Literacy into school activities

I would ask my students for suggestions about topics they are interesting in, so I could plan reading activities based on real life events such as newspaper articles, web and magazines articles, tv interviews with open-class discussions. Having my students write a story, poem, lyrics of a song using grammatical structures and vocabulary will make students enjoy what they are doing. What about participating in dialogs and group activities will help them learn from each other too. Listening to any material and watching a movie, documental and then having students make comments, critical appreciation will also help them develop their literacy skills and critical thinking. There are numerous activities and games where teachers can implement, integrate, and activate students literacy skills by having fun and learning. I also realize that student learn better in a non-threatening environment with dynamic classroom activities and a good teacher who would act as a facilitator and adviser. Learning is fun if students participate and relate what they are doing in class with their every day life activities. Therefore, their literacy skills will develop at the same time too.