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Personality Descriptions 

Campus: University of Malta         Author(s): Heidi De Carlo          Date: 22/06/21

Project Abstract: 

The learner will be exposed to fluency situations that will mainly focus on description of personality and peers incorporating a brief narration of a life story.  The audience are to search a resource or illustrate one to explain the connectivity between the object and the person.  Each student will be given space and time to absorb what personality adjectives are through dialogical activities, group work and forum.   An element of interacting with peers through sharing ideas, views will be practiced.   A you-tube video on personality traits ensues.   It is interesting to watch and gain an insight what life offers in terms of different personality encounters and needs.   The audience will be invigorated to identify any similarities or differences with past and current situations.  

Finally, each student will then compile a set of selfies and insert a voice over to describe personality and a brief life story.  This will be conducive towards civic journalism to promote oneself in social media with potential prospects for being engaged in the labour market. Therefore cognitive skills will be implemented for the learner is to practise presentation skills and voice projection, to think the process through and reach out for personal outcomes.   A quality life is the main focus.   Space will be given for each individual will speak for human rights on social media.  The learner has much to contribute to the community to become a globalised citizen.  


Aims

To narrate about personal memories, a brief life story connected with an item. 

To insert a selfie on Padlet.  

To develop a set of adjectives to describe personality.   

To encourage students to be creative and imaginative 

To build spoken fluency.

To ask a question/comment about peer’s selfie.

To read and reply a set of questions and share views, likes with peers.

To state the similarities and differences between audience and personalities mentioned in the video. 

To listen and follow wevideo tutorial.  

To compile a narration on self-description and brief story on voice over.  

To collate a social page on social media such as facebook, twitter.

To edit and upload a video with selfie and other pics with personal description and short life story.  

To share views regarding editing for enhancement.     

Learners are greeted!  

Facilitator invites learners to find / draw an object they could connect with.

Facilitator will ask a few questions.  For example:

  • What relevance has the item got with the learner’s life?
  • Does the object bring any memories? 
  • Would the learner like to share any stories connected with the item and self.   

Learners will be given time to reply and connect concrete / illustration of item to life, memories and stories.  

 Sharing Your selfies on Padlet

Facilitator will invite learners to post a selfie on padlet.  
Visit: https://padlet.com/heididc17/igrsoj2cwr5okvb4

Peers will be motivated to ask/comment something about their neighbour’s selfie.

A presentation will be shown to the cohort on descriptive adjectives.  Discussion ensues

The learners will be split into break out rooms.  

 Learners elicit adjectives that might be aware of describing people, friends or family members. After this task, all cohorts will join the common room for all to share their bank list.  If necessary define some.  

Forum - refer to Padlet link - https://padlet.com/heididc17/igrsoj2cwr5okvb4

The learners will be given a set of questions.  Then student will be invited to reply to context in written format to express his / her views and interact with their peers’ in the forum.  Moreover, the facilitator will also interact and participate depending on the need.

  • How do others see you?
  • How do you see yourself?
  • What do you like about your personality?

If you could change one thing about your personality, what would it be?


Facilitator will invite learners to watch a video on personality traits.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB1FVbo8TSs

Facilitator will ask a few questions.  For example:

  • Could a learner associate herself/himself with one of the characters in the video? 
  • Could a learner relate with a personality need mentioned in the video?
  • Are there any similarities / differences with the audience and personalities in the video?  

If the need arises, some definitions will be executed.   

Tutorial 

Learners will be given a tutorial how to edit a single shot video on Wevideo. How to set up a wevideo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf25nK2XsIo

Final Project

Learners are encouraged to compile a single shot video.   They will insert selfies and other pics.   They will be invited to describe their personality with a voice over.  The cohort will be informed that each individual will be assessed on language fluency skills and will be invigorated to be creative in their video.   Learners will then show their video project to class.  Discussion will be open to the floor for any ideas, views and comments. 


Webpage

Then the video will be submitted on the learner’s webpage on social media – facebook, twitter.

Assessment

Learners will be assessed on their language fluency skills related to the topic.  They are to compile a video on describing their personality tied in with a short life story.  

Criteria for assessment: 

Fluency and coherence.

Lexical resource.

Accuracy 

Pronunciation 

Creative and innovative ideas with digital skills 

Sequential Assigned activities

Learners will find a concrete item or illustrate it to peers, transmit this with memories, life stories. 

Students will be invited to insert a selfie on Padlet https://padlet.com/heididc17/igrsoj2cwr5okvb4.

  Peers will ask or comment on their neighbour’s selfie. 

Audience will watch a presentation on personality adjectives compiled by myself. 

Cohort will be split into groups into break out rooms.   Each group will describe family member, family or friend.  Then will rejoin class and share.  

Access forum https://padlet.com/heididc17/igrsoj2cwr5okvb4. platform to read and compose a view on a set of questions.  

A video on personality traits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB1FVbo8TSs will be watched followed by a discussion with a set of questions related to the video. Learners will mention any similarities and differences with the cohort and the characters in the video.  


A tutorial on wevideo how to edit a video.  

Project: single shot video on self.  

Learners will create and develop a personal webpage on social media such as facebook, twitter


Online lesson Outline

Learners will find an item or draw and illustration to connect it with memories, life stories and share these moments with peers.   

Students will take a selfie and insert on padlet.com.   Peers will ask or comment on their neighbour’s selfie. 

Cohort will watch a presentation compiled by myself to have a better definition what personality adjectives are.  Discussion is open to the floor.

Audience will be split into cohorts in break out rooms to describe family members, friends and self. 

Learners will access the forum platform after the session, read and reply a set of questions in written form to share their views.

Students will watch a you tube video on 5 personality traits and associate their personality trait with the characters in the video.  Learners will be invited to mention any similarities and differences with the cohort and the characters in the video.  

Students will follow a tutorial on wevideo how to edit a video.

Learners will develop presentation skills while taking a video of themselves.

Students will compile a single shot video on their personalities and share a life story.  Two minutes long. 

Learners will submit this video on individuals web page via social media for example twitter, facebook. 

Materials required for the unit:

Access links to sessions through zoom meetings. 

Mobile for selfie to insert on a padlet https://padlet.com/heididc17/igrsoj2cwr5okvb4 , webpage. 

Selfies for peers to ask/comment about peers personalities

Presentation on personality adjectives to have a better definition

Access to breakout rooms.

A forum link for learners to access.

Video on personality traits 

Learners’ webpage on facebook, twitter 

A you tube tutorial on wevideo for learners to edit a video.

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