We’re word snobs (but maybe we shouldn’t be)
Do you organise or organize your notes? Is it leaped or leapt? I’ve often wondered how much we identify ourselves by the words we… Read More »We’re word snobs (but maybe we shouldn’t be)
A customised integrated lesson, Pt D
Section C – Writing: Bulleted Lists Duration: 60 minutes Goals: Ss become able to created bulleted series using parallel structure. Note: This section of the… Read More »A customised integrated lesson, Pt D
A customised integrated lesson, Pt C
Section C – Grammar: Reduced Relative Clauses Duration: 60 minutes Assumption: Ss have been exposed to and practiced both restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses in… Read More »A customised integrated lesson, Pt C
A customised integrated lesson, Pt B
SECTION B – Critical Reading: Analogy Duration: 30 minutes Goals: Enable students to examine and understand text written in an analogous way After introducing the… Read More »A customised integrated lesson, Pt B
A customised integrated lesson, Pt A
Creating your own material can be a lot of work, but what can result from it is a customised lesson to a context you and… Read More »A customised integrated lesson, Pt A
Keep in the PD know!
Do you want to know about our PD opportunities in Ontario? Subscribe to our new COURSETREEMAILLIST and you will! Ongoing growth as a teacher is… Read More »Keep in the PD know!
Do you resist or embrace a changing English?
Is the fact that English is a changing entity something that deserves resistance or embrace? Is keeping rules you learnt–as I write this, a red… Read More »Do you resist or embrace a changing English?
Milking Material, part 4: Interjections & Interjecting Sounds
The fourth and final tangent we’re going to show you with this very short Simpsons clip is to practice interjections and interjecting sounds. What you’ll… Read More »Milking Material, part 4: Interjections & Interjecting Sounds