I put this syllabus together for my intermediate integrated skills class. It’s rather long since it has a number of different sections. In my syllabus, I include a diversity statement that we go over on the first day of class. I use it to set the tone for the semester and as something I can point to if there is any discrimination in my class, which does sometimes come up in a classroom with a […]
I wanted a way to expand my students’ vocabulary this semester. I started using this routine in my class. I’m excited to see how it turns out. Students will create and rotate flashcards throughout the semester. Read more about it here: https://tesolplanner.com/2018/02/01/flash-card-vocabulary-exchange/ Jessica JohnstonJessica Johnston is the ESL resource faculty at Woodland Community College. Before grad school, she taught EFL in Quito, Ecuador. She loves creating class material and developing curriculum.
These are slides I created for unit ten of World English Intro. The topic is health. The slides guide you through the unit and also have extra activities beyond the book that give students more interactive practice of the topics. To modify and add to these slides, simply click make a copy under the file tab. You can also download handouts by clicking on the second link. (If you teach at Woodland Community College, some of these […]
Add these to your picture bank to use for lots of different activities. The document has 20 different pages each with a different set of similar items. On the top is the question, “Which one do you like best?” Click here to get some ideas of ways you can use these pages. Leave a comment below and let us know how you end up using these? >>Click to download the handout.<< Jessica JohnstonJessica Johnston is […]
This is a rubric that I created for my beginning ESL class to use with their writing assignments. In that class, we were practicing writing a paragraph about a picture. Every time we learned new things, I would model how they could use it to expand their paragraphs. I used this rubric to give them feedback so they could see their strengths and areas for improvement. Below the rubric are examples to help explain each […]
This is material that I used in my low intermediate ESL class. I used this book in addition to other things I was doing in the class. We dedicated part of the class to do activities related to the book, have discussions, and write about the themes. I already wrote about this on my blog, so click here to read more about this material. CLICK HERE to download prereading activities and then activities for […]
This is an activity I created to practice using the BE verb with an adjective. It gets students up and moving and writing. Click here to read how to do this activity and download the handouts. World English Intro: Unit 1 Jessica JohnstonJessica Johnston is the ESL resource faculty at Woodland Community College. Before grad school, she taught EFL in Quito, Ecuador. She loves creating class […]
These verb cards are great for creating activities to practice different verb structures. I used for units 5 and 7 of World English Intro to practice the simple present and present progressive. Click here to see more ideas for how to use these. Click to download Jessica JohnstonJessica Johnston is the ESL resource faculty at Woodland Community College. Before grad school, she taught EFL in Quito, Ecuador. She loves creating class material and […]
This is a discussion talking chart I created for a conversation hour we have started at WCC. It’s a great way to get students from various levels to share and learn about different holidays. CLICK HERE to read more about it and access the handouts. Document Preview Jessica JohnstonJessica Johnston is the ESL resource faculty at Woodland Community College. Before grad school, she taught EFL in Quito, Ecuador. She loves creating class material […]
I recently created this resource to add to our ESL resource bank at Woodland Community College. Check out my blog post on it to learn more. You can get ideas about ways to use this. Please, leave comments below telling about ways that you use these. I think the possibilities are endless. Click here to download 30 portraits Click here to download 15 more portraits Jessica JohnstonJessica Johnston is the ESL resource faculty at Woodland […]