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Task #6: Good Word Choices - Verbs
Standards: Students will write using good word choices.
Students will equally contribute ideas in a group.
Students will encourage others.
Task: Whole Group and Partner Activity - Good Word Choices
- Verbs
- Review the difference between a good word choice and a bad one (good
word choices help paint a picture in someone’s mind) and give examples
with verbs:
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BAD Word Choice
(a.k.a. Garbage Can Word)
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GOOD Word Choice
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(The person) went (to the store.)
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ran, drove, biked
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(The student) looked (at his classmate.)
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glanced, stared, glared
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- Put them into groups of three or four. Have them take BAD word choices
and replace them with four GOOD word choices. Give them these sentences
and ask them to replace the verbs:
The child went to the other side of the gym.
The boy said he would go to bed.
She did her math facts.
- While they are working, assess them with the Group Work Rubric.
- Come back together as a whole group and share their GOOD word choices.
Criteria:
1. Contributing Ideas - Students should equally contribute in the group.
2. Encouraging Others- Students should encourage others in their group.
Rubric:
Group Work Rubric
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Contributing Ideas
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few or no contributions
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EQUAL contribution
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too many contributions
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Encouraging Others
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rarely
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sometimes
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often
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