The Situation You want to start a class project. The Solution A class short story is a fantastic idea to bring students together. Students can contribute to the short story collection in a number of ways: they might design the book cover and poster to market the book. Aside from the design, they need to … Continue reading Class Short Story Collection
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Presenting Skills – Tone of Voice
The Situation Your students find it difficult to present (Projecting their voice and using expression). The Solution I have always found it difficult to teach presenting skills. Students find it difficult to understand that present is equally dependent on how you say something to what you say. Last year, I found a video that helps … Continue reading Presenting Skills – Tone of Voice
Can you name the lyric?
The Situation Your students find it difficult to listen to information. The Solution Here is a fun little activity to get your students listening for specifics. Split students into teams of 4. Provide each student with a coloured marker and each team with an A3 piece of paper.Ask students to divide the page into quarters.You … Continue reading Can you name the lyric?
RallyRead
The Situation Your students finding it difficult to focus and read a text. Your students find it difficult engage in reading because the text is too long and they disengage. The Solution A significant problem with reading a story with a class is that some students will find it difficult to process the information. As … Continue reading RallyRead
Short Story Planning
The Situation You need an effective short story planner. The Solution Just like every other teacher, I am always looking for short-cuts. Not lazy short-cuts, but ones that allow me to work faster, not harder. I am always frustrated with short story graphic organisers online. There are many facets to writing a story and my … Continue reading Short Story Planning
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