At the end of what has felt like a very long term battling with a new spec, I wanted to set my students a homework that would:
- Be interesting,
- Consolidate their learning,
- Challenge them to achieve higher marks in the exam and …
- Easy to mark!
Answer: Facebook profiles for any Philosopher, Scientist, Atheist etc covered so far.
The results were brilliant! I received work that was funny, engaging and showed deeper understanding of the key figures.
Here are some examples:
Facebook profiles:
Fact Files:
And my favourites…
Tinder (dating) Profiles:
Tinder Matches:
Mobile Phone conversations:
I have developed a Homework Pack for first year students covering all topics. Read about this further at: Homework – who is it really ‘work’ for?
I love this idea!