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Unit: Biographies/Autobiographies

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Session 9: Session 10: Autobiographies Text Study Session 11: Autobiographies Text Study Session 12:Autobiographies Text Study

Autobiographies (I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic) (I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic) (I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic)

Learning intentions: Learning intentions: Learning intentions: Learning intentions:
To examine the purpose of autobiographies. To analyse who is Zlatan Ibrahimovic. To analyse who is Zlatan Ibrahimovic and discuss key To examine the text who is Zlatan Ibrahimovic and have
issues and terms. your own goals.

Key Vocabulary: Key Vocabulary: Key Vocabulary: Key Vocabulary:
refection, response, audience personal, opinion, success Issues, Challenges, dreams sacrifce, aspire, achieve

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What response are Autobiographies trying to elicit? Who is Zlatan Ibrahimovic? Who is Zlatan Ibrahimovic? What are goal settings?
• KWL chart on Zlatan Ibrahimovic. • Getting knowledge ready, students are to refect on • Get students to write down a number of goals they
• Class discussion on why certain people write auto- • Show students some of his goals and skills. http://www. what they learnt about Zlatan Ibrahimovic. wish to achieve in the future.
biographies. youtube.com/watch?v=-iP7aVLuvn0 • As a class discuss what ambitions and dreams Zlatan • How will they go about achieving them?
• Are they trying to get a response from their audi- • Based on his performances and goals how do you view was aiming for.
ence or trying to enhance their reputation? Zlatan Ibrahimovic? • How was his life when he was a young boy? Main activity
• Students are to brainstorm any autobiographies • Class discussion:
they have read. Main activity Main activity • What were some of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s goals when
• Show students his interview which was called “Legend”. • Read through chapter 2 and 3 and discuss key issues he was young?
Main activity Students are to write down their views on how he is as a and terms. • Did he achieve all his goals that he wanted?
• Jesse Martin (Case Study) person. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aTP8DGdaOk • Discuss with the students how Zlatan’s life was when • How did he go about achieving these goals that he set
• Read the extract from Lionheart, and discuss key • Reading activity on Zlatan Ibrahimovic. (Shared drive) he was a young boy stealing bikes. Why was he com- for himself?
issues and terms in Jesse’s adventure (English • Discuss key issues and terms. mitting crimes? • What does it mean by being an outsider and being
Workbook 4). • Read the frst chapter in the book I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic. • Did he have any hope of becoming a professional singled out?
• What was Jesse’s message to his audience? Was Provide students with chapter 1 questions based on compre- footballer? • What is Zlatan’s message to young kids?
it to get people to understand he had courage and hension. • Students are required to complete a 100-150
determination to reach his goal of sailing from New response on writing prompt “It’s ok not to be like ICT activity
Zealand to Cape Horn? everyone else. Keep believing in yourself”. Research the area where Zlatan grew up, the conditions
• Answer questions 1-13 p.50-51. he lived in and the school he went to. Is it similar to the
• Students are to discussion the following question area you live? Compare and contrast.
with their peers. What sort of person do you think
would be worthy material for an autobiography?

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