Grammar with Bacon: Creating a Well-Framed Sentence
Try this visual analogy to help your students understand the difference between an unfocused sentence and a Baconesque use of modifiers. (The Well-Crafted Sentence, ch 5).
Glossary Assignment-Understanding Key Terms
Want a great way for your students to engage with key terms and concepts?
Better discussions using socratic seminar
Do you ever have trouble keeping conversations about readings going, especially when your class seems to be made up of shy students?
Textual Telephone
Help your students think about paraphrasing differently by putting a new spin on a familiar game.
The Rhetorical Marble Machine
Use this musical marble machine video to help your students grasp the idea of the rhetorical situation.
Practicing Paragraphs Using Troll 2
So, you’ve explained how to write a thesis statement and given guidelines on good paragraphs. Now how do you help your students visualize that? Use the oft-cited worst ever film, Troll 2, to guide you!
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