Structure Slips
Use this idea of giving students a clear explanation of the structure needed for their writing, by sticking a strip of information alongside their work!
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 […]
Deluxe Learning
Resources:Paint colour charts. (You can get these by emailing your local DIY store or going in for a visit) What to do/Variations:Once you have the colour charts you can carry out a variety of tasks, such as: Synonyms of a word on each colour Verbs/adverbs/ Nouns/pronouns Word and then an opposite word Alternative words to […]
Creative writing
Resources:Use this grid here Print onto A3 or larger for best effect.What to do:This activity is another one of the popular Roll a series… click here for all other posts!Students should be given one or two dice. They roll the dice to get their first and second number. They then count up and along the grid to […]
ROLL A… series…
I seem to be obsessed with tasks that involve either a random element to them or students rolling dice!Here you will find a collection of all those posts! Roll a starter by @Tombrush1982 Roll a plenary by @Tombrush192 Roll a sentence Roll a recap task Roll a QR Code by @Tombrush1982 Roll a SOLO question by @Tombrush1982 Roll a creative […]
Word Carpet
Resources: Lots of scrap paper Big pens A clear area on the floor What to do: Give students a big pile of scrap paper – about A5 size. Ask them to imagine a place. They should write the first words that come into their heads, one word per piece of scrap. You can […]
Slow Writing
Resources:Use the prompts created by @LearningSpy on @David_Triptico fab website to help. Click HERE.(Slow Writing idea is from @LearningSpy’s book.) What to do:The focus of this task is to get students to slowwwwww down their writing. Students should take time to consider each sentence, thinking carefully before they begin their writing.Students are given sentence by sentence […]
Poetry by Stealth
Resources:None!What to do:Student’s must plant somewhere in your school, a poem that they have written!They might, for example, pin a poem to a notice board, in a corrido, blue tac a poem to a classroom door, a locker or tape a poem to a bin!There should be a small prize for the most audacious and […]
Farmer Technique
Resources:Download the document from hereAlso visit www.cheneyre.edublogs.org for more RE based resources.What to do: Provided by the RE dept. Use this FARMER technique to help students structure their answers for 6 mark questions. Use the top tips box to support with students peer assessing work. Useful to support T.I.M- Triple Impact Marking- (Teacher/ Peer/ Student) Variations: