Show and Tell Presentation Template

Name of your writing activity:

Word Web Sentences Making
Teaching Context
Level of students Grade Level
beginner intermediate advanced mixed Middle School 1 Middle School 2 Middle School 3
level High School 1 High School 2 High School 3

Number of Students Class Time

<10 10-20 20-40 Regular Class Afterschool Class
50 min  90 min Other; please specify 10~20min_
Other; please specify __________

Activity Description
What writing skills does this activity teach?
-skills for Analyzing Situation -skills for Choosing a word
-skills for Writing sequencing sentences -skills for Drilling grammar

List steps/instructions required to perform this activity.

After showing a cartoon picture, a group of 4 students decide the keyword.
Write the word on the center circle of a worksheet.
Each student should write one sentence about the cartoon picture in one quarter.
The students should use one grammatical point given by a teacher.
Each group members share the writings.
After sharing, students can pick one group’s writing through “Pyramid discussion”.

Rationale
Why would you use this writing activity in your classroom?
To describe a given situation through writing.
To encourage students cooperate in completing sentence making.

Could this activity be easily adapted to different teaching contexts? If so how? If not, why not?
Yes. This can be used in many ways.
* In the center circle, Ss can write down a topic sentence or a title instead of just a key word.
* The sentences don’t necessarily have to be sequential. If making a story is hard for Ss’ level, Ss can just write one
describing sentence in given spot so that they can share their thoughts in the group.
* To modify this activity, teacher can give a condition to use one grammar point in every sentence.
In contrast, Ss can do it regardless of grammar point according to level.
* Also, T can use pictures or movie clips related with textbook instead of using cartoon.
* T can give different task according to the group’s level.
* T can guide more than one sentence for higher level students instead of one.
Activity Strengths Activity Weaknesses
1. Various modifications for checking grammar, 1. hard for beginner or lower level students
vocabulary, storytelling, describing a situation etc. 2. hard for monitoring all groups
2. Flexibility in choosing a topic
from a cartoon to reading and listening.
3. Useful for multi-level class
4. Easy to use for making a storybook by whole class
5. Easy to share
6. Easy to make groups by turning around
 Word Web Sentences Making (easy)

Look at the picture. Put the keyword about this situation in the
circle and write four sentences which explain this situation in the
table below. Each student writes one sentence in each box
below.
 Word Web Sentences Making (intermediate)

Look at the picture. Put the keyword about this situation in the
circle and make a story with four sentences. Each student writes
one sentence in each box below.
 Word Web Sentences Making

(upper-intermediate)

Look at the picture. Write down a title about this situation in the
circle and make a story with four sentences using passive forms.
Each student writes one sentence in each box below.