Using blog as a learning activity 1 (reading comprehension) June 11, 2007
Posted by Captain in Blog2teach ideas, Sample educational blogs, curriculum integration.Tags: ciurriculum integartion, lesson ideas, reading comprehension
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Reading and writing activity
Reading comprehesion is one of the common learning tasks in English classrooms. English teachers assign reading articles and reading activities to students.
Bee in her blog presented a way to use a blog as a reading activity. She linked of newspaper sites in the post ( Rare drop in gun deaths in Brazil, from BBC) as reading materials and asked students to complete a list of tasks after reading. She provided instructions for the reading activity. Background information of the issue and task instruction are given in the blog post. This activity design resembles a conventional reading comprehension activity.
Discussion Question:
Is this kind of blogging activity suitable for your students? Why or why not?
I think this blogging activity is suitable for students.
First, they can expose to different authentic texts and learn a wide range of vocabulary.
Second, it sounds more interesting than the conventional reading comprehension activity as students can post their comments as well as giving responses to their classmates, which is sort of interactive.
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This is a great idea! Students can work at their own pace at home. They can get access to whatever help they need without feeling embrassed to ask in class.