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Listening & Speaking
- Presenting Academic Papers: In groups, via Forum and Press Conference
- Pecah Lobang (theme: sexuality, gender)
- Oral Presentation: Lesson Plan Kit
- 10 Tahun Sebelum Merdeka (theme: history, politics)
Reading & Writing
- Research Writing Kit
- The Pendet Dance Controversy (theme: politics, culture)
- Guajeros & Freegans (theme: poverty, environment)
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HOW TO PRESENT ACADEMIC PAPERS in groups, via Forum & Press Conference
With or without motivation, students would typically give cold shoulders to any kind of presentation tasks thrown at their feet. Forum is one of the most effective forms of presentation. However at most times, teachers and audience would mostly be uninspired, jaded and occasionally snubbed listening to daunting presentations, one after another.
Poor preparation is definitely the main cause. Using the excerpts from The Oprah Winfrey Show and MTV’s Chat the Planet, students are aided to analyse the mechanics of forum presentation in both TV shows. This expectantly helps students to plan and present better in classroom.
LESSON PLAN
HOW TO PRESENT ACADEMIC PAPERS in groups, via Forum & Press Conference
Teaching classroom presentation
Materials
1. How to Present Academic Papers (PowerPoint slides)
A. Presenting Academic Papers in groups, via Forum & Press Conference (slides) PDF
B. Research Paper - Group Presentation Guideline (slides) PDF
2. Video excerpts of:
A. The Oprah Winfrey Show episode America’s Debt Diet (17 Feb 2006)
the first 10-12 minutesB. MTV’s Chat The Planet teasers:
C. YouTube videos:i. Family Values
ii. Race
iii. Why Iraqi. 25 Years of Oprah Screaming Celebrities NamesD. HowCast videos:
ii. Zee Avi Interivew with Kiwibox.comi. How To Get Your Video Noticed on YouTube
ii. How To Advertise on YouTube With Video
iii. How To Advertise on YouTube Without Video
iv. How To Use YouTube For Politics
3. Texts articles
a. 34 Ways to Use YouTube for Business
b. I am addicted to YouTube: Mike’s Weblog
c. Consequences of YouTube’s new guidelines
d. 10 Ways to make yourself a YouTube Star
Created by Azzad Mahdzir • Kolej Matrikulasi Labuan • Feb 2010
Distribute Group Presentation Guideline handout if necessary
Download the PDF version of this lesson plan here
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Buy this book via links in Matahari Books
Azmi Sharom’s Brave New World
Farish A. Noor’s The Other Malaysia
Project Malaysia
There will be no science without fiction. Poetry does make things happen.
ECLECTICS
Ideas, aesthetic, amusement
Creative advertising archive & community
ARTISTS
We feel fine (2006)
Re-dressing the Veil (2009)
Through the Kebaya (2004)
Less Idol
James Reynolds’ Last Suppers
FILM & MEDIA
Premiere showcase for short films on the most important topics (some) for free, online.
Watch free documentaries
This list contains links relevant to students, as mentioned in class. Click the logo to navigate. More links soon.
Magazine
A magazine about the rest of the world
Presentations, news & issues
Free talks on ideas worth spreading
100 Words and Pictures that Define the Time by Jonathan Harris
Interactive presentation of the 86800 most common words in the English language also by Jonathan Harris
The most important stories from various sources, reduced to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs.
The best how-to videos on the web
Student association
The international platform that enables young people to explore and develop their leadership potential for them to have a positive impact on society.
See also
Links most suitably for educators.
LESSON PLANS
STUDENT-TEACHER GROUP
NEWS
See also
‘GUAJEROS & FREEGANS’ is a visual introduction to scavengers in extreme ends. Both the urban poor of Guatemala City and the metropolitan of New York, share too many similarities yet, separated by huge differences. We use their visual stories to teach writing Comparison and Contrast Essay with citations.
LESSON PLAN
Guajeros & Freegans: Living off junks from Guatemala City to New York
Teaching Comparison & Contrast essay with citations
Materials
1. Rubbish bin
2. Documentary & video clips:a. Recycled Life (2006) review in Youtube
b. Trash Tour - Oprah Winfrey Show (Feb 2008)
c. Free for All - Today Tonight (n.d.)
d. How To Be a Freegan - Howcast.com (Oct 2008)3. Flip charts, markers, cellophane tape.
4. Guajeros & Freegans (slides) PDF | JPG (preview)
5. Six Formats of Essay Writing MS Word 2007 | PDF
Text articles
1. Dumpster Diving (TNT Magazine, 2006) | PDF
2. Household waste: in statistics (BBC, 9 July 2007) | Link
3. Nationwide Waste & Nationwide Campus Waste Statistics (Environmental Sustainability Committee, n.d.) | PDF
Related links
Camino Seguro/Safe Passage
FreeganInfo
FreeCycle Media
FareShare
We dedicate this lesson plan to the respected Hanley Denning (1970-2007), founder of Safe Passage, Guatemala
Created by Azzad Mahdzir, Brian Chang & Madeline Liew (5 Dec 2009)
Download the PDF version of this lesson plan here
RESEARCH WRITING KIT
compiled and outsourced
This kit is our approach for an introductory course of Research Writing for Malaysian pre-university students. 5 chapters are included; Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Findings & Conclusion.
To download content, click on the link
Research Writing Handbook
25 pages, PDF 866 KB | MS Word 2007 854 KB
On research
1. APA References Style (note)
PDF 392 KB | MS Word 2007 208 KB
2. General Format (note)
PDF 127 KB | MS Word 2007 22.3 KB
3. Sample Questionnaire (note)
PDF 230 KB | MS Word 2007 19.8 KB
4. Sample Information Chart (worksheet)
PDF 130 KB | MS Word 2007 14.7 KB
On reading & writing for research
5. Write Right: 10 Tips for Student Journalist (note)
PDF 308 KB
6. Active Reading (worksheet)
PDF 363 KB
7. 6 Formats of Essay Writing (note)
PDF 313 KB | MS Word 2007 38 KB
On online research & plagiarism
8. Mission Possible: Successful Online Research
(lesson plan) PDF 174 KB
(worksheet) PDF 53.9 KB
9. Research Organizer (worksheet)
PDF 523 KB
10. Brainstorming Web (worksheet)
PDF 281 KB
Related video & slides
a. Mission Possible: Successful Online Research
(Classroom movie, 2009) from Answers.com
16 min, WMV 21.4MB
b. Research Writing Key Features (2009)
by Azzad Mahdzir, Kolej Matrikulasi Malaysia
MS PowerPoint 2007 1.29 MB | PDF 1 MB
c. Plagiarism 101 (2009)
by Liza Palmer, University of North Carolina Wilmington
MS PowerPoint 2007 300 KB
Chapter 4 of the handbook was presented at the Maths & English Best-Practices Workshop at Hotel Impiana Casuarina, Ipoh from 11-13 March 2009.
source: Kimi Karma
Photo taken from a scene in the documentary. Natasha, getting ready.
Pecah Lobang: Muslim Transsexual Sex Workers in Malaysia (2008)
English & Malay (with English subtitles)
Keywords: transsexualism, Mak Nyah, sex worker, prostitution, Muslim, Islam, alternative Malaysia.
Pecah Lobang (2008, colloquial Malay for busted) is a short 30-minute documentary revolving a Muslim transsexual sex worker in Malaysia. It was directed, edited and shot by Malaysian Poh Si Teng. Read more here.
Poh Si Teng (Photo by Tengku Bahar)
This documentary is excellent for its exploration of an intense topic in such a brief duration. Execution of relevant lessons in Malaysian classroom involves the aforementioned keywords.
Watch the trailer in Vimeo or Youtube
Pecah Lobang’s official page
Poh Si Teng’s official website
We do not have any lesson plan ready but the documentary was screened at 8PM, 13 Nov 2009, DK2, KML. This is part of a research introductory lesson where students are encouraged to use good, relevant documentaries, Youtube videos and expressive, provocative magazines like Colors to ignite their interests for out-of-the-box topic-building. Pecah Lobang was screened right after Who Speaks for Me?, also a 30-minute documentary on freedom of expression in Malaysia.
More update on how we used this soon.
If you’re in Malaysia, purchase the Pecah Lobang/FFF2008 DVD at Kinibooks or here or contact us to borrow!
Artist Pablo Picasso wearing a cow’s head mask on the beach at Golfe Juan near Vallauris. From LIFE Magazine archives. Photographer Gjon Mill (1949)
The Cow-Head Protest
30 Aug 2009 marked painfully as a dark Ramadan day for most Muslims, darker for Hindus and outrageously ironic as the whole nation were to celebrate the 52nd Merdeka anniversary on the next day.
Photo: Reuters
The extremely rude and distasteful use of a dead cow’s head has caused grieve to majority Malaysia. Not only Hindus, people of all faiths have come together to object a group of extremists’ use of an icon largely associated to Hindus. The extremists alleged that the cow-head was used as a symbol of “stupidity” and “cowardice” instead, a retaliation aimed at some political leaders’ decision.
No lesson plan has been created for this issue so far. We feel that this is more of a parenting issue! Nevertheless it might be a good time to introduce lexicons along the line of blasphemy and profanity. Protest, if you agree with us! The least one could do is to sign these petitions:
Urge Najib To Act NOW Against Cow-Head Protestors
The Cow-Head Lesson for Merdeka: Delegitimize Violence and Hatred
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