The Situation Your students do not understand the concept of theme. The Solution Theme has always been one of those topics that I found difficult to teach. I soon discovered that paintings might be a great way to begin talk about overall meaning, which can then fire up a discussion about to theme. I first … Continue reading Teaching…Theme
Tag: Reading strategies
Before, During And After Reading
AITSL STANDARD: 2.5 - Literacy and numeracy strategies Apply knowledge and understanding of effective teaching strategies to support students’ literacy and numeracy achievement. The Situation Your want your students to utilise a variety of different reading strategies. The Solution When reading a text, it is important that students are given the chance to reflect before, … Continue reading Before, During And After Reading
Teaching.. How to Annotate a Short Story
The Situation Your students need to learn how to annotate a short story. The Solution There is nothing like annotating a story to generate ideas and a great discussion. Annotating is the process of highlighting and making notes on a written text (For example, short story). Check out this annotation of Examination Day, by Henry … Continue reading Teaching.. How to Annotate a Short Story
Five Minutes of Curiosity: Understanding the Real World
The wonders of teaching English is that it isn't just about reading and writing and speaking. English is about communication and opening up an independent thinkers to a whole new world. It is vital that students are curious about the world and question why the world is the way it is. For this reason, I … Continue reading Five Minutes of Curiosity: Understanding the Real World
See, Think, Wonder
The Situation You want to develop your students ability to read a visual text. The Solution Often when students look at a text, they attempt to process it all of the image at the same time. That is, instead of stopping and considering the elements of an image, they glance and develop an idea immediately. … Continue reading See, Think, Wonder
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