Advance Organizer Model
Quick Guide
Key Words :
Advance Organizer Model, Oral communications and culture
Learner English Level : University / High School (High-level 3rd year )
Learner Maturity Level : University
Preparation time : 30 minutes
Materials : Paper, paints, brushes, ink, pens, pencils, markers, crayons, prints or transparencies, overhead projector
The advanced organizer model is scientifically based and focused on understanding the scientific process through inquiry, gathering and analyzing data, testing or measuring theories and understanding how information interrelates with other knowledge. Essentially the advance organizer model provides a well constructed pattern of learning that offers the students the opportunity to explore an idea or concept within the defined parameters of a predetermined process.
Procedure:
The lesson will be presented based on the Advance Organizer Model, which is one that is intended to organize the learning in a structure that provides added meaning. The lesson will assist students in learning about other cultures and their influence on human existence, as well as oral language communication. The lesson will take place over two class periods. In the first part of the lesson the students will be asked to create a visual image of their lives in their country of origin. This painting or drawing should express their connection to their culture, as well as their personal identity within the cultural environment. The second part of the lesson will require the teacher to present numerous paintings from different cultures, either through overhead presentation or through print displays in the classroom. Each student will then be asked to speak of their individual painting and the meaning that is connected to it in relation to culture. The teacher will then connect each of the student's works with one of the masterpiece paintings and discuss how each artist was capable of creating images because of her existence within a culture at a certain period of time.
Practice:
Practice will be both independent and guided, with students creating their own works of art and the teacher leading the investigation of the paintings.
Discussion:
Discussion will occur through the students presenting their paintings to the class, which will be used as a foundation for the creation of artwork and the rest of the lesson. This discussion will be the foundation for a clearer understanding of the major works, culture and the progress of society and art in general. Communication skills will be utilized and refined.
Evaluation:
Evaluation for the lesson will occur through a check for understanding of the process that has been involved in the creation of famous masterpieces and the cultural implications that allowed these artists to bring life to their work. Students will be capable of connecting the work that they have created to the masters and develop a broader understanding of how these pieces have affected individual lives and expressed society at a given time.
Conclusion:
This Lesson plan utilizes the Advance Organizer Model approach and can be viewed by professionals who want to compare it to the other 12 models. The lesson specifies that learners will gather and analyze data, as well as draw conclusions based on the findings of the data analysis and therefore fits the criteria that is needed for a Advance Organizer Model. It is not recommended for beginner classes but students who have gone beyond the basic beginner level of English. The plan calls for 2 lessons but on occasion it will take 3 depending on the size of the class and the level of the students English. It has been successfully used for classes ranging in size from 5-50, and has been used in both (High-level 3rd year) high school classes and University classes.