Political Cartoon appearing in "a local" publication and used by Rehmat Ebrahim's ATL class as a prompt for the drawings

ATL

SUBJECT: Approaches to Learning (ATL) A program of the IBMYP system that trains students in acquiring effective study habits and study skills, developing critical thinking skills, creativity, communication skills.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF MY COURSE - ATL OR APPROACHES TO LEARNING IS ACTUALLY A TRAINING COURSE FOR TRAINING STUDENTS IN LEARNING TO LEARN FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND MEDIA AWARENESS IS ONE OF THE ASPECTS WE NEED TO DEVELOP.

DURING MY 45 MINUTE SESSION THE STUDENTS ANAYZED, DISCUSSED THE CARTOON AND THEN CAME UP WITH CAPTIONS ON WHICH THEY BASED THEIR DRAWINGS. THE CAPTIONS WERE ELICITED FROM THE STUDENTS, THEY SELECTED THEIR OWN CAPTION AND MADE A DRAWING REPRESENTING THEIR IDEAS - IN THE PREVIOUS CLASS WE HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES, SO THIS WAS A FOLLOW UP LESSON. THERE WAS NO EXTENDED WRITING DONE IN MY CLASS. I TEACH ATL TO MYPS1-5 AND SHAZIA TEACHES LANGUAGE A (ENGLISH) TO MYPS 1-5, AND WE OFTEN COORDINATE OUR IDEAS. FOR EXAMPLE SHE WILL TEACH DOCUMENTING OF SOURCES IN HER LANGUAGE AN (ENGLISH) CLASS AND I WILL TEACH SYNTHESIIZING INFORMATION IN ATL.