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Interesting discussion by teachers from around the world on the ways we teach reading

usefuk as a spring board for IWB discussions and other things.. Some of these could be useful differentiation resources in Yr 7-8 . 

excellent thinking and language activity - will help with discussing concepts and ideas and good ways to express them. Take the time to have a listen

Emmanuel was a baby born in a war zone. His is physically disabled. Here he sings 'Imagine' on the x-factor. It is very humbling and provides an example of responding to conflict for students - both from the point of view of emmanuel, his mother, the audience and the judges. This performance provides a good discussion starter, Tissues may be required.

A review that is critical of the text - possible activity for discussion online.

A good intro to argument - a quick fun activity too.

discussion guide at Film project

good place for examining issues - out of the usa though - but can be used for debate and discussion between students, schools and across countries!

ict tools under discussion for the brave :)

This resource pack explores the first meeting of Romeo and Juliet. The notion of "love at first sight" is discussed; the scene is set in context and students move on to looking in detail at the religious imagery used by Romeo and Juliet in Act 1, Scene 5. The sonnet form is then introduced. Students investigate Shakespeare's use of this form at this point and then progress to identifying other sonnets in the play.

info on film and discussion guide

Details on the film and a study/discussion guide

A discussion by playwrights about why they might choose 'beat' not 'pause' to indicate a break or change in the direction of a play.

"The Romantic poets This week, in the Guardian and the Observer, every day's paper comes with a free pamphlet on one of the great Romantics poets, from John Keats through to William Blake. As well as a selection of the poets' finest works, each pamphlet contains excerpts from their personal correspondence and a foreword from a modern-day admirer, with Christopher Hitchens championing Percy Bysshe Shelley, Margaret Drabble on William Wordsworth and Don Paterson writing in praise of Robert Burns. On the website, you can listen to readings of the featured poet's poems, join our daily discussions of their seminal works with the books blog's poet-in-residence, Carol Rumens, and download this week's books podcast, in which literary editor Claire Armitstead talks to Andrew Motion and the series editor, Nicholas Wroe, about the Romantics' legacy. If you missed out on any of the booklets, click here to buy copies from the readers offers department "

great IWB game for yrs 10-12 on essential persuasive techniques - good for friday afternoons! work without a timer as part of a classroom discussion.

this is a comprehensive slide show for classroom teachers and discussion of narrative writing

a brief little discussion - like the comment: How exactly do they think knowing their grade is going to help them improve?? - perhaps i should ask the same of my students.