Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Activity Length
Approximately
30 minutes
Activity Format
Whole group
Standards Materials
Grades K2 (Reading variety of short stories and poems unfamiliar to students
Standards 5.1, 5.2;
ELD Standard 2.2)
Procedure
Grades 35 (Reading
Standard 5.4; 1. Tell students to listen carefully while you read a short story or
ELD Standard 2.2) poem to them. Do not tell students the title.
Language Objective 2. After you finish reading, ask students to think of appropriate
titles for the story or poem and then write students suggestions
Students will listen to a
short story or poem in
on the board.
English and then suggest 3. After generating a list of possible titles, tell students the real
appropriate titles. title of the story or poem. Lead a discussion about why the
Learning Objective author might have chosen that particular title.
Students will be able
to identify the main Teacher Tips
theme or topic of a story
or poem and generate
Reverse this activity by reading the true title of a story or poem
appropriate titles. to the class. Students should then generate ideas of what they
think the story or poem is about.
Try this same activity with students own written stories and
poems. Ideas generated and discussions about the titles will
help students to carefully select a title for their writing piece.
Assessment
The following is a checklist of items to informally assess students after they complete this activity.
Students should be able to:
practice listening skills as the story or poem is being read to them
generate appropriate titles for stories and poems
participate in a classroom discussion pertaining to selecting an appropriate title
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