English

Welcome to 2010!

Here you will find the latest course outlines and various other resources.... Enjoy!

Course outline - you will need to add more detail to personalize it for your class.

__English Skills Resources - one period per week__
Once a week you should be explicitly teaching/assessing reading comprehension - new resources will be added here as the weeks go on. For the first 4 -6 weeks the focus is on 'Finding details' and the introductory powerpoint and teacher notes (PDF) are below. In week 2 the students will be applying the skill under exam conditions, then week 3 you provide feedback/reflection. Week 4 is another session on applying the skill, week 5 feedback and so on.



Resources The various testing resources are available on the server. If you're not sure where, ask. Week 1 - Letter of Introduction - sample provided - you will need to provide your own of course. Use to introduce R2L lesson structure. Single Word Spelling Test Torch test for most of the class Torch test for lower cohort

Week 2 - Poetry

To use the Speaking and Listening Rubric - you need to photocopy pages 2 & 3 for each student, go through with them what each progression point means. The students can then use the rubric as a self-assessment tool as well as a peer assessment.

Week 4 You are what you wear: [|Website with Interactive Whiteboard Lesson]



Links: Spellodrome Log In

English Continuum The English Continuum is well worth a visit - it has lots of teaching strategies and resources for all levels!

[|English Writing Continuum]

[|English Reading Continuum]