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-ASentence
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8-sided Die
10-sided Die
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Teachers’ Instructions (1/2)
Roll-A-Sentence
can also be used for review for past-tense
verbs, etc.)
On the third die, write nouns such as
a tree, an apple, a bus, etc.
1. Student ability: Beginner ~ Intermediate
2. Approximate length of lesson: 20+
3. Number of students necessary: 2+
4. Preferred age/maturity: JHS, HS, College, Adult
5. Type of lesson: Group Work Activity
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Language Target: Can be used for just
about anything - vocabulary development,
verb practice, conditionals, word order,
subject / verb agreement, etc. The teacher
decides how to use the dice. The
following is an example of how to use
this lesson for basic Subject - Verb Object practice.
Materials needed: Scissors and tape (or
glue).
Getting Started: In class, roll all three dice
and have students form correctly
structured sentences, such as Henry eats
a tree. Of course the sentences may be
nonsensical, which will generate laughter
and excitement from the students;
nevertheless, the purpose of this lesson is
to construct grammatically correct
sentences. Award a point to the first
student who can provide an alternative
verb and/or noun to make the sentence
make sense.
Variation 1: Add additional dice for
adjectives / adverbs / prepositional
phrases, etc., for construction of longer
sentences.
Variation 2: For higher ability students,
prepare a list of two-word verbs. Then
using one *ten-sided die, write all of the
first half of the two-word verbs and on a
second *ten-sided die, write the second
half. For example, if the list includes
words such as:
look out
take off
knock over, etc.
Setting Up: Copy the stencils on firm paper
or cardboard. Students cut and fold along
the lines and glue or tape the figures
together to make four, six, *eight, and/or
*ten-sided dice. Students should make at
least three dice for this practice.
The words look, take and k n o c k
would be written on one die and out, off
and over written on the second.
On one die, students write pronouns
or names of some of the students in the
class, one name or pronoun per face.
Variation 3: Prepare a few dice by writing
questions or commands on each face. In
class, select one student to roll one die
and answer the question or obey the
command that is rolled. The die is passed
to the next student.
On the second die, write transitive
verbs such as climbs, eats, rides. (This
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Students roll both die and try to put
the two-word verb into a sentence.
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Teachers’ Instructions (2/2)
Variation 4: Same as above, but have
students compete to answer the question/
do the command. Award points.
Variation 5: Students create their own
questions on their dice. All students roll
the dice at the same time. One student
reads the question rolled and the student
on his or her left reads the question out
loud then answers.
[This can be a lot of fun with adult
students as well, they might write
questions such as: How old were you
when you had your first kiss, -ORWho's your favorite singer and why?]
Continue around the group.
Building Fluency: Depending on the ability
and age of the class, the dice can be used
for simple Q & A practice, or they can be
used to tell a continuous story. For
example, write adjectives such as: green,
delicious, scary, charming, boring,
exciting, stingy and expensive on the *8sided die, and write nouns such as:
ambulance, artichoke, p i l l o w
pumpkin on the 4-sided die.
and
Next, a student rolls the *8-sided die
twice (thus producing two adjectives) and
the 4-sided die once, thereby producing
one noun. These three words are then
incorporated into a sentence. For
example, if: scary, charming and
artichoke, are rolled, a student could say
something like:
Last night I had a very s c a r y
dream about a charming artichoke.
Then the next student rolls his / her dice
and continues the story - from the
beginning:
Last night I had a very s c a r y
dream about a charming artichoke. A
green ambulance was taking me to and
expensive hospital… .
The story continues with each
student adding another line to the
narrative but starting at the beginning
each time.
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