Six Amazing Websites that Make Your Writing Stronger Long writing activities are not very frequently done in class. I tend to think that my students are like me; I need the right kind of atmosphere. Writing requires time, silence and lots of inspiration. Ideally, at this time of the year, I would probably wish to be sitting next to a fireplace with the most perfect instagrammable snow falling outside my window while drinking a nice cup of coffee waiting for inspiration to strike. Unfortunately, there isn’t any snow where I live so I’ll have to make do with a bit of rain and some reddish trees. Inspiration, the most important word when writing and something my students claim to lack. These are some great sites that can help you make your writing stronger. Photo by Tekke 1. Skell is easy to use. 2.Netspeak is a really helpful site to help you write better. You can find the word(s) you’re looking for by typing signs as seen in the picture below. Type ? If you want to read some sample sentences, you only need to click the + sign 3. 4. 5. 6.
Att anpassa språket - vad innebär det? - Mia Smith En utveckling av engelskan på högstadiet är att man lägger alltmer fokus på anpassningen av språket. Vem talar vi med? Vem skriver vi texten för? Hur talar vi när vi talar med olika personer? I kursplanen i engelska ser det ut så här: I muntlig och skriftlig interaktion i olika sammanhang kan eleven uttrycka sig enkelt och begripligt samt i någon mån anpassat till syfte, mottagare och situation. (Kunskapskrav för E i år 9 i engelska) När jag talar med eleverna om detta brukar jag ta upp extrema hälsningen. Ett annat sätt att påvisa stilen är att använda så kallade clines, gradvisa skalor. Det jag vill påvisa är vad eleverna redan kan. Ofta hamnar jag i slutändan av året i läget att några elever har lite mer att visa, lite mer att ge som de inte lyckats få fram under året. Det här upplägget brukar få eleverna att visa sina bästa sidor. Kanske är det här ett upplägg som fler lärare vill använda nu under sista veckorna på terminen?
on incorporating comic strips into your curriculum... school hasn't started yet in our house, but the kids have been hankering for some structure and creativity. so after googling "comic strip templates" and printing up a bunch from this site, (click to link) i spent some time explaining story structure i plunking down the ever present jar-o-markers and turned them loose. and four hours later, i had to force them to stop for a snack before they immediately went back to drawing - FOR ANOTHER TWO HOURS! and since they woke up clamouring for more - i bit the bullet and designed them some very specific templates. feel free to click and take for your kids. okay, take a crack at it - print a bunch of them up and cross your fingers that your kids will like them as much as mine have... because if they do - enjoy your nap-billpaying-manicuring-reading-yogaing-whatever-you-do sort of break. so sad. no one ever warned me about the getting back to life after the massive road trip. who knew?! (hanging head in shame)
7 Easy Ways to Support Student Writing in Any Content Area More teachers are being asked to support student literacy in all content areas. For those trained in English language arts, this isn’t a big deal. But if you have spent your career learning best practices in science, social studies, physical education, music, math, or one of many other content areas, the idea of “teaching” students how to write on top of covering your own content may seem impossible. Good news: It’s not all that complicated, and it doesn’t have to be time-consuming, either. You can get this information by reading the cheat sheet above, listening to the 28-minute podcast, or reading the full transcript. Then tell me what you think in the comments section below.
Grade 7 Paragraph – The Canswedian English Teacher “Scaffold learning” – one of those hot button words in teaching. I got on the scaffold-their-learning train with this assignment which builds each year in högstadiet. The irony is though… that in Grade 8 when you say, “Do you remember how I taught you how to write a paragraph in Grade 7?” you will be met with a sea of blank and confused faces. I teach them first how to write a paragraph in 7, then in 8 they write a three paragraph essay on their hero, then in 9 they write a five paragraph essay on the change in character in About A Boy. A lot of you might argue my way of teaching a paragraph, but please feel free to do it in whatever way you are comfortable with. Personally, I teach it in parts, and really focus on the formatting, and feedback process. I do this because I found it so hard to write an essay when I got into high school – and it wasn’t until a teacher explained that it was like a math formula (just plug in the sentences in the right spot) that I finally got the hang of it.
Arbeta språkutvecklande med hjälp av Storybird När vi hade planeringsdag på skolan gick programmet i språkets tecken. En kollega startade upp sitt försteläraruppdrag med inriktning ”språkutvecklande arbetssätt”, vi såg på skolverkets film ”Språk – och kunskapsutvecklande arbete” som en upptakt till fortsatta diskussioner kring hur vi arbetar på vår skola. Vi diskuterade bl.a. hur elevernas språkliga förmågor ser ut hos eleverna, vilka förväntningar vi har på eleverna och hur vi kan undvika att missta oss på elevernas språkförmåga då de t.ex. trots allt har ett rikt vardagsspråk. Efter filmen, de efterföljande diskussionerna och en kaffepaus var det min tur att på ett mer praktiskt sätt visa hur du kan arbeta språkutvecklande med hjälp av Storybird. Storybird är ett verktyg som lockar ”elever” i alla åldrar. Storybird kan användas från förskolan och uppåt så länge det anpassas till elevernas förmågor. Storybird i förskoleklass Det finns som du förstår en mängd olika möjligheter och din fantasi har säkert inga begränsningar.
Anna's wet day out Find a picture of the hero of your story in a magazine or on the internet, big enough for your teaching situation. Procedure Stage 1: Brainstorming Write the title 'Anna's wet day out' at the top of the board. Check students understand the meaning.Divide your board into four quarters and title these: 'Anna', 'Day out', 'What happened' and 'The end'.Show students the picture and ask the following questions: How old is she? Stage 2: Think about your audienceEstablish that the aim of a story is to entertain. Stage 3: Selection of ideas - story planAsk students to copy the grid from the board and then in each part to choose and copy just the information they want to include in their story. Stage 4: Story feedbackAsk students to tell their stories in small groups. Take students' plans in and mark them to show you consider the plan itself to be important and to give them any advice you think is needed.
40 Must-See Photos From The Past. #5 Is Insane. We came across this selection of astonishing photos from the past, thanks to Reddit user epicnesshunter. Some of these are absolutely mind-boggling, but what makes most of them so powerful is that they were taken in the past century, just one or two generations away from us. #1. Woman With A Gas-Resistant Pram, England, 1938 #2. #3. #4. #5. #6. #7. #8. #9. #10. #11. 106-year-old Armenian Woman guards home, 1990 #12. #13. #14. #15. #16. #17. #18. #19. #20. #21. #22. #23. #24. #25. #26. #27. #28. #29. #30. #31. #32. #33. #34. #35. #36. #37. #38. 23 year-old Evelyn McHale’s suicide – she jumped from the 83rd floor of the Empire State Building and landed on a United Nations limousine, 1947 #39. #40. We know you enjoyed these.
Short stories - two stars and a wish! Take a look at the film before Wednesday, please. Remember that you have to finish your first version on Wednesday. The phrases below are made by Mia Smith and her students in Gothenburg! Thanks! Clarity and coherence Your text has good flow. Adaption Your writing is well adapted to your theme. Grammar and spelling Good sentence structure and descriptions. WISHES Variation and vocabulary You could vary your vocabulary more. Clarity and coherence Your text could have better flow. Grammar and spelling You can improve the grammar in your text. Sara I NPtider - Starwarsify your life and survive! Nu när vi går in i terminens tuffaste period kan det vara skönt att ha ett färdigt upplägg att sno! Ni som har svenska i er kombination med engelska kan nog behöva nåt färdigt för att överleva, eller hur? Var så goda! Har du provat att skriva fanfiction med dina elever? Fanfiction är en texttyp där du använder redan existerande handlingar och karaktärer ur filmer och böcker som du gillar för att hylla dessa. Förra året kom jag i kontakt med Shannon Sauro som undervisar i engelska vid Malmö högskola. Om du vill använda upplägget är det fritt fram att låna! Mina elever fick i läxa att titta på filmen och läsa om hur du skriver Fanfiction via länken nedan. Om du vill ha modelltexter att visa dina elever så att de förstår vad fanfiction är kan du låta dem läsa mina elevers färdiga texter här: Olaf and the heat (Texten utgår från filmen Frozen och något oväntat händer med Olaf!) Fanfiction year 9 Before you come to class you need to read the wiki on how to write Fanfaction below. 1. 2. 2. 4.
24 Best Poems to Teach in Middle School and High School It can be hard to know which poems will spur your middle and high schoolers into deep, meaningful discussion and which will leave them, ahem, yawning. So we asked experienced teachers to share their favorites—the punch-in-the-gut poems that always get a reaction, even from teens. Here's what they had to say. 1. Snow by David Berman Captures a narrative in miniature with a creative structure. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. What are your favorite poems to teach?