Romania Scoala Gimnaziala nr . 17 Botosani
Title 20-word list – creative writing
Duration
2-3 hours ( 50 minutes to create the lists and stories , 1-2 hours to discuss all of them and answer questions ) Measures , Physical Pen and paper ( if offline ), internet connection , laptop / tablet / smartphone ( if requirements online ) Expected output Lists of 20 words to be used for creative writing . Collection of creative writings to be used as real texts for reading comprehension in class ( either as an online collection or as a paperback one ) Increase in students ‘ vocabulary , creativity and fluency
Description ( Step-by-step guide )
Method notes
1 . Students are told they will be creating a list of 20 words ( 10 nouns , 5 adjectives and 5 verbs ). They can work individually or in teams , but the latter is preferable . 2 . After all the lists are created , each team or individual gets assigned , randomly a different set of words . 3 . They are asked to create a story , illustrate it if they want . They can use pen and paper , colours , markers etc , or an online app . 4 . Each team / individual posts their story ( if online ) or puts it on the wall . 5 . They all take turns reading all the stories , writing feedback or adding questions for the authors ( if some aspects of the story are not clear for example ). 6 . The authors answer the questions from their colleagues . 7 . Alternatively , the teams can create a Nearpod lesson using their story ( adding several exercises , like match the pairs , Time to climb game , draw it , collaborate board to ask a question like What is your favorite part of the story , or openended question where the others can offer an alternative ending )
The terms in the lists are selected according to the school subject taught . For English it can be 10 nouns , 5 adjectives , 5 verbs ; to make it more difficult replace the verbs with phrasal verbs ( depending on what the students had been studying ) or idioms , the nouns with compound nouns and the adjectives with adverbs / prepositions . This can be adapted to various school subject as a way of revising a chapter / topic .
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