Content Area: Language Arts Literacy

 

Index: 3.3C Grade 4 CPI 1

 

Standard: 3.3 Speaking

 

Strand: C - Word Choice

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 1 -  The student will use convincing dialogue to role-play short scenes involving familiar situations or emotions.

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

 

·               Students deliver a one-minute radio ad in which they persuade classmates that their brand of toothpaste is best.

 

·               Students practice telephone etiquette. They role-play making phone calls to friends trying to convince them to help with some enterprise, such as dog walking, snow shoveling, or car washing.

 

·               After reading different library books, students are asked to prepare a 30-second radio or video commercial to advertise their book so their listeners are encouraged to read it. On presentation day, students periodically deliver “a word from our sponsor” to publicize their books.