☰ Year plan · English (Connect)

Think like a designer

Week 11 · Unit 5 Design Thinking (A): a text on thinking like a designer (reference only), stylish / creativity / point of view / prototype / schedule, listening to a blog about a design sprint (our own read-aloud text), sequence adverbs and imperatives, a text about understanding new students (reference only) · 3 lessons
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Put the sentences in order with First, Next, Then, After that, Finally: (a) ___ we tested the model. (b) ___ we watched the students. (c) ___ we improved the design. (d) ___ we talked to them. (e) ___ we built a paper model.
2
Change into negative imperatives: (a) Run in the corridor. (b) Forget your key. (c) Be noisy.
3
Write five instructions for a new student on how to use the school library. Use Please, Don’t and Never once each.
4
Write the five steps of design thinking in your own words, with an adverb for each step.
5
Think of a problem at your school (a messy shelf, a long queue, a noisy corridor). Write 60 to 80 words that say who you would watch, what you would ask and what you would build first. Use at least three sequence adverbs.