Wow! Word Choice Matters! is a lesson designed to look at nouns and verbs specifically. The lesson goes beyond identifying and asks students to create their own sentences (replacing the nouns and verbs) using a translanguaging text as a structural model.
This lesson is designed to look at the elements of a story, specifically; setting, characters, problem, and solution. It allows students the chance to discuss and share with their peers how the big and little parts of a story matter in understanding the story, the world, and ourselves.
Sequencing events in a story is a lesson designed to look at the beginning, middle, and end events in a story specifically while utilizing story elements, setting, characters, problem and solution. It allows students the chance to move, discuss and share out with their peers.
We talk a bit more about the surveillance tool Pear Deck has which allows you to see what participants are doing in Pear Deck in real-time. It is important for you to know how to use this feature equitably!