週

課程主題

Topic

課程內容與指定閱讀

Content and Reading Assignment

教學活動與作業

Teaching Activities and Homework

學習投入

時間

課堂

講授

課程

前後

1

Course orientation

Introduction and orientation

Activity - Introduction and orientation

3

4.5

Presentation - x

Homework - Prepare a photo (or more) to introduce yourself in 3 minutes

2

Getting started

Introduce yourself

Activity - Introduce yourself to the class

3

4.5

Presentation - Decide your week and topic

Homework – Watch “TedTalk: The Disarming case to act right now on climate change” https://www.ted.com/talks/greta_thunberg_the_disarming_case_to_act_right_now_on_climate

3

World news: Greta Thunberg and climate change

I'm striking from school to protest inaction on climate change – you should too

Activity - Present your summary of last week’s TedTalk to the class

3

4.5

Topic Presentation - 1

Homework – Read “You did not act in time” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/greta-thunberg-full-speech-to-mps-you-did-not-act-in-time

4

World news: Greta Thunberg and climate change

You Did Not Act in Time

Activity - Share your summary of the reading with the class  

3

4.5

Topic Presentation - 2

Homework - Prepare a 3-minute talk about your understanding and experience of using social media

5

Current issues: Social media

BBC: Is Social Media bad for you?

(http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180104-is-social-media-bad-for-you-the-evidence-and-the-unknowns)

Activity – Share your experience with the class

3

4.5

Topic Presentation - 3

Homework – What do you know about China’s social credit system?

6

Current issues: Social media

Black Mirror: Nosedive

Activity – Film watching and review writing

3

4.5

Topic Presentation - 4

Homework – Take notes of your own rituals and routines of sleep.

7

Science:

Sleep and health

Dr. Matthew Walker talks at Google

Activity – Video watching and notetaking

3

4.5

Topic Presentation - 5

Homework – Preview reading

8

Science:

Sleep and health

The sleep-deprived human brain

(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6143346/)

Activity - class discussion

3

4.5

Topic Presentation - 6

Homework - Prepare for mid-term oral presentation

9

Mid-term exam

“Read for Reading’s Sake”

Activity - Share a book you want to read and present in the end of the term (10 mins)

3

4.5

10

Mid-term exam

“Read for Reading’s Sake”

Activity - Share a book you want to read and present in the end of the term (10 mins)

3

4.5

11

Art

Contemporary art and field work

Activity - Each group should present to the class an exhibition they have been to

3

4.5

Presentation – field work presentation (5 mins each person)

Homework -

12

Art

Contemporary art and field work

Activity - Each group should present to the class an exhibition they have been to

3

4.5

Presentation – field work presentation (5 mins each person)

Homework – prepare a poem to share in class next week

13

Literature:

What is literature?

Poetry, prose and fiction

(Reading materials to be distributed in class)

Activity - Introduce and recite a poem of your choice

3

4.5

Topic Presentation - 7

Homework - preview

14

Literature:

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby, part 1

Activity – Reading and discussion

3

4.5

Topic Presentation - 8

Homework – Write a 300-word opinion piece explaining why we should or should not read

15

Literature: The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby, part 2

Activity - Share your opinion with the class

3

4.5

Topic Presentation - 9

Homework -

16

Literature:

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby, part 3

Activity - Reading and discussion

3

4.5

Topic Presentation - 10

Homework - Prepare for presentation

17

Presentation

“The book I want to share is…”

Activity - Present and share the book you read (10 mins)

3

4.5

18

Presentation

“The book I want to share is…”

Activity - Present and share the book you read (10 mins)

3

4.5