100+ Ideas for Teaching English, 2/e

100+ Ideas for Teaching English, 2/e Book Description

What a nifty little book this is . It is jam-packed with numerous ideas to keep teachers and engaged in the wonderful subject of English.



Sharon Marchingo, Kangaroo Flat Secondary, ViC



A valuable resource for English teachers.



Helen Nitschke, Immanuel Lutheran College, QLD




This second contains over 100 inspirational ideas on teaching English in the classroom.




Each one has been tried and tested at the chalk face




Ideas range from understanding basic grammar and punctuation to studying plays, poetry and core texts.



Contents:

Section I Lets start at the beginning:




The English classroom
Sentence types
Getting more
complex
Adjectives
Connotation: introducing implied meaning Nouns
Pronouns
Adverbs
Connectives
What are you doing? Verbs
Where do commas go?
Whats an apostrophe?
More on apostrophes
Where do speech marks go?
Capital letters and punctuation in speech
Refining direct speech
How do you spell.. ? Some troublesome words
I can see clearly now - tips for improving handwriting
Position and pen control
Forming letters
Section 2: Writing:

Pictures
Using pictures in the classroom
Narrative - structuring stories
Establishing character
Creating atmosphere - reaction
Creating atmosphere - place
Identifying metaphor and simile
Literal versus metaphorical
Formal or informal?
Writing to describe
Writing to persuade
All about me - what is autobiography?
Me, me, me - writing autobiography
Collaborative writing
Further ideas
Section 3

Introducing reading and understanding:

Developing deduction
More deduction
Close reading of persuasive text
Who? Understanding character
What is atmosphere?
Atmosphere and association
Atmosphere - putting the pieces together
From film to book
Introducing the class reader
Exploring character
Chapters
Further ideas
Showing understanding of character - empathy tasks
Establishing your character
Structuring responses to empathy tasks
Section 4: Between the lines - comprehension skills:

General tips
Reading for clues
Analyzing an extract
Reading body language Section 5:
Exploring poetry

Writing about poems - structure
Rhythm and pace
Introducing imagery
Sound
Further ideas for exploring poetry
The poem as story
Explaining ballads
Telling more stories
Section 6:

A focus on plays:

General overview
What is a play?
Introducing key features of play texts
Clues to expression
Demonstrating understanding
TheS word - introducing Shakespeare
Before reading the play
Ways into the play
Focusing in on the play
Exploring the play with film and music Further
Further into the play Section:7
Non-fiction:

Non-fiction text types
In the news - introducing newspaper stories
Broadsheet and tabloid
Introducing audience and purpose
Sell me your story - analyzing an advertisement
Section: 8

Speaking and listening:

General tips
Lost in the jungle
The balloon debate
The instructor
The individual talk
The formal debate
Story sharing
The proposal
The awards ceremony
Section 9:

Thinking skills:

Thinking skills in the English classroom
Exploring text
Comparing and contrasting
Listening and responding to others
Developing logical arguments
Categorizing
Whats the difference between ... ?
Using cards to encourage thinking
Section10:

Drama in the English classroom:

Hot seating
Tableau
Thought tracking
Role-play
Section 11:

IC
T and English:

General tips
Research and the Internet
Drafting and editing
DTP
Presentation and interaction
Section 12: Boys and English: G

eneral pointers
ICT
Short and sharp Five
Text choice
Seating plans
Section 13:

Differentiation:

General tips
Specific ideas
Suggested reading

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