Text Graphs
Resources:None!What to do:I picked up this activity in a Year 8 English lesson. (Thank you to the my English Dept. again!) Whilst looking at Narrative, focusing on the genre of romance, students were asked to complete a ‘conflict graph’ after watching a short video clip. (See here.) They were then asked to fill in the highs and […]
Prompts
Resources: None! What to do: There are a variety of methods to prompt students. These include: (Taken and adapted from here.) Instructional prompts Example Gesture prompts Nonverbal prompts – pointing, head nods, hand motions, smiling, Verbal prompts -Specific verbal prompts -Nonspecific verbal prompts You can not do it, yet! -Turn the page. Keep going. Ask a […]
Totem Poles
Resources: Roll of wallpaper backing paper which was about two metres high and rolled together and taped to become a cylinder for the Totem Pole. My lesson plan and 5 things worksheet is available by clicking here. What to do:As an overview the lesson at the start, pupils had a ’5 things’ sheet – where they […]
Draft- Re-Draft
Resources: Writing /speaking task How it works? Show pupils a basic answer to a question. Then model how you would make it better, step by step. Pupils then work with partner to answer a different question in the same step-by –step process. Show or read out a few examples. Individually pupils then attempt a full task/question. Variations: […]
Talk Like an Expert
Students focus on oracy skills as well as literacy skills..Resources:A talking frame is needed to support discussion.(This is a list of key words, sequenced in the order that students could used.) How It Works:The teacher provides the students with a list of key words that would be useful to use in answer to a […]
DEAL
Resources:The DEAL posterResource from Bedfordshire LA (Thank you!) How It Works:To get students to develop their writing to meet the higher band criteria, teach them DEAL.Describe > Explain > Analyse > LinkUse the Sequence for Teaching Writing to model and scaffold each step. Variations:A similar structure to PEE (Point > Evidence > Explore) which can […]
Exit Tickets
Linked to RAG123 by @Listerkev Resources: Click here for template by https://twitter.com/rondelle10_b How It Works: As a plenary, students have a choice of exit ticket which they have to answer before they can exit the lesson. The questions on the ticket should push the students to explain their learning from that lesson. Encourage them to […]