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Learn how to plan engaging and interactive lessons for high school students. Discover different types of activities and tips for when you have limited time to prepare. Interact effectively with your JTE while incorporating English communication and cultural understanding.
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High School Activities Jessie Fast jessicamfast@gmail.com
Your Responsibilities as Lesson-Planner • Four Types of JTEs • JTE who gives you no notice, but does the plan him/herself • JTE who talks to you about the plan in advance and does the plan him/herself • JTE who talks to you in advance and tells you to prepare a certain activity/whatever you want • JTE who gives you no notice and wants you to have something ready for next period • You should get a monthly or weekly schedule • But you should also have activities on hand
What Elements Make a Good Activity? • A combination of the four skills, as balanced as possible • Special cases like writing/reading classes • Students should get up and move out of their seats if possible • Note: this is not always possible • You and your JTE interact • Again, not always possible • Use English to accomplish something, like communication or cultural understanding, something with broader context • Students should be doing/speaking more than you are
Types of Activities • Party Games • Brain teasers/riddles/puzzles • Special Language • Holidays • Culture Activities • Comparison of American and Japanese high school • Cursive writing • Adaptations of methods with different content • Four Corners • Read and Run
Types of Activities • Party Games • Brain teasers/riddles/puzzles • Special Language • Holidays • Culture Activities • Comparison of American and Japanese high school • Cursive writing • Adaptations of methods with different content • Four Corners • Read and Run
What To Do When You Have NO Time To Prepare • Keep a physical notebook of activity printouts in your bag always • A flash drive would also work, if your schools have reliable computers and your activities don’t require cutting/pasting/etc. • Reuse activities between schools • Keep sticky notes on the copies noting what homerooms have done which activities • Or make notes on your schedules • Adapt different methods to different contexts • If a class hasn’t done a certain type of activity in awhile
Extra Tips • Get to know your homerooms and names of students • Take notes on the temperaments of your homerooms and how activities were received • Always be modifying and improving your activities and the language you use to explain them • Be observant!
Thank you! Jessie Fast jessicamfast@gmail.com