sports Day th October e. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk s death After a few minutes she gets the answers one by one. In the four activity they are supposed to put the jumbled sentences in order. The events are given complexly and the teacher wants them to be ordered according to the texts they have read before. This activity aims students to be more aware of order that the events and states happens. Activity 4. Put the jumbled sentences in order. 5

6 ( ) On October 29, 1923, the Turkish Great National Assembly officially made the decoration of the Republic and voted Mustafa Kemal as its first president. ( ) In 1893, he enrolled in military Junior high school. ( ) On April 23, 1920 the Turkish Grand National Assembly met fort he first time to plan fort he success of the Independence. ( ) On November 10, 1938 near the end of his fourth turn of president of the Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk died of liver disease. ( ) In 1934, the Turkish Grand Assembly granted Mustafa Kemal the surname Atatürk, meaning father of the Turks. ( ) He completed the Military Academy in 1905 as a Captain. ( ) In World War I, he led Turkish troops in defending the Empire from British and French troops. 6

NATIONAL HERO OF TURKEY NATIONAL HERO OF TURKEY

NATIONAL HERO OF TURKEY NATIONAL HERO OF TURKEY NATIONAL HERO OF TURKEY MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRK NATIONAL HERO OF TURKEY MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRK His father was Ali Rıza Efendi, and his mother was Zübeyde Hanım. His parents called him Mustafa. Atatürk was