Speaking in Class
Managing Classroom Talk
Talking is (ideally!) thinking. Managing whole-class talk with its specific nuance and rhythms is perhaps the greatest of skill of any literature teacher. As whole-class talk can imbue learning with social and emotional significance, expert and responsive management of such talking is fundamental to any teacher.
Here I will demonstrate methods of managing such talk and questioning, linking hopefully to established theory and providing video exemplars.
Testing your word bank – Year 7
Go to here: http://dynamo.dictionary.com/placement/level Test your vocabulary at least three times. Record your average result. Replacement is this: http://testyourvocab.com/ I only matched 34,000 words according to this. There were a dozen words I've never seen...
Script for Spoken Language
Chair Person - introduces the group. Jim, John, Gill, - says that they will introduce their poems, argue which one should be the flagship one for their anthology, and, finally, what the title should be. Says that all will have their roles in addition to their...
Spoken Language Module – 19th September Onwards
(For the students using this post to catch up on work, see the worksheets included in the links below. These are time-specific and will be removed later.) A new emphasis in the latest English curriculum (although seen by many as a new addition!) is the spoken word...
Graphic Organisers
On Friday I attended an Early Leaders meeting, which was rather apt as I was one of the first ones to arrive. It was in the beautiful town of Pickering where I used to work. I appreciated the chance to reflect on a few of things that I am doing now, and the chance to...
Visual Thesaurus
Sometimes encouraging pupils to produce literature coursework is difficult because the spirit isn't willing. While they see the adult-needs purpose of getting an English qualification, I have sometimes heard voiced the objection that they find discussing the...
Demonstrating reading skills in the last week of summer
It's been a busy few week to say the least, especially with planning for the new curriculum. Doing this requires the reading of lots and lots of text. Too much, perhaps. Still, the skill of speed reading was rather useful. It is at this moment that you consider using...
Animoto – Responding with slideshows
"They're strong VERBALLY." How often have you heard that? Has it become an euphemism? Or is it, perhaps, a truism? Animato - a free digital slideshow maker - can allow pupils to connect with texts, ideas and values in an intuitive and engaging way. Sometimes...
