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Try something new in your classroom...
The Art of English
“The arts serve as ways through which we react to, record and share our impressions of the world.” ~Camille Linen
The Art of English strategy is based on inter-disciplinary learning. It uniquely integrates standard ELA reading, writing, speaking and listening exercises with dynamic and enriching content. The content in each teaching unit is based on selected topics from American history, culture, music, art, theatre, cinema and poetry.
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Brand New Teaching Unit:
Write Like Obama, Speak Like Obama |
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Barack Obama is the first American president to have written and published an autobiography before his election. Obama's written and spoken words are used to model excellence in standard English and to connect us to modern history and American culture. Details |
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This content based strategy evolved as much from the reactions and input of my students as it did from my educational background and teaching experience.
When presented with high interest content on American life and culture, students are immediately engaged. Comparisons and contrasts are drawn, words flow, ideas are shared. The classroom becomes a community of learners.
Community prompts greater participation, a greater level of engagement and, ultimately, the kind of confidence adult learners seek.
I hope the approach and activities in this web site inspire you to see yourself as an artist and your teaching as an art.
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| FEATURING UNITS LIKE: |
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UNIT EIGHT: 1950-2000
The Culture of Cinema |
| Socio-cultural history through ten of the greatest motion pictures; two Award winners representing each decade. Details |
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UNIT THREE: 1692-1792
Idealists and Individualists |
| How the U.S. government was born and the great men who made it happen. *Answers to 40-50 questions found on the INS citizenship test covered in this unit. Details |
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