I've thought the most about gaming in my classroom in regards to cell-phone or Iphone applications tailored for grammar, vocabulary, and poetic device instruction. I think it would be neat if I could find a way to get students to practice concepts and content through a game on their phone or Iphone!
Besides computer games, there are so many in-class games that can be used to aid in instruction. For example, students love to compete. Review games modeled after Jeopardy or any team vs. team game show are perfect to cover material while pulling from students' naturally competitive gaming mindset. It also helps if you have candy to reward the winners!
There are plenty of other games that a teacher can use in English/Literature classroom. One game I used in my Block III classroom is called "Occupation Shakespeare." In this game, student volunteers take a four-line quatrain of a Shakespearean sonnet (we used Sonnet 18), and read it in a selected occupation. The instructor has audience members pull a card that has an occupation listed on it (for example, a runway model, American Idol contestant, Santa Claus, etc.). So then the student would read/perform the four lines in the style of the selected occupation. It is a riot, and students really seem to enjoy it! I will definitely use it again in the future!
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