Freedom within Structure: How to Compose an Engaged Language Lesson and ClassDawn WinkSeptember 23, 2013Annual Conference for Teachers of English 2013ELT Going Through ChangesEl Domnico AmericanoSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic

Two Truths, One Lie

When you think of an engaged class, what does this look like? What is happening?

What well do: Concepts for composing an engaging, interactive, rigorous class/presentation/workshop.

Specific strategies and activities

Concepts

One evening I walked into class and announced, Tonight were going to talk about structure, well aware that I was stirring up a hornets nestI wanted to show structure not as restrictive, pharisaic law, but as a means of freedom. ~ Madeleine LEngle, A Circle of Quiet, p. 123Freedom Within Structure

Pass the Paper

Think/Pair/Share

Mingle/Cocktail

Student-generatedTeacher-guided

Conversation Line

Conversation Circle

Graphic Organizers

Quickwrite

Teaching with Stones & Glass

New idea/learning for each stone.

Essential idea youll take away from today.

X X _Pair/Share_________Concepts_______ X X _Pass the Paper___ X X _Pair/Share_______Strategies________ X X _Mingle__________ X X _Conversation Line_ X X _Conversation Circle XX _ Graphic Org._____Teaching with Stones/Glass_______ X X _Essence of Ideas_ X X __Pair/Share____

_____________ X X _______________ X X ___________________________ X X _______________ X X ________________ X X ____________________________ X X ________________ X X ________________

Pass the PaperThink/Pair/ShareConversation LineConversation CircleMingleIndividual WritingGraphic OrganizersQuickwrite

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