Heroes

1. L e s s o n P l a n 3
Teacher: Maia Teliashvili
Region:Samtskhe-Javakheti
School: Vale PublicSchool No1
LessonTopic: Heroes/KakutsaCholokashvili
Grade 11
Overall Objective: studentswill be able toanalyze anddescribe aheroaccordingto general ideas
definingthe characteristicsof ahero
Language Objective: studentswill use avarietyof verbsandtenses, as well asnew vocabulary and
phrasestargetedbythe lessonandwrite anessay and prove whythisheroicpersonisconsideredtobe
a hero
CivicEducation Objective:studentswill applythe conceptof “hero” topeople intheirnational life
Curriculumconnection: EnglishCurriculum SVI&VII 3,5,10.
Class contextand needs:Intermediate (B1) level,Secondarystudents
Sequencing:studentshave differentverbtensesand vocabulary
Materials:a brief biographyof afamousGeorgianheroKakutsaCholokhashvili
Activities: warm up,pre-readingbrainstorming,postreadingdiscussion,writinganessay.
Assessment:writingsamples
Reflection:

2. Overall Objective: studentswill be able toanalyze anddescribe aheroaccordingto general ideas
definingthe characteristicsof ahero
Language Objective:studentswilluse avarietyof verbsandtenses,as well asnew vocabularywords
and phrasestargetedbythe lessonandwrite anessay and prove whythisheroicpersonisconsidered
to be a hero
CivicEducation Objective:studentswill applythe conceptof “hero”topeople intheirnational life
Stage of
Lesson
The aim of the
activity
Teacher activity Studentactivity Resources
Warm up/
3 min
To introduce the
topic,have an idea
aboutheroesand
revise some
vocabulary.
Teacherhandsout questionslips
that guide studentpair
speaking.She asksstudentsto
use questionsand discussand
speakaboutheroesinpairs.
studentA asks a questionand
studentB answers,thenvice
versa. students B ask and
students A answer. So they
discuss heroes
Handouts1
Activity 1/
3 min
Pre-reading
brainstorming.
Teacherasks the studentsto
name all characteristicsthata
personshouldhave inorderto
be consideredasa hero
Studentsname all
characteristicsof a hero.
Possible answers:
He is brave,persistent,is not
afraid of anything,inspires
people,haslots of
accomplishments,sacrifices
his life, standsup forhis
principles, hasmoralcourage
and so on
Activity 2/
4 min
Studentswill be
able to identify
whichactivitiesof a
herodemonstrate
specific
characteristics.
Teacherdistributeshandouts2
where there are several
examples of heroes’activitiesin
jumbledorder. Below there isa
chart of three main
characteristicsof a hero.
Teacherexplainsthatthey have
to discussa heroaccordingto
the followingcharacteristics:
1. He faces challengesand
doesn’tgive up
2. Teacher asks studentsto re
possessesmoral courage
3. He faces personal risks
Studentsreadheroes’
activitiesand fill inthe chart,
put appropriate example in
the correct characteristic
column.
Handouts2
Posteronthe
board with
correct
answers

3. She tellsthemtoreadexamples
and thenidentifywhichactivity
isan example of the
characteristicsgiveninthe
chart.
Afterstudentsfinishfillinginthe
chart, teachershowsthemthe
same chart withanswersonthe
board. Studentscheckup their
answers.
Activity 3
7 min
To get known
Kakutsa
Cholokashvili’s
biography,identify
whatactivitiesof his
life demonstrate
specific
characteristics. To
prove that he is
reallyahero
Teacherdistributeshandouts3
(brief biographyof afamous
Georgianhero- Kakutsa
Cholokashvili) and tellsthem
that theywill discussKakutsa’s
heroicactivitiesaccordingto
three maincharacteristics
mentionedabove inthe chart.
She asks themto work
individually,readthe biography,
theninpairs selectwhichfacts
and activitiesgowiththe
specificcharacteristics. She
advicesthemtoput numbers
1,2 or 3 (theyshow
characteristicsof a herothat are
giveninthe chart) at the
beginningof eachheroicactivity
of thishero.
At the endteacherdiscusses
withstudentsandtheycheckup
if theirdecisionswere right.
Studentsreadthe biography
silently,thenselectspecific
examplesanddecide which
characteristicstheygowith.
handouts3
Activity 4
3 min
To introduce the
structure of an
essay
Teacherintroduces the students
the structure of an essay.She
shows themthe poster(here
handout4) whichshows this
structure.
Teachertellsthemthatan essay
consistsof three mainparts: the
introduction, the mainpartand
the conclusion.The mainpart
consistsof three paragraphs,
each of whichbeginswiththe
topicsentence.Atthe endshe
elicitsthe answersfromthe
students
Studentslistentothe
teacher’sexplanationand
thendiscussthe structure of
an essay
Poster
( handout4)

4. Activity 5
25 min
To showevidence
howwell the
students
understandthe
topic
Teacherdistributeshandouts5
and asksstudentstowrite an
essayconsideringall the
informationmentionedabove.
She alsoshowsthemcriteriafor
gradingessays
Studentswrite anessay
individually
Handouts5
Assessment
afterthe
lesson
Teachercollectsthe essaysand
assessesaccording the criteria
made beforehand

5. Handout 1
Student A
1. Who is your hero? Why?
2. What makes a hero a hero?
3. Do you think soldiers and police officers are really heroes? Why?
Student B
1. Who is your country’s national hero? Why?
2. What do you think an unsung herois?
3. Do you think rock stars are really heroes? Why?

6. Handout 2
Read the examplesandput themin an appropriate place in the chart below
1. This heroicperson stands for principlessuchas justice and fairnessfor all people or principles
of equalityof treatmentbetweenraces,ethnic groups or men and women.
2. This personcan be a General or a king or a Presidentwhose army has beendefeatedin
battles,but he findssolution,he organizes betterarmy and goeson to defeatthe enemy.
3. This personshows bravery in dangeroustimes. He isnot afraid and risks hislife e.g. a fireman,
a policeman.
4. This personis defeatedinthe elections,buthe still tries to organize a bettercampaign and get
more people onhis side
5. This personstands for the independentrightsofhis country and fightsfor independence
6. This personstands for his beliefs.He believesthatslaveryshouldbe abolished or the country
mustn’t be dividedinto two parts
7. This personshows great bravery during intense fightingand isn’tafraid that his army is
outnumbered.
He faces challenges and
doesn’t give up
He possesses moral
courage
He faces personal risks

7. Handout 3
Kakutsa Cholokashsvili
 Was born on 14 July 1888 in Matani, Kakheti, Georgia
 Born into the aristocratic family of Prince Ioseb Cholokashvili
 Studied at the Tiflis Gymnasium for Nobility in 1907
 In 1914, when the First World War began, he was enlisted to fight on the Austrian
Front
 Wounded later that year, he was transferred tothe Caucasus Front.
 After the Russian Revolution of 1917, he returned to Georgian and
became involved in the Georgian Independence movement.
 Cholokashvili believed that Georgia should be free from Russian control,
 In 1921, the new Soviet government invaded Georgia and this invasion
led to the fall on an independent Georgia.
 After 1922, The Georgian Socialist government [SSR- Revkom] ruled the country.
 Cholokashvili did not immigrate to Europe and other countries as his
compatriots did.
 Cholokashvili did not give up. He went into the mountains and organized a
guerrilla resistance to the new Socialist government in Tbilisi.
 Cholokashvili moved the mountainous district of Khevsuretiwhere he continued
to fight against the Soviet government
 Cholokashvili showed moral courage because he believed that Georgia should
be independent and he kept fighting against a Soviet army that was much bigger
than his small guerrilla army.
 In 1924, he showed bravery during intense fighting where Cholokashvili’s small
guerrilla army was outnumbered. There were more Soviet troops than the
independent Georgian fighters.
He faced danger in battle and physical hardship fighting the enemy. He took
the banner [flag] of Georgian independence to show this small army wouldn’t
give up.
 In the end, when faced with real defeat by a stronger army,
Cholokashvili and his followers realized that they had to escape into
the mountains to avoid being captured & killed. He realized it was
better to retreat and live to fight another day.
 Later, Cholokashvili went to France to live. He died in France in 1930.
 Soviet officials wanted the Georgian independent movement forgotten so the
banned his name for 70 years in the Soviet Union.
 ToOn November 20-21, 2005, his grave was moved to Mtatsminda Pantheon, in
Tbilisi.

8. Handout 4 (poster)
The structure of an essay
I N T R O D U C T I O N
( You should give general description of a hero , introduce specific hero and give thesis statement e.g.
Kakutsa is considered a hero because he possesses three main heroic characteristics ….)
M A I N P A R T
He faced challenges and didn’t give up. ( the topic sentence of the first paragraph)
He possessed moral courage. ( the topic sentence of the second paragraph)
He faced personal risks. (the topic sentence of the third paragraph)
C O N C L U S I O N
( You should repeat the thesis statement and general reason )

9. Handout 5
Student’s name-
Teacher’s name -
Grade- 11th
Write an essay- Kakutsa Cholokashvili-a famous Georgian hero

10. Criteria for grading essays
Name---------------------------------
4 3 2 1 total
Introduction.
Answers the essay
question with a thesis
statement
Introduction
mentions the 3
heroic
characteristics.
Has a thesis
statement
naming the
hero
Introduction
names two
characteristics
and a thesis
Has an
introduction a
thesis
Has no
introduction
Topic sentence at
each of the three
paragraphs
Has all three
characteristics
and three
topic sentence
for each
Has two
paragraphs
Has one
paragraph for the
body
Has one or two
sentences for
the body
Use of examples to
illustrate heroic
characteristics
Has at least
one or two
examples of
for each
paragraph
Has a total
four examples
Has a total of
three examples
Has one or two
examples
Grammar, spelling,
syntax
4-5 errors 6-7 errors 8 errors 9 or more
errors
Logic and reasons Explains how
the example
demonstrates
the
characteristics
in each of the
3 paragraphs
Explains how
the example
demonstrates
the
characteristics
in two of the
paragraphs
Explains generally
the
characteristics
No explanation
of the example
conclusion Has a two
sentence
conclusion
which repeats
the thesis
statement and
general reason
Has a two
sentence
conclusion bit
doesn’t say
much
Has one sentence
conclusion
Has no
concluding
sentence