
- 253 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
An inspiring and exciting new collection of ideas to help secondary ELA teachers and other educators connect with contemporary students
Includes digital access to 50 ready-to-use downloadable resources
In Bespoke ELA, veteran teacher and founder of Bespoke ELA and TeachWriting.org, Meredith Dobbs, delivers a comprehensive guide introducing new, innovative, and unconventional ideas and lesson plans that can hold the attention of modern students. Dobbs offers a range of strategies to enhance reading, writing, speaking, listening skills, critical thinking, and analysis in the classroom.
Eschewing outmoded instruction methods like lectures, rote memorization, and standardized testing in favor of student-centered activities, technological integration, and lesson plans with real-world applications, the book provides content that is relevant to students' lives.
Readers will also find:
- Practical, teacher-tested strategies that you can immediately implement in your own classroom
- Immersive storytelling experiences, Language Learning Duels and Escape Rooms, Literary Time Travel Expeditions, and other exercises
- A series of true crime inspired project ideas
- Access to 50 downloadable resources that accompany assignments, lessons, activities, and projects from the book
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- The Innovative ELA Teacher Pack
- Introduction: Innovating in a World of Tradition
- Chapter 1 Innovative Alternatives to the Traditional Essay
- Chapter 2 Innovative Approaches to Editing and Revision
- Chapter 3 Innovative Writing Activities for the Real World
- Chapter 4 Innovative Discussion Strategies
- Chapter 5 Innovative Literary Activities for Any Novel
- Chapter 6 Innovative Research Projects
- Chapter 7 Innovative Strategies to Gamify the Classroom
- Chapter 8 Innovative Satire Lessons
- Chapter 9 Innovative Writing Prompts
- Call to Action: Becoming an Innovative ELA Teacher
- References
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Index
- EULA