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1. Week 1 - Thinking Critically about News

   In: Teacher's Corner: Media Literacy Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner will focus on starting a discussion in your classroom about the importance of thinking critically about the news.

2. Teaching Techniques: Cultural Introductions by Way of Storytelling

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This introductory lesson is something I have used on the first day of class with students around the globe.

3. Week 3 - Adjectives and Adverbs in Action

   In: Teacher's Corner: Grammar Games Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we present two games that will help students practice using adjectives and adverbs correctly.

4. Week 2 - Annotated Read Aloud

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, learn how to incorporate critical thinking activities into an updated common classroom activity: reading aloud.

5. Week 1 - Vocabulary Practice with Total Physical Response

   In: Teacher's Corner: Movement in the Classroom Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, learners get a chance to practice vocabulary by acting out words in this fun game.

6. Module 4: Pairwork/Groupwork

   In: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Successful Practices Around the World Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   This Module of the Shaping the Way we Teach English Series contains a lesson plan and accompanying video that is focused on pair and group work.

7. Module 13: Peer Observation

   In: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Successful Practices Around the World Format(s): Text, Video

   This Module of the Shaping the Way we Teach English Series focuses on peer observation.

8. Juneteenth

   In: Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A. Format(s): Text

   Juneteenth is the oldest celebration in the nation to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.

9. Dictionary.com

   Format(s): Website

   Dictionary.com has several sub-pages, including Thesaurus, Word Dynamo, Quotes, Reference, and Translator. There are a variety of educational activities and resources on each of these pages, filled with interesting ways for teachers and students to learn.

10. Reading to Support Writing

    In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Academic Writing Format(s): Text

    This week, we explain how to integrate reading into the academic writing curriculum by teaching students to conduct close readings and make annotations of their sources.

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