100 Ideas for Teaching English (Continuums One Hundreds)

✍ Scribed by Angella Cooze

• Publisher: Continuum
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 138
• Series: Continuums One Hundreds
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

100 Ideas for Teaching English contains 100 creative and innovative ideas for getting students engaged in all aspects of the English curriculum. Ideas range from understanding basic grammar and punctuation to studying plays, poetry and core texts. >

✦ Table of Contents

CONTENTS......Page 6
SECTION 1 Let's start at the beginning......Page 12
1 The English classroom......Page 13
2 Sentence types......Page 14
3 Getting more complex......Page 15
4 Adjectives......Page 16
5 Connotation: introducing implied meaning......Page 18
6 Nouns......Page 19
7 Pronouns......Page 20
8 Adverbs......Page 21
9 Connectives......Page 22
10 What are you doing? Verbs......Page 23
11 Where do commas go?......Page 24
12 What's an apostrophe?......Page 25
13 More on apostrophes......Page 26
14 Where do speech marks go?......Page 28
15 Capital letters and punctuation in speech......Page 29
16 Refining direct speech......Page 30
17 How do you spell . . .? Some troublesome words......Page 31
18 I can see clearly now – tips for improving handwriting......Page 33
19 Position and pen control......Page 34
20 Forming letters......Page 35
SECTION 2 Writing......Page 36
21 Narrative – structuring stories......Page 37
22 Establishing character......Page 39
23 Creating atmosphere – reaction......Page 40
24 Creating atmosphere – place......Page 41
25 Identifying metaphor and simile......Page 42
26 Literal versus metaphorical......Page 43
27 Formal or informal?......Page 45
28 Writing to describe......Page 46
29 Writing to persuade......Page 47
30 All about me – what is autobiography?......Page 48
31 Me, me, me – writing autobiography......Page 49
32 Further ideas......Page 50
SECTION 3 Introducing reading and understanding......Page 52
33 Close reading of persuasive text......Page 53
34 Who? Understanding character......Page 54
35 What is atmosphere?......Page 56
36 Atmosphere and association......Page 57
37 Atmosphere – putting the pieces together......Page 58
38 From film to book......Page 59
39 Introducing the class reader......Page 60
40 Exploring character......Page 61
41 Chapters......Page 62
42 Further ideas......Page 63
43 Showing understanding of character – empathy tasks......Page 64
44 Establishing your character......Page 65
45 Structuring responses to empathy tasks......Page 66
SECTION 4 Between the lines – comprehension skills......Page 68
46 General tips......Page 69
47 Reading for clues......Page 70
48 Analysing an extract......Page 71
49 Reading body language......Page 72
SECTION 5 Exploring poetry......Page 74
50 Writing about poems – structure......Page 75
51 Rhythm and pace......Page 76
52 Introducing imagery......Page 77
53 Sound......Page 78
54 Further ideas for exploring poetry......Page 79
55 The poem as story......Page 80
56 Explaining ballads......Page 81
57 Telling more stories......Page 82
SECTION 6 A focus on plays......Page 84
58 General overview......Page 85
59 What is a play?......Page 86
60 Introducing key features of play texts......Page 87
61 Clues to expression......Page 88
62 Demonstrating understanding......Page 89
63 The 'S' word – introducing Shakespear......Page 90
64 Before reading the play . . .......Page 91
65 Ways into the play......Page 92
66 Focusing in on the play......Page 93
67 Exploring the play with film and music......Page 94
68 Further into the play......Page 95
SECTION 7 Non-fiction......Page 96
69 Non-fiction text types......Page 97
70 In the news – introducing newspaper stories......Page 99
71 Broadsheet and tabloid......Page 100
72 Introducing audience and purpose......Page 101
73 Sell me your story – analysing an advertisement......Page 103
SECTION 8 Speaking and listening......Page 104
74 General tips......Page 105
75 Lost in the jungle......Page 106
76 The balloon debate......Page 107
77 The instructor......Page 108
78 The individual talk......Page 109
79 The formal debate......Page 110
80 Story sharing......Page 111
81 The proposal......Page 112
82 The awards ceremony......Page 113
SECTION 9 Drama in the English classroom......Page 114
83 Hot seating......Page 115
84 Tableau......Page 116
85 Thought tracking......Page 117
86 Role-play......Page 118
SECTION 10 ICT and English......Page 120
87 General tips......Page 121
88 Research and the Internet......Page 122
89 Drafting and editing......Page 123
90 DTP......Page 124
91 Presentation and interaction......Page 125
SECTION 11 Boys and English......Page 126
92 General pointers......Page 127
93 ICT......Page 128
94 Short and sharp......Page 129
95 Five......Page 130
96 Text choice......Page 131
97 Seating plans......Page 132
SECTION I 2 Differentiation......Page 134
98 General tips......Page 135
99 Specific ideas......Page 136
100 Suggested reading......Page 138

✦ Subjects

Языки и языкознание;Английский язык;Английский язык как родной / English as a First Language;Teaching English as a First Language;