ABC Book of Tongue Twisters Marci McGowan, who teaches at H.W. Mountz Elementary School in Spring Lake, New Jersey, submitted this lesson, in which students
study alliteration and create a class ABC Book of Tongue Twisters.
*** Includes 129 original reading passages and comprehension questions *** *** Includes 30 fluency passages *** *** Includes 11 Reading Posters *** - character, setting, realism and fantasy, main idea and details, cause and effect, author's purpose, compare and contrast, sequence, plot, theme, and drawing conclusions *** Includes four level charts for teachers, parents, or students, so that they can keep track of their progress *** *** Includes a roster - words correct per minute for each student / child for fall / winter / spring *** Skills addressed in this resource: # 1 - think and search # 2 - author and me # 3 - analyze text structure # 4 - identify setting # 5 - identify character # 6 - identify plot # 7 - make and confirm predictions # 8 - cause and effect # 9 - compare and contrast # 10 - retell # 11 - classify and categorize # 12 -
alliteration # 13 - rhyme and rhythmic patterns # 14 - onomatopoeia # 15 - similes # 16 - repetition and word choice # 17 - sensory language # 18 -
study skills # 19 - text features # 20 - genres This is GREAT practice for testing while also providing a lot of fluency practice!
A term module of
study material which covers the following: Developing interpretation and presentation skills - Vocal Elements in Drama (Pitch, Pace, Pause, Tone etc) and Non-verbal Elements in Drama (Stance, Posture, Gestures etc.) Interpretation and Presentation of Poetry - Poetic Devices (
Alliteration, Assonance etc) Stereotyping and Exploring Discrimination and Prejudice - Stock Characters and Stereotypes, Commedia dell «Arte Aligned to the South African Creative Arts Curriculum for Grade 9 Term 2