Vokabellernen ist doof. Stimmt. Man kommt aber nicht ohne Vokabeln in der Fremdsprache aus, daher ist das “Wie” entscheidend. Das haben wir Fremdsprachenlehrer letztens nochmals auf Twitter festgestellt: Diese Einsicht ist nicht neu, sondern sie gibt es auch schon in Bezug auf die Erstsprache (≈ Muttersprache, aber dieses Wort ist mE so ungenau). Eine interessante Internetseite…
Quite some time has passed and the students are still motivated to read the novel. They like choosing from a “pool” of different creative tasks and that this project will substitute their last class test. So here is the assessment sheet I’m working with – feel free to use it for your own purpose! (Click on the…
Because I want to honor students’ work more during the literature project I decided to substitute the regular class test with a more modern and digital version of a reading journal. So I set up a Google and a twitter account for the whole class that they can use for various tasks. Here is the…
Lead-In Teacher has prepared cards for group work which include a number, the task and a letter. Optional: include a QR-code on the back. For example, see II. 2 Mindmap tasks with QR codes. Put the cards onto students’ tables before they get into the classroom. Practice and Evaluation Go together as a group according…
Lead-In Teacher shows the cover of the book and – by using the Think-Pair-Share technique – asks students: Describe what you see. Speculate: what is the novel about? Transition “Let’s see if your assumptions and ideas were right.” Practice [Note: students use the eBook version, either via iBooks or via Kindle] Read the introduction by the author:…
I. 3 Growing up in slavery Lead-In Teachers shows the headline and newspaper article about Harriet Tubman being the new face of the $20 bill: “Look at this extract of an (online) newspaper article from April 21, 2016 and find out what it’s about.” Transition “Look at the facebook icon: it has been shared a…
I.2 Music of the American South Lead-In Alternative 1: Teacher shows pictures of Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley and asks students what they remember about them and what is special about their music. Alternative 2: #MoveYourClassroom Teacher plays a modern, but typical RnB song, e.g. by Rihanna. Students can move and dance if they like…
I.1 The American South Lead-In Teacher displays poster of Madison Young, the protagonist of Unit 5 in English G21 A4 *1. “What do you remember about her?” → main information: she is from Atlanta, Georgia. Transition “What do you know about Georgia?” → collect students’ answers “Georgia is in the South of the USA, which is…
In order to promote (fictional) reading, especially in a foreign language, our students have to read a novel or at least a series of short stories every year. The English book we use in grade 8 deals with the USA and tries to give some insights into the American way of life in different states,…
Aufgabe: Schreiben einer Zusammenfassung (Summary) Klassenstufe: 8 Vorwissen: kleinere Aufgaben zu Regeln und Aufbau gelernt, wiederholt und angewendet Problemfrage: wie kann ich einer ganzen Klasse gleichzeitig Feedback auf so viele summaries geben? → Die Lösung: titanpad.com 😎 Vorgehen: Die Schüler haben den Text als PDF erhalten und dann zwei Fenster nebeneinander geöffnet, sodass sie Text und…