To see and read the introduction first, click here. To see and read the first part “Working with the material you have”, click here. At the beginning of the new topic we decided together to read Kirsty Murray’s novel A Prayer for Blue Delaney. Since Cornelsen also features an extract of the novel in their…
To see and read the introduction first, click here. The book we use in year 9 is Cornelsen English G21 A5A. “TB” stands for Textbook, “WB” for Workbook. Lesson 2: Mindmap + Argumentative Writing Jigsaw Puzzle: Facts about Australia (TB, pp. 8-9) Quiz: WB p. 4 no. 4 Adding information on mindmap → Present some:…
Preparation 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 9 has four different topics that can be taught independently from each other, which means I don’t have to…
Eigentlich wende ich die Methode “Touch-Turn-Talk” in den unteren Klassen an, wenn ich in Englisch kleine, spontane Redeanlässe schaffen möchte, zum Beispiel um Vokabeln in Sätzen üben zu lassen oder um sich untereinander besser kennenzulernen. Die Methode ist recht simpel: Man hat mehrere Karten mit Wörtern oder Bildern verdeckt auf dem Tisch ausgelegt. Der Schüler…
We had a Skype call with Kirsty Murray today. 🎉 We could ask her all our questions on her novel A Prayer for Blue Delaney. That was sooo great! My students and I loved it and are grateful for this opportunity! 😃 I contacted Kirsty via Twitter and just have to say it’s such an…
Ich empfinde das Thema “Globalization” im Englisch-Unterricht als überhaupt nicht griffig, es ist so nichts und doch wieder alles. Ich habe das Glück mit meiner Englisch-Kollegin sehr parallel arbeiten zu können, sodass wir uns die Arbeit, wer z.B. welches Arbeitsblatt gestaltet, aufteilen können. Nachdem wir also Economy, Business, Communication zum Thema “abgearbeitet” und die Schüler mit…
In diesem Schuljahr unterrichte ich einen sogenannten Vertiefungskurs Englisch. Dieser Kurs in der Einführungsphase (Klasse 10) ist in erster Linie als Förderunterricht für diejenigen Schüler gedacht, die in dem Fach einige Schwächen aufweisen und diese mit dem Kurs aufarbeiten sollen. Der Kurs findet immer einmal in der Woche nachmittags statt, bringt aber keine Note auf…
At our school, students have their first oral exam in English, which substitutes a class test, in year 9. They have a monologue (≈ three minutes) and then a dialogue with their “study buddy” whom they have been working with for some weeks. This year the topic is “Stand up for your rights” (Unit 3,…
The new year has just begun and many people are talking about their new year’s resolutions, their plans, and dreams. Plus, many of us give some piece of advice on life as well. Just before Christmas my year 9 finished the topic “The Road ahead” where we talked about teenage life and future challenges and…
The literature project of my 8th graders has come to an end and now after some weeks I can draw a conclusion about its advantages, funny moments and things to improve. First of all, I divided the project into three big parts: PRE-READING: the American South (history, culture, music), slavery, the underground railroad WHILE-READING: Lucinda’s diary entries…