The desire for love might fan the flames of revenge, loneliness or fury.
With this Valentine's Day duet of activities, students will bolster their reading comprehension by analyzing character and conflict in the literature that they have studied in school.
Activity: Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
Students complete an About Me card for each character they choose by using facts from the stories and by making inferences using the information that they have gathered from the books they read. Next, they analyze their answers and choose who would make the best match with the greatest chance of forming a permanent relationship. Finally, they defend their choices by explaining their decision.
This is a fun way for students from grades 5-12 to show their reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.
Total Pages 3 Answer
Key N/A
Teaching Duration 1 hour
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Activity: Valentine's Day- You Sent What??? Cards
Valentine’s Day isn’t always an occasion showcased by happy
hearts, aromatic bouquets of flowers and luscious boxes of chocolates. Because
of various conflicts, peoples’ words and actions might be prompted by feelings
of revenge, sadness and selfishness instead of forgiveness, joy and giving.
In
this activity, Valentine's Day You Sent What??? Cards, students must consider
the characters and their conflicts in the fiction or non-fiction work they are
currently reading or in any other literature that they have read this year in
school (teacher’s choice).
Their finished project will show how these characters
would handle Valentine’s Day.
A Teachers Notes page lists the Common Core Standards that
fit this activity, as well as the Bloom's Taxonomy terms students will utilize
to complete the project. A Student Directions page details the assignment.Valentine's Day You Sent What??? Cards allows students
to increase their comprehension levels by combining their understanding of the
character and conflict elements of literature with higher level thinking
skills.
This engaging activity will appeal to a wide cross-section
of students, from grades 5-12.
Total Pages 4 Answer
Key N/A Teaching Duration2 Days
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These two activities will increase students' comprehension homes, will keep them loving learning and will create smile after smile for teachers and students.
Happy Teaching,
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