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 (click more to view). There are some introductory activites, a major assignment [...]