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Camouflaged Words - May 13, 2013
Lesson Collection #1 - Lesson 7
Is this a game or a lesson? A little of both, to be honest.
In groups of four, each student creates an individual story using the three words they are given. One of the words is a noun, another is an adjective and the third is a verb. They can use the words in any order (or any verb tense) but they must use all three.
As the title of this lesson implies, the students must camouflage the three words by adding a bunch of additional nouns, adjectives and verbs to the story so that the original three words do not stand out.
After a few minutes to prepare their stories, one student tells the story while the others keep notes on the worksheet of all of the nouns, adjectives and verbs used. When the speaker finishes the story, the other three group mates try to guess the original three words.
The object of this lesson is to acquire the most points. A typical dialogue would go something like this:
Group mate #1: Is the noun pumpkin?
Storyteller: No, it isn't. (The story teller gets one point.)
Group mate #2: Is the noun autumn?
Storyteller: No, it isn't. (The story teller gets another point.)
Group mate #3: Is the noun friends?
Storyteller: No, it isn't. (The story teller gets another point.)
Group mate #1: Is the noun basket?
Storyteller: Yes, it is. (No points are given for a YES answer, but the story teller has accumulated 3 points so far for No answers.)
Students continue to ask the first storyteller to discover the original adjective and verb.
For students to do this activity, they must listen carefully to the stories and, of course, they must be able to identify nouns, adjectives and verbs. Inherent in the lesson is ample opportunity to practice spelling and build vocabulary.
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