Hello!
Can you recommend me any poem or a short story ( really short) which I can do with my class? ( 19 year olds, learning English as a foreign language)I need to have one pre-reading activity, one while-reading and one post-reading activity.
Thank you
Check these sites:
http://esl.about.com/od/readinglessonplans/a/l_readcontext.htm
http://esl.about.com/od/readinglessonplans/a/l_readtypes.htm
This site has a number of very short short stories:
http://www.eslfast.com/
O I forgot to mention! These short stories or poems have to be written by some famous writers!
I'll check these sites
Gobs of short stories by famous writers here. Just pick a writer.
http://www.classicreader.com/browse/6/
I am partial to O'Henry, check out these.
http://www.readbookonline.net/books/Henry/108/
Hello! I'd be happy to help you find a suitable poem or short story for your English class. Here's an example that should work well for your 19-year-old students learning English as a foreign language:
Poem: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
Pre-reading activity:
1. Begin by introducing the concept of choices and decision-making. Ask your students to think about a difficult decision they have had to make in their lives and briefly discuss it in pairs or small groups.
2. Next, display the title of the poem, "The Road Not Taken," and ask your students to predict what the poem might be about based solely on the title. Have them share their predictions with the class.
While-reading activity:
1. Distribute copies of the poem to your students.
2. Instruct them to read the poem silently to themselves, underlining or highlighting any lines that stand out to them or resonate with their own experiences.
3. After everyone has finished reading, form small discussion groups and have students share their chosen lines and briefly explain why they find them significant or relatable. Encourage them to provide examples from their own lives, if possible.
Post-reading activity:
1. Engage your students in a class discussion focused on the central theme of the poem: making choices and the potential consequences.
2. Divide the class into pairs or small groups and provide them with a list of discussion questions such as: How does the speaker in the poem feel about the choices he made? What is the importance of taking the "road less traveled"? Do you agree with the speaker's perspective? Why or why not?
3. Have each group present their answers and encourage a lively exchange of opinions and interpretations.
Remember, this is just one example, and you can adapt the activities to fit any poem or short story you choose.