Basic Resources
This website provides basic information about the writing process and grammar. It is a website full of resources that can aide students at home when they are writing or have questions about anything grammatical or mechanics of writing. It also provides resources for citation forms and rhetoric. I often used this site in college. If I had a broader knowledge of online resources when I was in high school, I think this is one I would have definitely been grateful for. I feel like it would be beneficial for students, especially at home, just because it can answer many writing questions without having a teacher present at the time. I would also use it in class. I would explain it and maybe have a mini tutorial about the website to introduce my students to the benefits of an online resource website geared towards language arts. As a "good teacher" I would be introducing the content as class lessons but also I would use the website to provide a backbone for the content so they know where to look if they have questions that I cannot answer at the time. They can use this site in college as well when they forget details about grammar and writing that is no longer taught in college unless they take a specific course focused on it.
Educational Rap
This youtube video I found is very interesting. It combines the musical style of rap with root words. It teaches about prefixes, suffixes, and roots using rap. It can be used as an introduction to a lesson based on these types of words and is appealing to a young audience. Students might find it amusing and also beneficial as it is catchy. It will probably appeal mostly to aural learners and some visual learners but overall it will be a fun way to learn. Upon further research I found that they have a whole website dedicated to rap songs based on education topics (http://www.educationalrap.com/music). I think it is important to explore the different styles of learning and use different and fun resources for students to relate to. Different learners absorb things differently and using sites such as this can aide in a regular lecture by offering a newer learning perspective on the same topic.
Art and Poetry
Art is a very important subject in school but students do not seem to realize that art is a big part of English. Creativity is a very big part of writing especially when it comes to poetry. The idea of using visual art in an English class can be very beneficial to all students but it can be beneficial especially to those who are visual learners. This activity can be used with any work of art and can tap into students' creativity and perspectives. As a teacher, I would find it useful to see how students react to a certain work of art and use that perspective to find out how they learn. Not only can this activity inspire creativity, it can teach about the freedom of writing art inspired poetry. I would definitely use this site to inspire my own ideas on how to come up with lessons that will help students better understand the different parts of an English class.
(http://www.education.com/activity/high-school/reading/)
This website provides basic information about the writing process and grammar. It is a website full of resources that can aide students at home when they are writing or have questions about anything grammatical or mechanics of writing. It also provides resources for citation forms and rhetoric. I often used this site in college. If I had a broader knowledge of online resources when I was in high school, I think this is one I would have definitely been grateful for. I feel like it would be beneficial for students, especially at home, just because it can answer many writing questions without having a teacher present at the time. I would also use it in class. I would explain it and maybe have a mini tutorial about the website to introduce my students to the benefits of an online resource website geared towards language arts. As a "good teacher" I would be introducing the content as class lessons but also I would use the website to provide a backbone for the content so they know where to look if they have questions that I cannot answer at the time. They can use this site in college as well when they forget details about grammar and writing that is no longer taught in college unless they take a specific course focused on it.
Educational Rap
This youtube video I found is very interesting. It combines the musical style of rap with root words. It teaches about prefixes, suffixes, and roots using rap. It can be used as an introduction to a lesson based on these types of words and is appealing to a young audience. Students might find it amusing and also beneficial as it is catchy. It will probably appeal mostly to aural learners and some visual learners but overall it will be a fun way to learn. Upon further research I found that they have a whole website dedicated to rap songs based on education topics (http://www.educationalrap.com/music). I think it is important to explore the different styles of learning and use different and fun resources for students to relate to. Different learners absorb things differently and using sites such as this can aide in a regular lecture by offering a newer learning perspective on the same topic.
Art and Poetry
Art is a very important subject in school but students do not seem to realize that art is a big part of English. Creativity is a very big part of writing especially when it comes to poetry. The idea of using visual art in an English class can be very beneficial to all students but it can be beneficial especially to those who are visual learners. This activity can be used with any work of art and can tap into students' creativity and perspectives. As a teacher, I would find it useful to see how students react to a certain work of art and use that perspective to find out how they learn. Not only can this activity inspire creativity, it can teach about the freedom of writing art inspired poetry. I would definitely use this site to inspire my own ideas on how to come up with lessons that will help students better understand the different parts of an English class.
(http://www.education.com/activity/high-school/reading/)
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