Analyze the message of a story with a group; reach a consensus
Take a class survey of student reaction to each character in the story
Role play a character and engage in conversation with another student; have that student figure out which character you are
Discuss with a small group why certain characters make the choices they do; record as many points of view as are offered
Use a small group to write a story; have one person begin, and then each write one paragraph until the story is complete.
Get a partner and drill grammar skills
Choose verbs to describe a person you know, then choose nouns, then choose adjectives, etc.
Rewrite your essay in dialogue form; what new ideas did you create?
Read your essay aloud to a partner and get his/her feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of it.
Solve complicated story problems in a group
Work as a group to survey the class and summarize the results in percentages
Orally describe to a partner everything you do to solve a math problem
Each group member take turns teaching a math skill to the small group
Work in teams to write word problems that the other teams can't solve but you can