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Tlingit-Haida-Tsimshian As a Second Language
Lesson 9
Grade 7 - Grade 12
Basic Writing
• The Other Half
Cut each of the sight words in half. Give each student a sheet of writing paper, a pen and one of the word-halves. Each student should
glue the word-half on his/her writing paper and then complete the spelling of the word. You may wish to have enough word-halves prepared
so that each student completes more than one word. Af terwards, review the students' responses.
• What's Your Letter
Provide each student with writing paper and a pen. Say a sight word. Each student should then write ONE letter from that word (any letter).
Review the students' responses to determine if all letters from the sight word were used. If all letters from the sight word were not
used, call upon the students to identify the letters that are "missing." Repeat with other sight words.
• Word Build
Provide each student with writing paper and a pen. Cut each of the sight words into its individual letters. Give each student one of the cut
out letters. Each student should then glue the cut out letter onto his/her sheet of writing paper. Then, each student should add the missing
letters to complete the original sight word. Afterwards, review the students' responses. You may wish to provide each student with more
than one cut out letter so that he/she writes a num ber of the sight words.
• Syllable Time
Provide each student with writing paper and a pen. Say a syllable that is found in one of the sight words. Each student should then write
the sight word that contains that syllable. De pending upon the syllable that you say, more than one sight word may be cor rect. Repeat this
process with other syllables. Afterwards, review the students' responses.
Every Second Letter
Write a sight word on the chalkboard, omitting every second let ter. Provide the students with writing paper and pens. The students should
look at the incomplete word on the chalkboard and then write the sight word for it on their papers. Repeat using other sight words.
• Writing Relay
Group the students into two teams. Say one of the vocabulary words. When you say "Go," the first player from each team must rush to
the chalkboard and write only the FIRST letter of the word. He/She should then run to the back of the team and the next player should
rush to the chalkboard to add the SECOND letter, and so on. The winning team is the team that correctly completes the spelling of the
word first. Repeat using other key vocabulary words.
• Numbered Illustrations
Mount the vocabulary illustrations on the chalkboard and number each illustration. Provide each student with writing paper and a pen. Call
the number of an illustration. Each student should write the vocabu lary word for the illustration represented by that number. Repeat until
all vocabulary words for the illustra tions have been written. Review the students' responses.
• Activity Sheet
Select an activity page from the Student Support Materials.
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