Last month was all about review activities for me! I did a lot of different review activities in my classes...some that went really well, some that I want to revamp for this semester. On my page, I'm going to share my favorites with you!
Nonfiction Review Stations
Non-fiction is one of the very first units in Honors English I, so I knew that it had been a while for my students since they'd really been involved with some of the terms, such as ethos, logos, pathos, fallacy, connotation, etc. To review for their NCFE, we read President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" speech aloud. Then, I put them into groups and each group had different questions they had to answer about particular parts of the speech. Click on the buttons below to view the different groups' questions!
Once students finished in their groups, they presented their part to the class and we talked about each term. Therefore, every student received the information they needed. I think this activity went really well and that every student received the review they needed.
Individualized Review Packets
I remember hating review weeks in high school, because a lot of what we reviewed, I didn't need to go over, and a lot of what we didn't review...I needed to go over! Therefore, I really wanted to make review purposeful and meaningful for all of my students. What better way to do that then individualized review packets?! This was a big project to take on, but I decided to go for it! First, students took a very short mock EOC/NCFE so that I could get the data I needed. Also, students completed a google form that basically asked them what THEY thought they needed to work on the most. Using the data from the mock test and the google form, I embarked on the journey to find meaningful review activities for each kid. I paired them each with a partner that had similar responses/weaknesses. Then, it was their responsibility to go through it and ask questions when necessary. Click on the buttons below to see some of the different activities students had the opportunity to work through!
I think these individualized review packets worked really well for my honors students. They loved that they didn't have to do a bunch of busy work; instead...they were only completing the parts that they really needed. But, with my general kids, they didn't really take these review packets seriously...even though the packet was a test grade. They were only concerned about getting it done, rather than actually reviewing and UNDERSTANDING the material. I would love ideas on how to revamp this to make it as meaningful as possible for my general and honors students!