Author:
Dana John, Beth Clothier, John Sadzewicz, Angela Anderson
Subject:
Communication, English Language Arts
Material Type:
Activity/Lab, Game, Lesson, Lesson Plan
Level:
High School
Tags:
  • Discourse
  • Online Communication
  • Tweets
  • Twitter
  • Who Am I Online Unit
  • License:
    Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike
    Language:
    English
    Media Formats:
    Text/HTML

    Education Standards

    70 Characters or Less...

    70 Characters or Less...

    Overview

    Students will play a written version of the game telephone, and will determine what sorts of communication is effective with limited information, if any.  This lesson is part of a media unit curated at our Digital Citizenship website, "Who Am I Online?".

     

    Lesson Objective/Student Target:

    The students will be able to explain the thread of conversation explored through the activity, and analyze the effectiveness of text based communication.

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1.D
    Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of agreement and disagreement, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views and understanding in light of the evidence and reasoning presented.

    Overarching Question:

    Is it possible to effectively communicate in 70 characters or less?

    Key Vocabulary:

    Tweet- a post made on twitter
    Discourse- A conversation, either through talking or writing.

    Materials:

    T-Charts

    Pre cut  papers for activity

    Prompts, cut apart for each student to have one stem.

    Graphic Organizer

    Content Objective:

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1.D
    Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of agreement and disagreement, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views and understanding in light of the evidence and reasoning presented.

    Language Objective:

    Student will be able to restate what another student says and respond with a follow up question or statement.

    Before Beginning:

    1. Divide students into groups of 6.
    2. Provide a copy of the T-Charts for students.  This can be a digital copy or a printout of the .pdf file.  
    3. Precut papers.  Prepare one stack for each student (6 small pieces).
    4. Cut apart Prompts for each student to have one stem.

    Pre assessment/Background knowledge:

    Students should be in groups of 6.  In groups, fill out T-Chart.  (may want to subdivide groups for more participation into 3s).  The T-Chart asks what topics are appropriate for texting and which are appropriate for face to face conversation.

    Activity:

    Telephone
    Explain to the students they will be playing a version of tellestrations (or telephone). Each student will have:

    • A stack of 6 pieces of paper that have been pre cut and are numbered and have little tick marks on the paper.
    • A sentence or question stem.

    Telephone- 5 pieces of paper

    1. Read statement and/or question.  
    2. Paraphrase in 70 characters or less on first piece of paper.  One character (i.e a or a space) per tick mark. Example: w _y.
    3. Pass to left- second person will read, move paper to back and respond on second piece of paper… in 70 characters or less.  
    4. Keep passing in this fashion until student gets their original stack.
    5. Once students receive their original stack, lay out in order and read the thread.  Ask: Does it make sense?  How effective was the communication?

    Scaffolds:

    The pages could be passed from table to table if class works better stationary.

    Check for Understanding:

    Debrief activity.  What worked, what didn’t

    Process experience by:

    Resources:

    This lesson is part of a larger unit on Digital Citizenship called "Who Am I Online?". To see the full lesson in context with the rest of the unit, visit our Google Site.

     

     

     

     

    Lesson Objective/Student Target:

    The students will be able to explain the thread of conversation explored through the activity, and analyze the effectiveness of text based communication.

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1.D
    Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of agreement and disagreement, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views and understanding in light of the evidence and reasoning presented.

    Overarching Question:

    Is it possible to effectively communicate in 70 characters or less?

    Key Vocabulary:

    Tweet- a post made on twitter
    Discourse- A conversation, either through talking or writing.