lessonideas

=Lesson Ideas=

Saskatchewan ELA 10 Foundational Objectives
Our lessons should be linked to the foundational objectives (outcomes) of the curriculum. Please put your lesson ideas under the appropriate strand and objective below.


 * Speak**
 * recognize that talk is an important tool for communicating, thinking, and learning
 * practise the behaviours of effective speakers
 * speak fluently and confidently in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes and audiences
 * Speaking Lesson Ideas**
 * 60 Second Shakespeare - Have students act out the entire play of Macbeth, condensing the plot and lines into a one minute video.


 * Listen**
 * recognize listening as an active, constructive process
 * practise the behaviours of effective listeners
 * listen effectively in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes
 * Listening Lesson Ideas**


 * Write**
 * recognize writing as a constructive and recursive process
 * practise the behaviours of effective writers
 * write fluently and confidently for a variety of purposes and audiences
 * Writing Lesson Ideas**
 * Blogging - Students contribute to a blog
 * The Scottish Times - Students create a newspaper page including news articles describing the events of the play Macbeth, images and period appropriate advertisements.


 * Read**
 * recognize reading as an active, constructive process
 * practise the behaviours of effective, strategic readers
 * read a variety of texts for a variety of purposes.
 * Reading Lesson Plans**


 * Represent and View**
 * create appropriate nonverbal aids and visual images to enhance communication
 * recognize nonverbal aids and visual representations as tools for communicating and learning.
 * Representing and Viewing Lesson Ideas**
 * Poetry Poster - Using Glogster or a similar tool, create a poster representing either a poem that the student has written or read in the class.
 * Macbeth Lit Trip - Research the locations depicted in Macbeth using Google Earth.