1. Flash Cards for “The Dog of Pompeii”
Using the SAS Flash Cards app, create a set of flashcards that use vocabulary from “The Dog of Pompeii” on pages of your Holt textbook.
Follow the directions below to complete the activity.
You and your partner(s) will choose 15 words from “The Dog of Pompeii” on pages in your Holt textbook. These 15 words should be vocabulary with which you are not very familiar. You may use loose-leaf paper to write down and define the words that you choose.
On an iPod or iPad, open the app SAS Flashcards.
Choose My Decks.
Press the plus sign at the top of the screen to create a new deck.
The next step will allow you to give all of the important characteristics of your deck:
Subject: English
Card Type: Text, Image, Sound
Question Type: The teacher will tell you which to choose (differentiation).
Card Deck Title: “The Dog of Pompeii”
Grade Level: 6
Author Name: Type first name of group members
Description: User created deck
Make deck public: No
Press Start Building.
Press the plus sign at the top of the screen to create your first card.
In the box titled Directive, type your question or statement.
Type your answer in the space provided. You do not need to complete the section title Clarification.
*After all groups have created their flashcards, devices will be rotated so that all groups may practice each deck created.
This task uses:
Common Core/NG Standard(s):
RL.6.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Helen Kennedy /
School: Moss Bluff Middle
Grade Level/Subject: 6th / ELA
Special Directions/Considerations: The students will need to be introduced to the functions of the app.
Activity Evaluation: Informal assessment through teacher observation as well as the completion of the flash card set.
Prerequisites for students: Reading and analyzing the historical fiction short story, “The Dog of Pompeii.” Holt textbook pages
A special thanks to April Gonzales!