Creating an assignment sheet on vidoes

Inspired by one of my awesome teammates Genius Hour Project I decided to dedicate this post to using videos in ESL teaching. Olga, thank you once again for sharing with us the webinar findings and pushing us to use various teaching methods and techniques. 

Actually, last year I used different videos, but mostly me and my students - we just discussed and shared our views on them. This year coming to KIMEP I see that an assignment sheet can be a very useful tool in improving students’ academic performance. So, this year I am going to use the reality TV programme “Super Nanny” about parents struggling with their children's behavior and Jo Frost (Actual Super Nanny) who is willing to help them.

I have already picked dozens of videos and created an assignment sheet with rubrics for students. It’s the first time I am creating an assignment sheet. So, if you have any feedback, ideas or suggestions please feel free to share them with me. 

Basic English 

Fall/Winter 2016 

Assignment Description: Interview with Jo Frost on different videos

Assignment: As it is a pair work, you are encouraged to work cooperatively with your partner and develop your communication, sharing and getting knowledge, self-expression, listening, and critical thinking skills. Your interview should be thoughtful, honest, and supported with specific arguments and facts. One of you will be a host of Being Mom and Dad TV Show whereas another one will be Jo Frost. Using one video about certain family given in the class, you have to design a set of questions to Jo Frost about these family issues. After that, you need to compose the answers for these questions. 

To complete this assignment:

1. Watch the video and brainstorm your thoughts about it.

2. Take notes of the most interesting video parts. 

3. Structure open-ended and thought-provoking questions about specific family and write down their answers. 

4. Be prepared to act out your interview in front of other students in the classroom.

⃰⃰  All these activities mentioned above should be done in pairs. 

While creating the interview make sure you include the following questions:

• What are the main problems in this family?
• What does the observation process reveal?
• How did Jo Frost solve these issues?
• What about relations between children and parents in this family?
• What discipline techniques were used by parents and why?
• Why did Jo Frost come back to that family after few days? What changes did she notice?
• What improvements were achieved in this family?

⃰    You are welcome to design your own questions and include them as well.

Length of each interview: 

• 10 minutes + time for discussion

Purpose: Your goal is to work as a team and do your best to conduct a brilliant interview.

Process: If you have any questions or suggestions, please send me a message (sagi.assem@gmail.com) or come to me at office hours to discuss it.

Deadline: Due date October 17

Assessment: This assignment represents 10% of course grade and will be assessed using the following rubric:

Students’ self-assessment	Criteria	Teacher’s feedback
	Preparation Person we interviewed is extremely appropriate for topic
	Understanding of Interview Goals We demonstrate in-depth understanding of interview goals
	Interview Questions We use open ended questions Our questions designed to draw out information from person interviewed
	Logical and Sequential Questions We asked questions in logical order Our questions are designed to build on previous questions
	Informative and Interesting Answers All answers given by interviewee are detailed, rich and interesting to the audience Interviewee uses specific examples from her/his experience
	Grammar and Spelling Mistakes Few minor errors or none at all make the interview meaningful and easy to listen and understand