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
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
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
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
VocabularyChart – Click Here Have students select ten survival words, that is words that would be necessary to discuss the topic. Survival words enhance comprehension and teach students vocabulary relevant to a topic. The form is then filled out by writing down the word; Copy the complete sentence in the text in which the survival word is used. (This teaches students the specific context in which the word is used which would determine meaning of […]
SPUNKI Use this form for each reading assignment to enable students to interact personally with each writing. I generally have students write a complete sentence using the specific words; e.g., I was surprised that…It was surprising to me…., I was puzzled by….It puzzled me that….