Worked with English department, showcasing reading strategies.
Synonyms
"a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close"
Hook - Friends
Identify words students commonly use in their design logs that need to be improved e.g. big - thinking year 9.
Starter activity
Link to Pointless game e.g. students to come up with the best synonym and one that no one else has thought of - Gold for a pointless answer.
Text
Provide a simplified text - students to add description to improve the text - homework?
Next lesson, starter - compare with exemplar or each others.
Banned Vocab
Create a list of banned vocabulary.
