The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | E.L.L. Practice, Nov. 18, 2013

Ahead of You Consider The Quiz:

What do you currently know about John F. Kennedy, the American president who was killed 50 many years in the past this week?

Make a list of what you know (or consider you know) on this K/W/L chart under the “K,” which stands for “know.” Share your checklist with a spouse. What inquiries do you have? Listing these underneath the “W,” which stands for “Want to Know” on this chart.

Quiz:

Educating Tips

one. Practice the Past Tense: Clarify that the missing phrases are the past tense of verbs. Either on person computers, or as an all-class game making use of a computer projector, have college students total these previous tense interactive exercise routines:

two. Understand About President Kennedy Using the Inductive Model: Educating and finding out inductively (in which college students look for patterns, organize them, and determine their meanings), as opposed to the deductively (exactly where the patterns and meanings are provided first and students have to apply them), has been identified to be an effective instructional strategy that supports greater-order contemplating — and language instruction.

One particular instrument used in this strategy is a “text data set,” a series of sentences or quick paragraphs on a distinct subject. Here is a quite straightforward text information set on President Kennedy’s life:

1. John F. Kennedy was President of the United States from 1961 to 1963.


2. Kennedy was married to Jacqueline Kennedy and had 3 kids. One particular died shortly following birth.


3. His ship was sunk in World War II and he almost died.


4. He was a United States Senator from 1953 to 1961.


5. He was the first Catholic to grow to be President. Some voters did not assistance him because of his faith.


6. He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22, 1963.


7. Kennedy supported exploring area and promised that the United States would put a person on the moon.


8. He was the youngest man or woman ever to be elected president.


9. He was the youngest president to die.


10. Kennedy wrote a guide, “Profiles In Courage,” that won many awards.


11. He challenged the Soviet Union when that country place nuclear missiles in Cuba.


12. His father was the U.S. Ambassador to England, and his two brothers grew to become U.S. Senators.

Dependent on the English level of students, either go through the sentences out loud for the entire class, or have students go through them with a partner. Afterwards, describe that every item belongs in a single of 3 categories — Family, Accomplishments, or Problems.

College students need to sort every sentence (creating sure to preserve the number attached to it) into 1 of these 3 classes. They must underline or highlight evidence they have for the classes they decide on. The instructor could model the very first one particular by saying it belongs in “Accomplishments” and the word “president” is the evidence, or “clue.” Students may possibly very first perform in pairs, then share with the class.

Following, college students can study a lot more about President Kennedy’s existence and include new data they discover to the 3 classes.

As an extension exercise, students could then turn their classes into paragraphs, include an introduction and conclusion, and flip their analysis into a finished essay.

Note: This instructional approach can, of course, be utilised properly with just about any topic. For example, right here is a preceding post utilizing a information set on New Year’s celebrations around the globe.

The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | E.L.L. Practice, Nov. 18, 2013