100 Ideas for Teaching English Book

1	The English classroom	2
2	Sentence types	3
3	Getting more complex	4
4	Adjectives	5
5	Connotation : introducing implied meaning	7
6	Nouns	8
7	Pronouns	9
8	Adverbs	10
9	Connectives	11
10	What are you doing? : verbs	12
11	Where do commas go?	13
12	What's an apostrophe?	14
13	More on apostrophes	15
14	Where do speech marks go?	17
15	Capital letters and punctuation in speech	18
16	Refining direct speech	19
17	How do you spell ... ? : some troublesome words	20
18	I can ses clearly now - tips for improving handwriting	22
19	Position and pen control	23
20	Forming letters	24
21	Narrative - structuring stories	26
22	Establishing character	28
23	Creating atmosphere - reaction	29
24	Creating atmosphere - place	30
25	Identifying metaphor and simile	31
26	Literal versus metaphorical	32
27	Formal or informal?	34
28	Writing to describe	35
29	Writing to persuade	36
30	All about me - what is autobiography?	37
31	Me, me, me - writing autobiography	38
32	Further ideas	39
33	Close reading of persuasive text	42
34	Who? : understanding character	43
35	What is atmosphere?	45
36	Atmosphere and association	46
37	Atmosphere - putting the pieces together	47
38	From film to book	48
39	Introducing the class reader	49
40	Exploring character	50
41	Chapters	51
42	Further ideas	52
43	Showing understanding of character - empathy tasks	53
44	Establishing your character	54
45	Structuring responses to empathy tasks	55
46	General tips	58
47	Reading for clues	59
48	Analysing an extract	60
49	Reading body language	61
50	Writing about poems - structure	64
51	Rhythm and pace	65
52	Introducing imagery	66
53	Sound	67
54	Further ideas for exploring poetry	68
55	The poem as story	69
56	Explaining ballads	70
57	Telling more stories	71
58	General overview	74
59	What is a play?	75
60	Introducing key features of play texts	76
61	Clues to expression	77
62	Demonstrating understanding	78
63	The 's' word - introducing Shakespeare	79
64	Before reading the play ...	80
65	Ways into the play	81
66	Focusing in on the play	82
67	Exploring the play with film and music	83
68	Further into the play	84
69	Non-fiction text types	86
70	In the news - introducing newspaper stories	88
71	Broadsheet and tabloid	89
72	Introducing audience and purpose	90
73	Sell me your story - analysing an advertisement	92
74	General tips	94
75	Lost in the jungle	95
76	The balloon debate	96
77	The instructor	97
78	The individual talk	98
79	The formal debate	99
80	Story sharing	100
81	The proposal	101
82	The awards ceremony	102
83	Hot seating	104
84	Tableau	105
85	Thought tracking	106
86	Role-play	107
87	General tips	110
88	Research and the Internet	111
89	Drafting and editing	112
90	DTP	113
91	Presentation and interaction	114
92	General pointers	116
93	ICT	117
94	Short and sharp	118
95	Five	119
96	Text choice	120
97	Seating plans	121
98	General tips	124
99	Specific ideas	125
100	Suggested reading	127