1. But it’s not an art
class!
Lisa Phillips
International House Buenos Aires

2. • ••What makes a good poster?
• •• What should we do with them?
• •• Some online resources
But it’s not an art class!

3. Some examples

4. Some examples

5. Some examples

6. Some examples

7. • ◊What makes a good poster?
• ◊ What are our students’ expectations/reactions/feelings to them?
Do they feel it’s a valuable use of their time?
• ◊ How much English are they actually producing (both orally and on
paper)?
• ◊ What input is given before they start the poster?
• ◊ Is the work corrected? Should they do a draft before they put felt
tip to coloured card?
• ◊ What size should they be?
• ◊ How long should they stay up?
• ◊ How will you use them again in class for recycling?
• ◊ Should the teacher allocate students different roles if working in
groups?
• ◊ Could the poster be set as a creative homework task?
Some considerations

8. • ◊ Have follow-up in mind
• ◊ Error correction
• ◊ Recorded feedback
• ◊ Create a sense of audience
• ◊ Recycle
Some ideas for exploitation

9. • prezi.com
Online tools
http://screencast.com/t/0GdthaHT

10. Online tools
glogster.com
http://lisajphillips.edu.glogster.com/claritasrecipe-5549

11. • http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140307-how-to-learn-like-a-memory-champ
Food for thought
www.memrise.com

12. But it’s not an art
class! Lisa Phillips
International House Buenos Aires
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