(3) Practice 1. Students play the game to practice recalling and synthesizing information they learned during the unit on Seasons.
2. Students write out their own Jeopardy answers to use during additional rounds of the game as time permits.
(4) Evaluation 1. The game itself evaluates the students’ comprehension and retention of unit topics.
2. The teacher observes whether all students are participating and whether they are able to produce accurate responses. The teacher also observes their use of correct English.
3. The teacher reviews and grades the student posters after class. They are graded based on whether they contain all required elements, depict all four seasons, and show evidence of preparation and care in presentation.
(5) Expansion/ Extension 1. None
Methods/Approaches/Strategies: CBI; Natural Approach
Other Activities: Follow-up: The teacher will display all of the students’ posters in the classroom. Students will also be given opportunities to explore the Seasons hypermedia presentation on their own the following week. The teacher will also continuously refer back to topics reviewed during this unit to make additional connections and assess long-term retention.
Assessment: The teacher has the students complete an assessment of the game activity by answering the following three questions on a worksheet: What worked well? What did not work well? What would you do differently? They complete this at the end of class and turn it in anonymously to the teacher.
Homework Assignments: None
Use of Technology: None, unless the game is run off of a computer software application such as MS PowerPoint.
Materials Used: Jeopardy board and answers/ questions; index cards and markers for students to make additional Jeopardy game answers/ questions
Closure: The teacher collects the game assessments and previews the upcoming unit.
