{"id":1121,"date":"2011-07-16T13:44:51","date_gmt":"2011-07-16T13:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eltweekly.com\/elt-newsletter\/2011\/07\/english-as-a-second-language-hd\/"},"modified":"2011-07-16T13:44:51","modified_gmt":"2011-07-16T13:44:51","slug":"english-as-a-second-language-hd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=1121","title":{"rendered":"#92, Buy This Book: &#8216;Ideas That Really Work!: Activities for English and Language Arts&#8217; by Cheryl Miller Thurston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#92 | July 17, 2011<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1877673846\/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=read034-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=1877673846\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ASIN=1877673846&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=read034-20&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=read034-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1877673846&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever wondered if the author of some of your textbooks ever actually met a real boy or girl? If so, you will enjoy\u00a0<em>Ideas That Really Work!<\/em> Written by a former junior high English teacher, this book is easy to use, easy to understand, often humorous, and always practical. The ideas are classroom-tested and really do work. The book is a potpourri of materials that will make your life easier. It covers a wide range of topics, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>writing introductions;<\/li>\n<li>understanding plagiarism;<\/li>\n<li>using quotation marks correctly;<\/li>\n<li>using commercials to teach critical thinking;<\/li>\n<li>looking at slang;<\/li>\n<li>planning a schoolwide English trivia bowl; and<\/li>\n<li>grammar ideas for teachers who hate teaching grammar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The book is very adaptable and is targeted for grades 7\u20139, although much of the book can be used with older students as well. 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Written by a former junior high English teacher, this book is easy to use, easy to understand, often 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