Introduction
This lesson was devised to mark World Creativity and Innovation Day on 21 April. However, it can be used at any time of the year, as this is not specifically mentioned.
The lesson begins by looking at what is involved in being creative, trying to expand this beyond the usual areas of art or creative writing.The students then do a reading activity where they match headings to sections of an article. They then identify the synonyms which enabled them to do this task and focus on the idea of avoiding repetition. They read the text again and discuss which ideas they personally find most useful. The lesson finishes with a creativity task, followed by a final discussion.
Learning outcomes:
- Describe how a range of activities can be creative
- Develop reading skills by reading an article about creativity for gist
- Identify a range of synonyms to avoid repetition
- Discuss ways of developing creativity
Age and level:
13-17 (B2)
Time:
50-65 minutes (face-to-face teaching)
60-80 minutes (online teaching)
Materials:
The materials can be downloaded below.
- Lesson plan for face-to-face teaching
- Lesson plan for online teaching
- Presentation
- Student worksheet
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