Thinking Skill: Making Connections

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      'Making Connections' must be taught explicitly to show the pupils that there can be many points to connect, that the connections could be linear or come back on itself, the connections can be one w

      Literature Teacher Training Course

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           I walked into the class and saw many teachers there. I was excited; this was my first year as a teacher and my first teacher training course.

      Thinking Skill: Comparing and Contrasting

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      Morning all.

      Comparing is finding similarities.

      Contrasting is finding differences.

      Literary Term: stereotype

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            This is how I would teach the term stereotype. Start from the general and go specifically to examples from the story.

       

      Thinking skills: Uncovering Motives - application to texts

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      'Thankyou Ma'am' by Langston Hughes is the first one that comes to mind.

      Thinking skills: Uncovering Motives

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      Can teach modals 'might', 'could' or 'may' for unknown possibility.  'Probably' for a more likely possibility.

      Symbolism: Teaching Literary Terms

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         I would love the share an idea for teaching the literary term symbolism. The link will take you to the presentation that I created. 

       

      Literary Terms. Only a definition ?

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           Do you teach your students a literary term by giving a definition or activities?

      Thinking Skill: Applying 'Explaining Cause and Effect' to Texts.

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       Grammar 'If I hadn't X, I would/n't have Y.'

      Pupils receive a flow diagram or chart to fill in as they read / listen.

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