What Am I Thinking or Saying?

Expected Outcomes

Stage 3
Unit 3 Assignment 4, 5
Unit 4 Assignment 4

Stage 4 Academic
Unit 2 Assignment 1

Stage 4 Employment
Unit 3 Assignment 2
Unit 8 Assignment 1





















DescriptionPen and Paper Method

1. Divide the students into groups of two.

2. Give each group a photocopy of the blackline master, What Am I Thinking or Saying?

3. Provide each group with a picture of a person or animal.

4. Have each group brainstorm to determine what the person or animal in the picture may be thinking or saying.

5. Pass the pictures around until each group has had a chance to write something for each picture.

6. Spend no more than two minutes on each picture.

Sub-Skills Needed:

1. Brainstorming strategies
2. Co-operative learning strategies

Materials Needed

1. 10-15 pictures of people or animals with interesting facial expressions (babies are best) taken from newspapers or magazines. Number each of the pictures in sequence beginning with the number 1. To save the pictures for later use, you may want to put them into plastic sheaths.

2. If you are doing this activity using the Paper and Pencil method, you will need a copy of the What Am I Thinking or Saying? blackline master for each group.


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Computer IntegrationComputer Integration

The students will use the features in the word processing program to create their own blackline masters for the assignment. Those students who have not yet worked with the features on the Draw toolbar may simply type and number a list. See the blackline master entitled, What Am I Thinking or Saying? for an example to follow.

See Computer Curriculum Guide:

Start Microsoft Word Section One, Pg. 1
Enter Text in a Document Section One, Pg. 11
Check Spelling and Grammar Section One, Pg. 18
Apply Bold, Italic or Underline Section Two, Pg. 5
Change Font, Font Sizes, and Colours Section Two, Pg. 15
Draw Objects Using the Drawing Tools Section Three, Pg. 1
Numbers Section Two, Pg. 29
Save a Document Section One, Pg. 13
Preview and Print a Document Section One, Pg. 14

Evaluation

  • Group Work Rubrics and Checklists
  • Group Participation Assessment Rubric
  • Group Work Rubric


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