This week: Sixth Form Extension Tasks Online
While setting extension work for sixth formers can be a rare occurrence - as hopefully most of them are already extending themselves independently...so to speak - it's good to have some tasks up your sleeve for research and new lines of enquiry, especially for cover lessons.
Somebody has already done this work for you! Young Gifted & Talented Activities is a website with a range of activities for sixth form (or pupils lower down the school, if you fancy giving them a challenge). They cover 20 different subjects, and each one includes an introductory video, a task and an exemplar response. I particularly like the English language task based on American Rhetoric.
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Extension Activity of the Week - 7
This week: A-Z of Relevance
Challenge students to create an alphabetical list of key words and terms relating to the lesson or topic. Not only does this encourage them to make links within the topic or between the lesson and prior learning, it also draws on their cognitive skills, as they might struggle to think of 26 words and will have to justify their use of some more obscure terms.
Challenge students to create an alphabetical list of key words and terms relating to the lesson or topic. Not only does this encourage them to make links within the topic or between the lesson and prior learning, it also draws on their cognitive skills, as they might struggle to think of 26 words and will have to justify their use of some more obscure terms.
Extension Activity of the Week - 6
This week: Six Degrees of Separation
This is an activity I've had some success with in my year 10 lessons.
Invite pupils to write six sentences to link two words. Each sentence must begin with the last word of the last sentence - see the example below. It's often quite difficult to think of six steps to link when one would be sufficient, but the activity encourages pupils to make links with prior learning and bring in knowledge that they might not otherwise have associated with the lesson content.
A sheet with the example below and space to write in your own words is available on the system.
Keep a few handy for the end of a lesson - it takes next to no time to set up.
Example: Link Westbury with the White Horse.
1. Westbury is a town in Wiltshire.
2. Wiltshire has many historic sites.
3. Historic sites often commemorate big historic events.
4. A big historic event in Wiltshire was the Battle of Ethendune.
5. The Battle of Ethendune was when the Vikings were beaten by Alfred the Great.
6. Alfred the Great’s victory is commemorated by the White Horse.
This is an activity I've had some success with in my year 10 lessons.
Invite pupils to write six sentences to link two words. Each sentence must begin with the last word of the last sentence - see the example below. It's often quite difficult to think of six steps to link when one would be sufficient, but the activity encourages pupils to make links with prior learning and bring in knowledge that they might not otherwise have associated with the lesson content.
A sheet with the example below and space to write in your own words is available on the system.
Keep a few handy for the end of a lesson - it takes next to no time to set up.
Example: Link Westbury with the White Horse.
1. Westbury is a town in Wiltshire.
2. Wiltshire has many historic sites.
3. Historic sites often commemorate big historic events.
4. A big historic event in Wiltshire was the Battle of Ethendune.
5. The Battle of Ethendune was when the Vikings were beaten by Alfred the Great.
6. Alfred the Great’s victory is commemorated by the White Horse.
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