Creative English Activities

for middle secondary students

by Jenny Rudd O'Neill

Creative English Activities is a teacher resource book of activities to challenge and extend the English skills of middle secondary students.

There is a wide variety of activities covering all major areas of English with a number of different ideas and activities in each to suit a range of interests

The book includes:

•       photocopiable pages for student work, each accompanied by notes, explanations, ideas and follow-up activities for teachers.

•      a variety of lesson ideas and suggestions

•      useful lists, for example, writing and debating topics

•      pro formas and evaluation sheets for students to record activities

Creative English Activities is particularly suited to more able students in the class who can benefit from additional work and can handle more challenging activities.

Activities are suitable for individual, group or whole class work and can be used at school and at home.

English Extension Activities provides a similar range of activities for junior secondary years. English Extension Activities

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190 pages, photocopiable

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    Creative English Activities Contents

Writing

Short ideas for writing

Containment writing

Beginning and ending a story

Plotting a short story

Writing dialogue

Imaginative character writing

Story built around three words

Story using a phrase

Story using a proverb

Writing a monologue

Writing a telephone monologue

Unpopular advertising

Email stories

Speech writing - the principal's speech

Send-up - rules and regulations

Writing a tribute

Vocabulary focus

Malapropism

American English

Historical nicknames

Earning a living

Fearful phobias

Foreign words and phrases

Dictionary work - often-confused words

Dictionary work - cat words

Topics using cat words

Poetry writing

Reminiscence poem

Abecedarian

Tanka

Monorhyme

Tongue twisters

Satirical parody

Epic

Mock epic

Speaking and debating

Confidence building exercises

Impromptu speech topics - stating an opinion

Impromptu speech topics - making a choice

The disappointment speech

Talks from words and phrases

Arguments - pros and cons

Arguments - playing devil's advocate

Court cases from traditional stories

Making a prepared speech

Speech with a set ending

Tongue in cheek talks

Humorous questions for speeches         

Humorous statements for speeches

Mini debates

Conflict debating

Listening and discussion

Short ideas for whole class listening

Format for organising class discussions

Discussion on heroes

Discussion on courage

Discussion on war

Discussion on deception

Discussion topics on social issues

Stutter stories using one letter

Role plays requiring close audience listening

Group meeting - school council

Retrial of death sentence

Television program - Lovely and the Lackeys

Drama

Acting exercises requiring close listening

Writing a radio play

Writing a one-act play

Role play - interpretations of the same event

Role play - drama using monologues

Role play - council meeting at Yuppidom

Hypothetical dialogue - pack your bags

Hypothetical (group) - medical issue

Reading

Written and oral activities to use with novel reading

Short story analysis

Cliches

Tautology

Creative interpretation of prose - Orson Wells and the Martians

Gentle satire - circular letter

Strong satire -Jonathan Swift

Reading about freedom and security

Readings about war

Research

Imaginative talk on prominent personality

Magazine articles on a local place

Investigating historical assassinations

Exploring social issues

Great speeches of history

Ten imaginative research projects

Evaluation

Evaluation of discussion group

Adjudication sheet for debates or arguments

Evaluation sheet for prepared speeches

Evaluation sheet for writing