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KINNERET GIRVITZ KEREN FRAYMAN English from a Different Angle ETAI - 2010
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Kinneret Girvitz and Keren Frayman In this workshop we intend to introduce some ideas that we have been using to help keep English interesting for our students. We will demonstrate various types of debate techniques for more comfortable speakers. We will also show how drama lightens up a class while polishing language skills. We would like to share and demonstrate how guided speaking is one way that we have learned to help less confident speakers participate in class without feeling pressured or embarrassed. In addition, we will introduce a personal and interesting technique to inspire students to write and share their ideas.
Transcript of English Lessons from a Different Angle
KINNERET GIRVITZ
KEREN FRAYMAN
English from a Different Angle
ETAI - 2010
Getting Started
“The White Rabbit put on his spectacles. "Where shall I begin, please your Majesty?" he asked."Begin at the beginning," the King said gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop."(Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter 12)”
AgendaEnvironment in the classroom
-Classroom setup-Hebrew in the classroom?
-Answers or prompts?-Group work and peer feedback
“How can I know what I think ‘till I see what I say?” _E.M.Forester“How can I know what I think ‘till I see what I say?” _E.M.Forester
ProcessWarm up Exercise –
pen to paperResponding to a text:
-word association -poem or story -picture
Peer sharing and feedback
Teacher / staff response and participation
RulesWriting is mandatoryNo evaluative
responses (Thank you)
You are required to share only what you have written
Thinking and Writing WorkshopIncorporating Reading, Writing, and Speaking in the first 10
minutes of every lesson
The Bird
The bird you captured is dead.
I told you it would die But you would not learnFrom my telling. You
wanted To cage a bird in your
handsAnd learn to fly.
Listen again. You must not handle birds. They cannot fly through
your fingers.
You are not a nestAnd a feather isNot made of blood and
bone.
Only words Can fly for you like birdsOn the wall of the sun.A bird is a poemThat talks of the end of
cages.
By Patrick Lane
The Benefits of Using Music in the Classroom
“Music is the electrical soil in which the sprit lives, thinks and invents.” –Ludwig van Beethoven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mURZQNpKiLQ&feature=related
Certain music creates a welcoming atmosphereEffects the student’s attitude and motivationFacilitates creativity and encourages personal
reflectionSongs, poems and raps will improve memory
through rhyme, rhythm and melody.Music stabilizes mental, physical and emotional
rhythms which helps the student focus*
*Music and Learning by Chris Boyd Brewer
Music in the classroom cont. A Grammar Lesson
Ex: Using music to teach grammar:Hypothetical Situations –Second ConditionalReal Life Situations – Present Perfect Simple
and Reported SpeechGrammar Games and Competitions
Fiddler on the Roof to teach the Second Conditional:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBHZFYpQ6nc
Cooperative Controversy*
• Prepare positions
• Present positions
• Open discussion
• Perspective reversal
• Synthesis
The Benefits to a regular debate include:
Emphasis on listening and responding in turn
Role reversal Synthesis of ideas to form a
policy proposal
Exercise before: ConnectorsExercise after: Opinion essays
*Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, R. T. (1989). Cooperation and competition: Theory and research. Edina, MN: Interaction Book Company.
Motivating Finales
Reading: Book project presentations and feast Current events - Haiti Book reviews
Spelling: Spelling bee contest
Presentation Skills Speech contest Improvisation and drama games (The School Play)
Pop Culture From The Simpsons to Lady Gaga
