Idioms and jargons are used everyday in our lives. We know that for our EL Learners and a lot of students in our classes, idioms and jargon can be difficult. As a literary device, idioms are extremely effective and add to “style” of writing. Idioms are colourful, personal and vivid. I could describe our […]
Category: Mini Writing Lesson
Creating Comics on your iPad
Comics are very powerful pieces of writing. Students enjoy reading and creating comics. Two apps on the iPad,, Comic Life and BookCreator, allow students to create their own comics. One of the best ways to engage your students in a story writing dialogue activity, is to use Comics. What better way is there to show how writing […]
Using iMovie Trailers to Compare and Contrast
Using iMovie is a creative way for students to practice the language of Compare and Contrast. Here is a document with key words used in both compare and contrast. Compare and Contrast Use one of the Storyboards to have students compare and contrast two things. Each text line needs to be a sentence comparing or […]