Active Learning Activities

Put Your Theory on Trial

Scaffolded debate that explores the nuances of a belief that the teacher has introduced.

Taskmaster: Diction Icebreakers

These gamified activities will help sensitize students to the nuances of diction and allow them to work together.

Silent Discussion

Conduct a discussion in your class without students ever speaking a word!

It’s All in the Delivery: 6 Rounds to Effective Presentation

Groups of students orally present a poem six times, focusing on six key aspect of effective oral presentations

Can I Use the Internet?

Low Stakes Debate

Instructional Survey

Categorizing for Review

Les Ateliers de Creation

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Collection d’articles

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Visual Interpretation of “The Story of an Hour”

Vénus d’Ille: Police Enquiry

Rédaction d’un Paragraphe de Texte Expressif

Dictation: Read and Run

Pratique d’écriture

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Rhetorical Strategies

Projects on Junot Diaz: “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”

Putting the “You” in education: Using self-reflections for learning

Understanding Agro-Ecosystems by Observing, Writing & Discussing

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Short Stories and Social Realism: Building an Essay Toolkit