The Situation You want your students to practise using a variety of words. The Solution Exposure to a wide vocabulary is a vital aspect to the English curriculum. It is important that students are always practising using different words - even if it does not directly involve writing. With my students, I have created a … Continue reading ANAGRAMS – JUMBLING LANGUAGE
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Reinforcing the Importance of Hardwork
The Situation Your students are not taking care with their learning, such as handwriting and the general quality of their work. The Solution Overtime, students can become complacent with their effort. If you look over their notebooks, at the start of the year their writing and presentation can look immaculate; however, by the middle of … Continue reading Reinforcing the Importance of Hardwork
Check For Understanding
Check For Understanding The Situation You need to check your students understanding of content that you have taught. The Solution Checking for understanding is a vital part of good lesson design. A check for understanding is simple check to ensure that students understand a concept or task that they must complete. Often, when providing instruction, … Continue reading Check For Understanding
PEER TO PEER FEEDBACK
The Situation You want your students to collaborate and provide feedback to one another. The Solution Feedback is an essential part of the learning process. It is a moment of pause and reflection for the student. Sometimes, when focused on a task for a long period of time, it is difficult to identify the flaws. … Continue reading PEER TO PEER FEEDBACK
PROVIDING CLASS FEEDBACK
The Situation You have identified a pattern of common mistakes with student narrative writing. The Solution When editing a class worth of writing, it is likely you will identify a range of mistakes that all (or many) students make. We call these misconceptions. A misconception, in this context, is when a student falsely believes something … Continue reading PROVIDING CLASS FEEDBACK
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