Working with Cacoo

 Level: 7^th form

Age: 12-13

Objective: To analyse a story and create a mind map.  

WARMER

T will ask sts which of the novels read so far is their favourite and why.

Then the class will be divided in four groups: one group for each story (If you have dealt with more than four stories you can divide the class accordingly).

WEB (at the computer lab)

Read the tutorial on Cacoo. http://webictesl.blogspot.com.ar/2015/11/how-to-use-cacoo.html

Access the following site and explore the tool. https://cacoo.com/lang/es/ 

According to the story chosen in your group, you will create a mind map. This has to contain the following headings. The questions in brackets are for help.

SETTING

Time(When did the story take place?)

Place (Where did the story take place?)

CHARACTERS (description- physical appearance and personality)

Main characters

Secondary characters

PLOT

Which was the conflict in the story? Tell it key words.

ENDING OF THE STORY

How was the conflict solve

WHAT IS NEXT

Sts will share present their work orally. The mind map will be projected as they are speaking. Then sts will print their work and exchange it so everybody has a mind map of all the stories.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Group work- Everybody in the group has to participate.

The mind map has to contain the setting (time and place), description of characters (ideas bulleted), the conflict and resolution.

Correct use of tenses.

Vocabulary choice.

Choice of an appropriate diagram.

The ability to use key words and short sentences. It is a mind map, not a narrative.