Here’s a really good task that you can use with your class at the start of the year or the start of a semester with a new class to get to know them, without following the same old “write me a letter about who you are” format. Read the full brief by clicking “read more”, [...]
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Argumentative Writing
Posted by Kevin on July 12th, 2009
In my Year 10 English class, we’ve recently completed a unit of work on Argumentative Writing. In this task, students were required to complete three mini tasks, which included writing a letter to the editor, a response to an article from the 1960′s featuring predictions for what life will be like in year 2000, and response [...]
A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove – James Moloney
Posted by Kevin on April 5th, 2009
In my Year 10 English class, we’ve recently completed a unit of work on the book “A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove” by James Moloney. Here’s the resources that I’ve prepared for this book, which you may find useful to use with your classes. There are some introductory activites, a major assignment and a book review. [...]
The Truman Show – Short Questions and Extended Responses
Posted by Kevin on March 4th, 2009
Here’s some work that I’ve used with my Year 11 English class as part of a study of the movie “The Truman Show”. There are some short answer questions which you could modify and adapt for younger audiences, or the extended response questions could be used as an oral presentation rather than as a written [...]
My Essay Writing Template (Plus two other essay writing resources)
Posted by Kevin on December 23rd, 2008
Post Updated! Two more essay writing resources that are useful for primary/elementary and middle years students as well as high school and college students. If you, or the students in your class are having difficulty with preparing an essay and adhering to the conventions of essay writing, here’s a template that can help them write [...]