Knowing Different Text Types - What is it not? The Situation Your story do not know the difference between and story and essay. The Solution When writing a particular text type, you are often restricted by the text features and language features. Students, sometimes, will get these confused. A common misconception is saying a story … Continue reading Knowing Different Text Types – What is it not?
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Socratic Circle
AITSL STANDARD: 4.1 - Support student participation Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities. AITSL STANDARD: 5.1 - Assess student learning Develop, select and use informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative assessment strategies to assess student learning. The Situation Your students find it difficult to … Continue reading Socratic Circle
Roll-The-Dice… Story Generator
The Situation Your student(s) enjoys games and hands on learning…but they need to write a story. The Solution All of the Writing Activities sections are designed to making writing easier for your students. But sometimes students simply do not want to write. They are tactile and have a need to touch and interact – talking and looking at … Continue reading Roll-The-Dice… Story Generator
Story Generators – How do they work?
The Situation Your students find it difficult to put together and develop ideas for characters, setting and conflict of their narrative. The Solution Story generators are a quick and visual way for students to piece together their story and for you as the teacher to reinforce the importance of character, setting and conflict. The story generator is simple. At its core, you will … Continue reading Story Generators – How do they work?
Visual Writing Prompts
Visual Writing Prompts The Situation You want students to write using an unseen visual text, such as preparation for NAPLAN and senior school. You want students to develop skills about brainstorming and writing under pressure. The Solution Visual writing prompts are an absolute necessary in an English classroom. They useful when you want students to … Continue reading Visual Writing Prompts
The English Classroom 