But it’s not an art class!

Lisa Phillips

International House Buenos Aires

• ••What makes a good poster?

• •• What should we do with them?

• •• Some online resources

But it’s not an art class!

Some examples

Some examples

Some examples

Some examples

• ◊What makes a good poster?• ◊ What are our students’ expectations/reactions/feelings to them? Do

they feel it’s a valuable use of their time?• ◊ How much English are they actually producing (both orally and on

paper)?• ◊ What input is given before they start the poster?• ◊ Is the work corrected? Should they do a draft before they put felt tip to

coloured card?• ◊ What size should they be?• ◊ How long should they stay up?• ◊ How will you use them again in class for recycling?• ◊ Should the teacher allocate students different roles if working in groups?• ◊ Could the poster be set as a creative homework task?

Some considerations

• ◊ Have follow-up in mind• ◊ Error correction• ◊ Recorded feedback• ◊ Create a sense of audience• ◊ Recycle

Some ideas for exploitation

• prezi.com

Online tools

http://screencast.com/t/0GdthaHT

Online tools

glogster.com

http://lisajphillips.edu.glogster.com/claritasrecipe-5549

• http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140307-how-to-learn-like-a-memory-champ

Food for thought

www.memrise.com

But it’s not an art class! Lisa Phillips

International House Buenos Aires

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