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Design for Drama: Short Plays from American Literature

Format(s): Text

Design for Drama features a number of plays that are adapted from well-known American short stories and poems. Download the PDF or E-book.

FORUM City Poster Show (Set 1, 12 posters - Full Set)

Format(s): Text

These poster sets are a great, flexible classroom resource for information and discussion—each set of three posters corresponds to a city spotlighted in Forum vol. 46 and the feature article about that city, available online.

FORUM City Poster Show (Set 6, 3 posters - Chicago)

Format(s): Image / Poster / Maps

These poster sets are a great, flexible classroom resource for information and discussion—each set of three posters corresponds to a city spotlighted in English Teaching Forum, Volume 46 and the feature article about that city, available online.

Lesson Plan: Reading, Writing, and Performing Poetry

In: English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 1 Format(s): Text

This lesson plan contains poetry-related activities that aim to help students read and interpret English poetry, and write their own poems. The activities are introduced in each of the following parts: talking about poetry, understanding poetic devices, interpreting poems, using poetry for language acquisition, writing original poems, performing poetry, and organizing poetry slams.

Newspapers in America

In: English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 4 Format(s): Text

This is an introduction to American newspapers. It starts with a history of newspapers and the tradition of American journalism that challenges authority. The article offers a description and discussion of major American newspapers and the different sections of a typical newspaper. There is also a section introducing some famous American journalists.

Houseboats

In: English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 2 Format(s): Text

This lesson uses a text about the houseboats of Kashmir to give students practice with descriptions, compound words, and participles. The lesson plan could be adapted to tourist destinations familiar to the students. Students are asked to write a description of their homes and create a tourism brochure for their own cities or towns.

From da Vinci to Recumbent... Velocity and the Velocipede

In: English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 3 Format(s): Text

This reading on bicycles is appropriate for intermediate to advanced students. The author traces the history of the bicycle back to the nineteenth century and describes major innovations in the technological development of bikes. Modern bicycle technology and impacts are also discussed. The article presents the etymology of the word bicycle and then offers translations into other languages, illustrating that in many cases a relationship to the root of the original word remains. Additional websites of interest are also included for further reading or follow up activities.

Bowling: Entertainment for All Ages

In: English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 4 Format(s): Text

This feature article on bowling is written for learners. Bowling has changed in recent years and is growing in popularity once again. The article includes the history of bowling and recent trends, such as cosmic bowling, virtual bowling, efforts to make bowling appeal to kids and more. At the end of the article, readers will find bowling vocabulary, a list of related websites, and a section on “Bowling Basics.”

A Lot of Days Are Gone

In: American Rhythms Format(s): MP3, Text

The song "A Lot of Days Are Gone" from the American Rhythms album blends country music and rhythm & blues to express a typical country music theme. Download or listen online.

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