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Classroom Activities

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Agreement Circles

Agreement Circles is a kinesthetic process that engages students in debating ideas concerning the topic of study, allowing…

Beginning, Middle, End

In this activity, students carefully examine an image or a piece of artwork that is culturally authentic and has an emotional…

Chat Stations

Chat stations are low-prep, small-group discussions on different topics that allow students to practice asking and answering…

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Clothespin Sliders Partner Conversations

This is a structured conversation activity in which students take turns asking and answering multiple questions (an initial…

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Draw, Write, and Talk

The purpose of this strategy is to support students in producing language in the presentational mode (writing or speaking) by…

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Elevator

Elevator is a presentational speaking activity that engages students in short bursts of meaningful communication in partners…

Four Corners - Conversations

This activity is designed to allow students to demonstrate their understanding of a message by moving around the classroom in…

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Information Gap

The purpose of this activity is for learners to interact using sentences to find out missing information. Information gap…

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Mode of Communication

  • (-) Interpersonal (18)
  • Interpretive (19)
  • (-) Presentational (5)

Performance Range

  • Novice (6)
  • Intermediate (12)
  • Advanced (6)

Grade Level

  • (-) 3-5 (10)
  • (-) 6-8 (22)
  • (-) 9-12 (22)
  • K-2 (5)
  • Undergraduate (21)

Classroom Setting

  • Face-to-Face (18)
  • Online (17)

GRR Stage

  • (-) I do (1)
  • We do (10)
  • You do alone (8)
  • (-) You do together (21)

Classroom grouping

  • Individual (4)
  • Pairs (13)
  • Small group (7)
  • Whole class (6)

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