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Series CoversTalking Points     Level 2: Unit 16

That's really funny!

Time: 20–25 minutes
Activity type: Pair running dictation
Preparation: Click here to download the Talking point activity.
Make one copy of Talking point 16 for the class. Cut into strips.

  1. Before you begin, tape the 16 sentence strips around the room, on the board, on the walls, or outside the classroom in the hallway.
  2. Have students form pairs; tell each pair to take out a piece of paper and write the numbers 1 to 16 down the left side.
  3. Explain that when you say “Go!” one student from each pair should run to one of the strips on the wall, memorize the sentence and its number, and then run back and dictate it to his or her partner, who will write it next to the correct number. Pairs take turns running and dictating until they have written all 16 sentences.
  4. When students finish, ask for a volunteer to read the story aloud for the class.