Linear, non linear and hierarchical presentations:

Starters and plenaries

Questions to ask

A starter task.

Students are given a list of categories and asked to write down the questions they would like answered from today's lesson

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Teacher talkabout

The class 'test' the teacher on their knowledge of key words related to this topic

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Pass the buck

An excellent starter or plenary for involving all students and getting them to identify a large number of facts about the current topic

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One, Two, Three

Can be used either as a starter or a plenary task.

Students are given a sheet to complete firstly on their own, then with a partner and then joining up with another pair

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Just a minute

Starter or plenary task

Students are asked to talk to a partner about this topic for 60 seconds whilst abiding by a set of rules

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3-2-1

Display this on the whiteboard as students are walking through the door. They can work individually or in pairs to come up with the answers.

Good for differentiation as all students should be able to get at least one of the six points.

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Consider all reasons

This starter gives students a fairly open ended statement. In pairs they should consider all of the reasons behind the statement.

This task encourages higher level thinking and allows students to practise applying their knowledge to a situation.

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4-4-2

A plenary activity where students are asked to summarise the lesson and pick out the main key words related to the topic.

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Corkboard

A great plenary idea both for AFL and for getting feedback from every student

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Mastermind

A plenary activity which is loosely based on the game show 'Mastermind'

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Pyramid

A plenary activity.

Students are asked to complete a self assessment sheet to indicate what they have learned during this lesson

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Text me

A plenary activity where students are asked to write a text message to explain what they have learned during the lesson

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Lesson tasks and homework

Theory Notes Task

Students read the theory notes on the mini website and then answer the questions on the sheet.

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Practical Task

Download the hierarchical presentation and put it into a shared area where students can access it.

Students should follow the instructions on the task sheet and create their own hierarchical presentation.

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Sorting terms task (paper based)

A kinaesthetic activity where students are given a cut-up set of statements and asked to put each statement under the appropriate heading

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100 words

Students have exactly 100 words to summarise the key points about this topic

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Construct an answer

Students are given an exam style question to answer. They are also given a set of key words to incorporate into their answer.

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Reduce it!

Students are given a section of theory. They pick out the 20 most important words. They are then asked to reduce these to the 8 they consider to be the most important.

A great task for really getting them to concentrate and think about the text in front of them.

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Important questions

Students are given a scenario.

They work in pairs to consider the questions that should be asked in order to fulfil the scenario.

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Pros and cons

Students are given a document to complete where they identify the pros and cons for the main factors related to this topic.

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