CyberGrammar Homepage How to Write a Five-Paragraph Essay By Grace Fleming Updated October 27, 2015. As you've probably noticed, essay writing assignments can pop up in any class. An essay is a literary composition that expresses a certain idea, claim, or concept and backs it up with supporting statements. It will follow a logical pattern, to include an introductory paragraph (make the claim), a body (support), and a conclusion (summary of statements and support). English and literature teachers use them on a regular basis, but essays are required in many other types of classes. Essay exams are also a test tool used commonly in the social sciences, and even in math and science class. Of course, essays play a big role in the college application process, as well. Luckily, you can learn to craft a great essay if you can follow the standard pattern and write in a clear and organized manner. Introduction The introduction is the first paragraph in your essay, and it should accomplish a few specific goals. 1. continue reading below our video Loaded: 0% 2. 3.
Working 4 the Classroom How to teach writing: writing lesson ideas | TESOL Does any of this sound familiar? Yes, but writing is boring. Is it? Sure, but writing could be time spent in class doing fun speaking tasks. Who said you can’t do both? But my students get more out of class from interactive activities. Exactly – writing lessons don’t have to conform to any of these assumptions. Firstly, written language is permanent. Secondly, well-delivered writing lessons will include multiple stages that focus on interaction and collaboration. Likewise, asking students to peer correct provides another stage in which students can interact in a meaningful and reflective way. Another common query I hear teachers make is in relation to who should do the writing in a writing lesson. So with this in mind, hopefully you are starting to appreciate that writing lessons need not be isolated, dull experiences, and that when the time is used well, there is plenty of benefit to using class time for written work. But how do you stage a writing lesson? 1) Context 2) Who is the text for?
The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies Listen to this article as a podcast episode: Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 38:22 — 53.1MB) Subscribe: iTunes | Android | When I worked with student teachers on developing effective lesson plans, one thing I always asked them to revise was the phrase “We will discuss.” We will discuss the video. We will discuss the story. We will discuss our results. Every time I saw it in a lesson plan, I would add a note: “What format will you use? The problem wasn’t them; in most of the classrooms where they’d sat as students, that’s exactly what a class discussion looked like. So here they are: 15 formats for structuring a class discussion to make it more engaging, more organized, more equitable, and more academically challenging. I’ve separated the strategies into three groups. Enjoy! Gallery Walk > a.k.a. Basic Structure: Stations or posters are set up around the classroom, on the walls or on tables. Philosophical Chairs > a.k.a. Pinwheel Discussion > Socratic Seminar > a.k.a. a.k.a.
Teaching Grammar through listening (English-as-a-foreign-language version) 1. Introduction In all of my posts on grammar instruction I have made the very important point that for grammar to be fully acquired it must be practised extensively through all four skills. However, this is not what usually happens, grammar practice occurring in most language classrooms predominantly through the written medium. Hence grammar is mostly read and written, but rarely processed aurally and orally. Of the four language skills, the one that is always neglected in grammar instruction is definitely Listening. The parsing phase is the stage in the comprehension of aural input in which the listener recognizes a grammar pattern in a string of words and fits it to the surrounding linguistic context. In this post I intend to show how grammar can be modelled and practised aurally through highly impactful L.A.M. 2.L.A.M. grammar activities 2.1 Sentence puzzles Sentence puzzles like the one in Figure 1 below are a very effective way to teach grammar and syntax through listening. 2.6.
sentence structure Simple sentences: A simple sentence has only one clause: The children were laughing. John wanted a new bicycle. All the girls are learning English. Compound sentences: A compound sentence has two or more clauses: (We stayed behind) and (finished the job) (We stayed behind) and (finished the job), then (we went home) The clauses in a compound sentence are joined by co-ordinating conjunctions: John shouted and everybody waved. The common coordinating conjunctions are: and – but – or – nor – so – then – yet Complex sentences: A complex sentence has a main clause and one or more adverbial clauses. Her father died when she was very young >>>Her father died (main clause) when (subordinating conjunction) she was very young (adverbial clause) She had a difficult childhood because her father died when she was very young. Some subordinate clauses can come in front of the main clause: A sentence can contain both subordinate and coordinate clauses: There are seven types of adverbial clauses:
Language Learning Experts' Favourite Strategies in 2016 Language experts reveal their top language learning strategies in 2016 I can’t believe there are only a couple of days left of 2016! It’s been an interesting year in many different ways and I’m sure you guys have made a lot of progress in at least one area of your language learning. What’s a better way to celebrate the transition to 2017 than to gather advice from some of the most interesting language learners and bloggers out there. I’ve asked 17 people what their number one language learning strategy was in 2016 and here are their answers! Agnieszka Murdoch, 5-Minute Language “That’s me! Mnemonics is a technique that involves comparing written signs to objects or even scenes. You can use this method to memorise meaning as well as pronunciation. Through using mnemonics, you create logical connections in your brain and the words you learn are less likely to disappear from your memory.” Make a good start in 2017 by downloading your free Learn Languages Like a Pro starter guide. The reason?
BBC Learning English | Pronunciation Tips ESL Reading Exercises, Printable worksheets & Text Mazes Movie worksheets- Teach English using English movies, Printable worksheets for movies-Have fun!! Music activities- Teach English using English songs- Worksheets to teach with English songs- It really works!! Word Formation Worksheets- Teaching prefixes & Suffixes (affixes) to high level students can greatly help to speed up vocabulary building-Try these worksheets in your lessons. Quizzes & Cloze Exercise: Printable quizzes, cloze & gap fill exercises. Adult Communicative Lesson plans: Help adults practice grammar & vocabulary using communicative exercises Holiday/Festivals Worksheets: Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's day, St. Games and Ideas for Teaching English to all levels- Running out of ideas? Task-based Lesson planning. Worksheet Makers: you can use these online tools to create yours and save time. Articles: Get ideas for your classrooms by reading these ESL Articles Complete Lesson Plan Packs - Download a complete lesson plan with video, ppt, worksheets Fun Games for ESL Teaching
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These interactive and creative grammar exercises are a great resource for students who want to practice more their writing skills. Exercises like word choice, irregular verbs and fused sentences are included. Not only students can work interactively but they can also print out PDF handouts so they can keep track of what they are doing. by sindy11 Oct 7