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Scoring Rubric for Short Notes
College students in China are tested on writing short notes. I�ve developed a scoring rubric I can use to easily mark their practice notes. I have them email me the note in "correct" form. I copy and paste my rubric in my return email to them. I just put x�s next to the error description and mark the errors with highlights and email the whole thing...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 5
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Graphic Organizer to Understand Government in the U.S.A.
This graphic organizer helps students visualize the three branches of the U.S. government at the national, state, and local levels. The organizer can be completed by students, put on the bulletin board and students can put newspaper articles in the correct square, etc. The format can also be used for testing student knowledge as to level and branch...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 11
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Oral Presentation Scoring Guide
What do you look for when students give oral reports? This rubric helps isolate particular aspects of making an oral presentation. I tell my students that this form makes the presentation evaluation 70 percent objective and 30 percent subjective. For example, we can count how many times a student repeats a word. I either make a tic or actually writ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 28
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Shanghai Expo Cloze Topic 3
This is the thrid ws in a series about the Shanghai Expo. I intended to submit this as a ppt but it wouldn�t upload. However, it can easily be turned into a ppt. I use ppt for cloze to save paper. The background information can be used as a study activity or as a dictation exercise.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Shanghai Expo Cloze activity 2
This is the second ws in a series about the Shanghai Expo. I intended to submit this as a ppt but it wouldn�t upload. However, it can easily be turned into a ppt. I use ppt for cloze to save paper. The background information can be used as a study activity or as a dictation exercise.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 0
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Shanghai Expo Dictation/Cloze Part 1
I intended to submit this as a ppt but it wouldn�t upload. However, it can easily be turned into a ppt. I use ppt for cloze to save paper. The background information can be used as a study activity or as a dictation exercise.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1
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Learning about The Beatles
My university students here in China love American music but many of them have never heard of the Beatles. My classes have 30 to 32 students so I decided to select 16 Beatles songs and pair my students to each song. I like to do my pairing randomly so I cut the song title into two parts, have my students line up and leave the room, giving them a pa...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 4
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Pair Activity for Teaching Expressions
I cut the expression into two parts and randomly distribute the parts to my class and send them to the hall to find their partner. When they think they found their partner, they come back and I check to make sure. Once partnered, students figure out what the expression means and then prepare a dialogue using the expression. This activity is great f...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 19
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Oral Presentation Rubric
This is a form I use to evaluate an oral presentation. I generally complete a form, giving suggestions or making comments below each category; allow the speaker to use the form for self-evaluation; and allow a classmate to use the form for peer evaluation and suggestions. I chose advanced level but I think it could be used for intermediate level as...
Level: advanced
Age: 6-17
Type: others
Downloads: 32
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China�s Relentless Pursuit of Excellence
This is an article I wrote for the Indianapolis Star which details the incredible sacrifice Chinese high schoolers and their parents make for college preparation and acceptance. It also details some of the differences between the life of a Chinese high school senior and a U.S. high school senior.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: article
Downloads: 7
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