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Teaching the VERY basics of formal writing structure - tips for middle and high school teachers
Sometimes students just 'miss the memo' when it comes to structuring formal writing such as literary or expository essays. Often the best thing to do is start from the VERY beginning again, stripping the process right back - and I'm talking about high school students here! The process I explain here will also help upper primary / middle school teachers who are just starting their students on formal writing structure.
👓For an outline of this, see my related blog post here:
www.driveresources.org/post/getting-back-to-basics-to-teach-formal-writing-structure
For an EDITABLE BACK-TO-BASICS resource to help your students structure formal writing:
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How to teach close reading at HIGH school - a reading literacy lesson sequence.
Просмотров 11121 день назад
There’s nothing like taking your students through the CLOSE READING of a SHORT TEXT (short story, article, poem…) to give you that ‘teacher fraud’ feeling! Teaching reading literacy at high school can be difficult: - Am I missing anything out? - Is this good reading practice? - Am I going deep enough? - Have I got my sequence right? In this video I take you through 20 sequenced steps to choose ...
Teaching Film as Literature a guide for English ELA teachers
Просмотров 152Месяц назад
Hi English/ELA teachers! You must teach a film as a literature study, but where do you begin and what might a film unit look like? Here's a quick rundown on how I step methodically through teaching a film as literature. HELPFUL RESOURCES: Film techniques bundle: Website: www.driveresources.org/product-page/film-cinematography-presentations-and-worksheets-bundle On TPT: www.teacherspayteachers.c...
NCEA 1.3 Writing and 1.4 Unfamiliar Texts - Teacher Tips
Просмотров 275Месяц назад
A few English teacher tips as you get to the pointy end of the year and head into the externals for NCEA 1.3 Writing and 1.4 Unfamiliar Texts. My two cents' worth! See a (more concise - LOL) written version (with pictures and activity ideas too!) in the blog linked below. Blog post: www.driveresources.org/post/teaching-tips-to-revise-1-3-writing-and-1-4-unfamiliar-texts RELATED VIDEOS: 📺 Annota...
Annotation - Part 1 - the magic elixir for English teachers
Просмотров 1172 месяца назад
Annotation is KEY for helping students understand texts! Ironically, we don’t use it as much as we should. Rather than heading straight into comprehension-type questions - have your students annotate the text FIRST. Why? Watch! This is part 1 of 2 videos about annotation in the English classroom. In this part I talk about: 1. All the boxes that annotation ticks. (It’s AMAZING!) 2. The logistics...
Annotation - Part 2 - A 5-step guide to help you teach and use annotation in your English classroom
Просмотров 1432 месяца назад
Annotation is a KEY TOOL for helping students understand texts! Ironically, we don’t use it as much as we should. Rather than heading straight into comprehension-type questions - have students annotate the text FIRST. A win-win 5-step process This is part 2 of 2 videos about annotation in the English classroom. Here, I talk about steps in the annotation process that will help your students get ...
Mātauranga Māori in the English Classroom - 1 - Concepts from te Ao Māori
Просмотров 1152 месяца назад
Mātauranga Māori in the English Classroom - 1 - Concepts from te Ao Māori
Mātauranga Māori in the English Classroom - 2 - Te Kore - Te Pō - Te Ao Mārama
Просмотров 662 месяца назад
Mātauranga Māori in the English Classroom - 2 - Te Kore - Te Pō - Te Ao Mārama
Mātauranga Māori in the English Classroom - 3 - Ngā Kete o te Wānanga - 3 Baskets of Knowledge
Просмотров 692 месяца назад
Mātauranga Māori in the English Classroom - 3 - Ngā Kete o te Wānanga - 3 Baskets of Knowledge
Mātauranga Māori in the English Classroom - 4 - Ngā Whetū o Matariki - the Stars of Matariki
Просмотров 442 месяца назад
Mātauranga Māori in the English Classroom - 4 - Ngā Whetū o Matariki - the Stars of Matariki
Mātauranga Māori in the English Classroom - 5 - Ngā Atua - the Māori Gods
Просмотров 452 месяца назад
Mātauranga Māori in the English Classroom - 5 - Ngā Atua - the Māori Gods
SETTING in literature is boss! 4 types of setting to teach and excite your students
Просмотров 933 месяца назад
SETTING in literature is boss! 4 types of setting to teach and excite your students
NZ Curriculum Refresh - Te Mātaiaho - A Beginner's Look!
Просмотров 3243 месяца назад
NZ Curriculum Refresh - Te Mātaiaho - A Beginner's Look!
Making PROOFREADING a classroom routine & 3 habits students must master for writing accuracy
Просмотров 944 месяца назад
Making PROOFREADING a classroom routine & 3 habits students must master for writing accuracy
10 Tips for Beginning AND Experienced Teachers
Просмотров 894 месяца назад
10 Tips for Beginning AND Experienced Teachers
An easy way to teach students to write about TEXT PURPOSE!
Просмотров 1164 месяца назад
An easy way to teach students to write about TEXT PURPOSE!
The best no-prep writing activity for all year levels - the DAILY DASH!
Просмотров 2535 месяцев назад
The best no-prep writing activity for all year levels - the DAILY DASH!
Lifting the Lid on English Teacher Planning - realities and ideas
Просмотров 985 месяцев назад
Lifting the Lid on English Teacher Planning - realities and ideas
Teaching Unfamiliar Texts - 12 Things I Know Now
Просмотров 1886 месяцев назад
Teaching Unfamiliar Texts - 12 Things I Know Now
How every student can achieve academic success - Attainment Goal Testing
Просмотров 1056 месяцев назад
How every student can achieve academic success - Attainment Goal Testing
Differentiate your lessons - an easy and SUSTAINABLE strategy for teachers
Просмотров 967 месяцев назад
Differentiate your lessons - an easy and SUSTAINABLE strategy for teachers
How to plan your English programme - everything falls from a central text
Просмотров 2518 месяцев назад
How to plan your English programme - everything falls from a central text
Supporting ESL Students in your MAINSTREAM class - 10 EASY ways to differentiate.
Просмотров 739 месяцев назад
Supporting ESL Students in your MAINSTREAM class - 10 EASY ways to differentiate.
Laptop love - Show your laptop you care with three easy habits for laptop maintenance
Просмотров 1199 месяцев назад
Laptop love - Show your laptop you care with three easy habits for laptop maintenance
Planning with drop-down menus and tick-boxes - Google Docs
Просмотров 889 месяцев назад
Planning with drop-down menus and tick-boxes - Google Docs
Embedding & improving literacy at high school WITHOUT bells and whistles. What's REALLY important!
Просмотров 2129 месяцев назад
Embedding & improving literacy at high school WITHOUT bells and whistles. What's REALLY important!
NCEA Review Teacher Help - a strategy to cope with information overwhelm
Просмотров 20010 месяцев назад
NCEA Review Teacher Help - a strategy to cope with information overwhelm
What the HECK is structure?! Demystifying the convention of structure in English!
Просмотров 11610 месяцев назад
What the HECK is structure?! Demystifying the convention of structure in English!
Why students should work in exercise books, and why we must mark them!
Просмотров 16511 месяцев назад
Why students should work in exercise books, and why we must mark them!
How aspects of texts work together - and how to teach this!
Просмотров 15911 месяцев назад
How aspects of texts work together - and how to teach this!