Hi everyone:)
I found tons of lesson ideas, but it has been difficult finding suitable websites for the students themselves. (And has anyone found good podcasts?) Anyway, I don't know how feasible my ideas are. I know some may seem a bit ambitious, so comments pls!
Suggested Classroom Activities:
Website: http://englishcaster.com/idioms/
As a speaker, writer and reader, students will use language creatively. They will also listen for information from a variety of sources.
Level & Type of Students: Lower Secondary EXP/N / Lower-Upper N
There are various podcasts on this website, but this particular one is on Idioms. It is a fairly short one, and an appropriate length in my opinion, as compared to many long podcasts I found out there.
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Website: http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
Students will demonstrate knowledge about language and write legibly.
Level & Type of Students: Mostly Lower Secondary EXP/N
This site has interactive grammar/vocabulary/spelling activities pitched at different language competency levels.
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Website: http://www.writersdigest.com/writingprompts.asp?goto=closead
Students will present and develop ideas effectively in writing for a variety of purposes and audiences
Level & Type of Students: All Types
From writing obituaries to job descriptions, this site offers tons of writing prompts for tackling freewriting, text types or journal writing etc. The ideas are creative and varied, giving the students respite from run-of-the-mill questions. They can also be done as group work.
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Website: http://youtube.com/watch?v=JdsMqRaz2WY & http://youtube.com/watch?v=EROTbDCr5ag & http://youtube.com/watch?v=tsge5G8CpRo
(You can download youtube videos at http://www.kissyoutube.com)
Students will present and develop ideas effectively in writing for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Level & Type of Students: Secondary 4 EXP
After watching the clips (“Forrest Gump”, “I am Sam” & ‘Little Match Girl” ) and reading the synopsis if necessary, students will write a narrative based on a character inspired by these trailers. The latter could be intellectually disabled, autistic, orphaned or simply a racial minority. Students will begin by creating a character profile using character and personality adjectives, and eventually a narrative.
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Website: Beauty and the beast: http://youtube.com/watch?v=oeoPtz0F2Ck
Pocahontas: http://youtube.com/watch?v=TkV-of_eN2w
The Little Mermaid: http://youtube.com/watch?v=jBca8VL2zVI
Cinderella’s step sisters: http://youtube.com/watch?v=WdQFvIXvLFY
Students will listen to/read/view a variety of texts and demonstrate understanding of content in oral/written form & form the ability to acquire and use knowledge.
Level & Type of Students: Lower Secondary EXP/N
Students will watch various clips of the Disney classics and in groups of 4, they will begin brainstorming words to describe the hero, the heroine, the villain and the step-mother. After a discussion on gender stereotypes in films, each group will attempt to write a story with characters and storylines that are not stereotypical. (Ref: Shrek: http://youtube.com/watch?v=2cREdVeHTMI)
2 comments:
hello cheryl :) I especially liked your writer's digest link with all the writing prompts, how useful! It definitely seems in line with my idea of having students create 'authentic' texts, that is, texts that get an airing beyond the teacher's desk. I could possibly get the class to sign up as part of the community and get them to do regular postings .. maybe once every week, spend one period on it? But I think this idea will probably work with very able upper sec kids, lower sec kids might not feel that they are able to post, or worse, they might get a backlash from members of the community since they are quite obviously unable to produce writing that is quite as sophisticated. Still, the prompts there are really useful to bring into class!
HM oh yes, maybe we could set up a class blog version of the writer's digest: I can take prompts from there and have them respond on a blog ... so they can share their stories with each other on a regular basis. And it doesn't just have to be stories, the writing task for the week can be based on the particular text-type that is being covered ... cool!
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