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At a Glance
Students will: ü
re-examine text to focus on main ideas ü present information to class
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Purpose: these activities encourage students to return to a text or document to focus on its ideas and language Materials: None Preparation: None Time: 10-20 minutes each |
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Teacher’s Notes |
Procedure: 1.
Found Poem: a short poem shaped from a collection of
words or phrases found in one text.
Groups select no more than eight interesting words or short
phrases. The group then reads one
word or phrase at a time without interruption and in succession, putting the
ideas together like a poem. 2.
Summarising: a quick activity to practice summarising skills. Students may work in groups or
individually and may present their information orally or in written format. Have the students brainstorm about what
they have read, heard or discussed.
Ask them to delete unnecessary information. Ask them to organise the remaining content into a summary. 3.
Interrupted Book
Report: This is a 30 second oral
book report that allows the teacher to do a quick reading and speaking
assessment. This activity also
generates interest in extended reading as well as having students decide what
is essential information to report.
Have the students stand in a circle.
They each have 30 seconds to highlight a book at which point the next
person must start speaking. Each
student and the teacher participate in this activity. 4.
Literary Report
Card: Students give fictional
characters grades ranging from A to F.
Students form groups to determine criteria by which to judge
characters. Some ideas include
bravery, honesty, influence, etc.
Each character is evaluated in each category. Each group must then support its grades,
orally. The class does not need to
come to consensus. |
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