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Grade 7, Reading and Language Arts Std #: 21 Identify writing and speaking styles that incorporate dialects, idioms, and intonation patterns.

Lesson Plans: Idiom Lesson Plan Lesson to increase idiom recognition Idioms Using idioms in the classroom Treasure Hunt The search for idioms

Resources: Allyn & Bacon Public Speaking Website Interactive activities, links and notes on good public speaking Advanced Public Speaking Institute Techniques to making better speeches University of West Florida Writing Lab Idiomatic Usage Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B, I, T) Students take a common phrase and listen for alternative intonation patterns on television and in real life situations. (B, I) Students act-out common greetings in different school, business, and American family settings. Students could draw posters representing the different possible interactions and settings, and then match the conversations to the appropriate interaction or setting. (I, T) Students identify and list dialects and idioms encountered in reading selections. (T) Students use web sites that discuss idioms and allow for practice using idioms and figurative language, such as Pacific Net.
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