Next, write the words that are in the quotation in a scrambled fashion. Now, draw a box in the top center of the whiteboard. You can purchase a class pack on Amazon*. Larger Groupsįor larger groups, or if you don’t have a classroom whiteboard, give each pair of students an individual white board, a black dry erase marker and a sock to serve as an eraser. That way you can write quotations according to the ability of the students writing. The younger partners take a turn together.
If the students vary in age or ability, pair an older student with a younger. Smaller Groupsįor small groups, (8 students or less), divide a large white board into 4 sections.Īssign a pair of students to each section. Setting up the Game:įirst, you’ll need a place to write the scrambled quotation such as a white board, chalkboard, smart board or lots of individual pieces of paper. It’s important to note that we usually play this game after writing a creative story, science fiction or any piece that uses dialogue. For more information, see my disclosures here. (AND you can use words instead of said in the quotations that you scramble to open their minds to all those words that aren’t said!) This is fun, visual way for students to practice it!
It’s also hard to edit and correct because of all the punctuation involved. Sentence scramblers has been a winner game EVERY TIME for my classes! Here we’re scrambling QUOTATIONS! Practicing Punctuationĭialogue is difficult for students to write correctly in their stories.