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151. Snappy Words: Definition Paragraph

Activity Description

Snappywords
Source: Snappywords (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 

Students will use the Snappy Words Web site to help them define a term in the form of a paragraph.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, ASE: High School Diploma

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
152. Snopes: Discovering the Truth Behind Urban Legends

Activity Description

Snopes website screenshot
Source: Snopes.com (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 

While learning about urban legends, students practice reading skills, summarizing and paragraphing in speaking and writing, and hone their abilities to view media critically. Students use Snopes, a site dedicated to fact-checking news stories, past events and urban legends, to read and take notes on an urban legends. 

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ASE: High School Diploma, ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Intermediate, High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
153. Song Analysis Project

Activity Description

Musician, Country song, Banjo image
Source: Pixabay by RyanMcGuire (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 

Music is a powerful way to learn English. For this project, students choose a song in English and explore its language, meaning, and cultural background. 

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Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
154. SongR: Write a Song with AI

Activity Description

SongR App
Source: SongR (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 
Students can be assigned to use this AI tool to generate a song for a variety of purposes: personal introduction, goal setting, reflection on their learning, grammar analysis, and pronunciation practice. In this particular lesson plan, students think about hobbies or weekend/free time plans to create a song.

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Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning Low, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
155. SoundCloud: Audio files/podcasting - mapreading activity (Mobile App)

Activity Description

Map
Source: Sound Cloud by Kristi Reyes (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 
 

Students can practice a listening activity for directions. Students must have a sound cloud account to do this on their own.

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Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning Low
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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN240137 from the Adult Education Office, in the Career & College Transition Division, California Department of Education, with funds provided through Federal P.L., 105-220, Section 223. However, OTAN content does not necessarily reflect the position of that department or the U.S. Department of Education.