Essential Ideas (6 - 10)

Teaching English, How to....
Essential Ideas (6 - 10)

6. Reading Assignments. Prepare students for reading assignments through providing background information on the topic, pre-teaching unfamiliar vocabulary and setting purposes for reading. After reading students apply what they have learned.

7. Homework. Prepare students for homework assignments by letting them start it at the end of class. They can then clarify directions for when they are on their own at home. Teachers should prepare students for conducting long-term projects.

8. Teaching. Teachers should model, i.e., demonstrate, for students how they expect students to read, write, speak, etc.

9. Writing. Use the formula, "Tell them what you are going to tell them; tell them; and tell them what you told them," to give students the concept of the structure of expository writing. Teach the writing process: (1) brainstorming; (2) thesis sentence; (3) draft, including final, summary paragraph; (4) introductory paragraph; (5) revising and editing.

10. Grammar. Teach students how to polish their writing by focusing on the solutions to problems in syntax, style, usage and punctuation.