Oh. My. Goodness. How time flies! You are now parent to a high school student! Here's what you need to know about this transition
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Term break writing activities for middle high school students
Here are a few activities to help our Year 9s and 10s to keep up their English skills over the term break:
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How to tackle an ability roadblock
So you've figured out that there are gaps in your student's content knowledge or skill base. What do you do now? Differentiating between a mental roadblock and an ability roadblockread the previous post First, you'll need to determine if it is a matter of content knowledge or a matter of skill and practice. Knowledge is whether… Continue reading How to tackle an ability roadblock
My teen is not improving!
You've spent weeks with your Year 12 or Year 11, trying to teach them TEEL, modelling topic sentences, modelling how to paraphrase quotes, but they're getting nowhere! It's so frustrating when our teens just don't seem to get it, but let's stay in control of our emotions! Let's approach the this roadblock calmly and rationally... Diagnose… Continue reading My teen is not improving!
2 Things your teen MUST do in Term 1!
It's Term 1! Is your teen ready? Have they read their texts? Done nothing over the summer?
A fun article about grammar rules
This is why you shouldn’t use air quotes
Envy vs Jealous
I was asked to clarify this a week or two ago, so I thought I'd make a video. https://youtu.be/wFN1gwBE1to
Some advice about dictionaries
I actually have to explain how to use a paper dictionary to about half of my students, so why not put it in a video? https://youtu.be/oNYrnhNOFNU I hope that was helpful! ~Shirlaine
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