 Re: teaching those pesky articles!
I just did a lesson on articles that went over pretty well. It was for 7th and 8th graders who def. needed a refresher course on articles...so I introduced a few rules and examples about the us of articles (taken from Rediscover Grammar by David Crystal) and then set up categories, just like Jeopardy. Places, Countable or Uncountable, A, An, or The; Find the Mistake, and Fill in The Blank. There's a powerpoint presentation floating around somewhere, but I didn't care for the sentences so just adapted it to my own needs...
it worked well...split them into groups if you have a large class (my classes are 35+, so 5 or six groups) and give them the activity. Worked pretty well and the winning team got candy for having the most money at the end...also, i didn't take money away for a wrong answer (thought it might send the wrong message of "trying and failing=punishment)...just allowed other teams to answer instead.
Hope this helps! |