I tried the flipped essay structure again with this year group. Three distinct groups emerged again. The experts. Those that had the content but had not got the structure. Got them to re watch the video giving the structure. And those that needed hands on help. I was fortunate to have two rooms so I had the expert group doing extension work. And the hands on group working with me. I am really pleased with the work output and their results.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0cRXtlOhJkw&feature=c4-feed-u
Tried the same sort of thing with wide reading. Watch the video. Ask questions later. Post responses to Twitter.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=c4-feed-u&v=F3U5igi-cMs
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