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Didactic Activities - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Play
        To interpret a play is necessary firstly to choose a Topic it could be a tale (depending on
        the level). Then divide students in small groups and assign different works. One group
        can decorate the stage, other can select the wardrobe and other group can be actors.
        They can organize the play without the teacher help if it is a high level grade. Plays
        improve speaking, listening and teamwork.
        
        Panels with Controversial Statements
        Here are some great controversial statements to get the conversation going. Use them in
        various ways. Give one or a few to students for pair/group discussion. Or casually toss
        one of these statements yourself into the conversation at an appropriate moment or
        organize a debate.
        
        Speeches Recommendations
        The purpose of a speech is to clarify or to give information to a large group in a short
        period of time. Speech requires a great deal of preparation time and need to be supported
        by audio-visuals aids. The speech is a great opportunity for instructors and for students
        to improve their skills
- - - - Sing or listen to Songs
        Songs can be used for a lot of purposes: linking and blending; reductions;
        word and sentence stress.
        Use quarter notes and eight notes to get across the concept of word stress and
        reductions. Use notation to show pitch/intonation change in sentences.
        Puzzle for Song: these can be
- - - - Activities for Higher Grades:
        Jokes
        Here are a few genuine news bloopers gleaned from American newspapers. These
        were taken from an article by Richard Lederer, author of 'Anguished English'.
         The airplane was only a few feet from the ground when it crashed, witnesses said.
         A college friendship that began a year ago ended in matrimony yesterday.
        
        Activities for Basic General Education:
        Rubber Band Activities
        Give each student a rubber band. Have them stretch it to highlight word stress or vowel
        lengthening. This exercise helps for pronunciation.
        Shoe Box
        Use shoe boxes to keep well student’s work. Write the name of each student in the box
        or order students to write their own name in the box.
        Birthday
        Cover a box with a birthday topic within a box adds candies, stickers, and pretty pencils
        when some student births give it to her/his.
        Guessing
        Put a chalk, a pencil, a pen, and other articles within a box. Cover child’s eyes, he or
        she introduce his/her hand in the box and choose one object. If she or he does not guess
        the object, any person describes the object and if the thing do not has been guessing
        other person can guess it.
        Folder
        Write the name of each student in a folder with color papers and activities when
        assessments had been concluded give it the folder to the student.
- - - - How Vocabularies are Teaching
        To introduce this part of the unit the first question is: How do we teach vocabulary?
        Usually, vocabulary was teaching as a separated part of any content sometimes with
        images. So, ask yourself how many of these words do you still remember or how many
        words do you learn in this way.
        
        Questionnaires Recommendations
        It makes suggestions regarding questioning techniques that are appropriate for lecture
        classes as well as for discussion groups. This is a different kind of working in contrast
        with the typically questionnaires used, this one ask teachers about student’s reaction and
        teacher’s objectives about the questionnaires.