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    N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________

    “DINOSAUR”
    ⚫ Write a short paragraph and describe something you owned (or that you now
    own) that was (or is) a dinosaur. Use the idiom in your writing!

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    Try to answer _______________________________________
    these questions in
    your writing! _______________________________________
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    Who? _______________________________________
    What? _______________________________________
    Where? _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    When?
    _______________________________________
    Why? _______________________________________
    How? _______________________________________

    Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingstopics.com


    WRITING WITH IDIOMS “Dinosaur”
    Aim Practice using an idiom in writing
    Level Elementary to Advanced
    Time Approximately 15 – 20 minutes

    A FEW QUICK NOTES


    Some things to consider before asking your learners to write:

    1. Give your learners a word limit; for example, ask for between 75 to 100
    words, or perhaps 100 to 150 words.
    2. Consider giving your learners the choice to write about themselves or
    another person.
    3. Consider allowing your learners to write about a true event or a fictional one.
    4. If written in class, set a time limit (which will depend on your learners’ level).
    5. Consider having your learners begin by taking a minute to think before
    relating the story to a classmate in words.
    6. Consider having your learners brainstorm ideas and write a short outline
    before putting pen to paper.
    7. Consider asking your learners to include dialog in their paragraph.
    8. Tell your learners that if the space is not enough, they can continue to write
    on the back of their paper.
    9. Consider asking your learners to double-space their writing as this will
    facilitate your marking – so that your can write suggestions, comments, and
    corrections between their lines of writing).

    Some possible activity ideas to follow up with:

    1. Before collecting (and correcting) the papers, get your learners together in
    pairs or groups of three to read aloud and discuss their paragraphs.
    2. Ask your learners not to write their names on the paper. Collect the papers
    and then tape them around the classroom on the walls. Then, ask your
    learners to stand up and read the papers and try to guess who wrote what.
    After 5 or 10 minutes, take down the papers (and correct them after class).
    3. Consider using correction symbols while marking, and then return the papers
    during the next class for your learners to write a second draft.

    Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingstopics.com

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