Beliefs, values, attitudes, and behaviour are terms that are quite tricky to teach. However once I found this diagram, the concepts became less abstract and much clearer to conceptualise and form into a story. Students need to hear a story as a way of understanding big ideas. Below, I have outlined how I explain the … Continue reading Teaching…Beliefs, Values, Attitudes, Behaviour
Month: May 2020
Teaching…The Raven
In this section, I have outlined how to teach The Raven - or least the first two stanzas. The lesson is heavily scaffolded and I have provided context for how the lesson is structured and chunked to assist student learning. To start the lesson, please introduce the learning intentions and success criteria. Explain the main … Continue reading Teaching…The Raven
Teaching…Essay Structure
The Situation Students need to learn the essay structure.Students need to write an essay. The Solution Below I have outlined an essay structure. This section does not explain how to teach essay writing, but demonstrate a template that you might like to use along with identify minor nuances with implementing the document (For example, what … Continue reading Teaching…Essay Structure
Ranking Ladders
The Situation You need your students to rank and categorise information. The Solution A ranking ladder placemat will allow students to practice a number of skills Rank information. Discuss their ideas with peersCategorise the information into multiple categorise. Check out the below information for a rank ladders about the impact of misinformation. Students place the … Continue reading Ranking Ladders
Conversation Starters
The Situation Your students need to build rapport with one another. The Solution At the beginning of the year, some students know each other from previous classes while others may not. As the teacher, you will want to get students to interact as quickly as possible. When students have built rapport they are more likely … Continue reading Conversation Starters
The English Classroom 