Comments on: Vocabulary Jigsaw http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/01/vocabulary-jigsaw/ Challenge The Status Quo Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:42:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Todd http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/01/vocabulary-jigsaw/comment-page-1/#comment-40190 Todd Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:00:33 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/01/vocabulary-jigsaw/#comment-40190 Again, not really sure what you're asking for, <strong>Jason</strong>. This doesn't seem like an ideal activity to introduce themes so that's not what I would use this for at this point. But maybe you see this a different way than I do. Can you explain how you see this connecting to theme? Do you have a list of themes you want students to think about or are you trying to introduce the concept of theme? Same offer I made walaa: <a href="http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/contact" rel="nofollow">send me an email</a> or post a follow up comment here and we'll work out what you need. Again, not really sure what you’re asking for, Jason. This doesn’t seem like an ideal activity to introduce themes so that’s not what I would use this for at this point. But maybe you see this a different way than I do. Can you explain how you see this connecting to theme?

Do you have a list of themes you want students to think about or are you trying to introduce the concept of theme? Same offer I made walaa: send me an email or post a follow up comment here and we’ll work out what you need.

]]> By: JasonP / InnerEd http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/01/vocabulary-jigsaw/comment-page-1/#comment-40175 JasonP / InnerEd Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:39:45 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/01/vocabulary-jigsaw/#comment-40175 Todd, How would you use this to introduce themes in literature? Todd,

How would you use this to introduce themes in literature?

]]> By: Todd http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/01/vocabulary-jigsaw/comment-page-1/#comment-13128 Todd Mon, 21 May 2007 05:24:06 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/01/vocabulary-jigsaw/#comment-13128 Not quite sure what you're looking for, walaa. Do you mean about how jigsaws operate or the efficacy of them? Do you just want a run down of how to make something like this work for whatever you're doing? <a href="http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/contact" rel="nofollow">Send me an email</a> and I'll see if I can help you out if you don't want to get into it here. Otherwise, post a comment back and let's figure this out. Not quite sure what you’re looking for, walaa. Do you mean about how jigsaws operate or the efficacy of them? Do you just want a run down of how to make something like this work for whatever you’re doing? Send me an email and I’ll see if I can help you out if you don’t want to get into it here. Otherwise, post a comment back and let’s figure this out.

]]> By: walaa http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/01/vocabulary-jigsaw/comment-page-1/#comment-13119 walaa Sun, 20 May 2007 21:13:10 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/01/vocabulary-jigsaw/#comment-13119 May I ask you to help me by sending me some studies about jigsaw in reading English? May I ask you to help me by sending me some studies about jigsaw in reading English?

]]> By: Todd http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/01/vocabulary-jigsaw/comment-page-1/#comment-7909 Todd Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:10:57 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/01/vocabulary-jigsaw/#comment-7909 Yup, at the high school level. The kids are perfectly willing to do this. It often ends with little sighs of "well, that was fun..." Actually, this works much better than you might think. I think my rules (the list never leaves your hand, only you can read your list) help. All four lists are put to good use. I haven't seen the definition list driving the answers, but they'd certainly be lost without that list. The syllable count list could likely afford to go away, but it offers confirmation just as much as the other three lists. I didn't think this idea would work, but decided to put it to the test based on a recommendation from a friend. I am, frankly, shocked at how well this gets the kids focused on the vocab and how it challenges them. It takes them about 10 minutes to get 10 words. Yup, at the high school level. The kids are perfectly willing to do this. It often ends with little sighs of “well, that was fun…” Actually, this works much better than you might think. I think my rules (the list never leaves your hand, only you can read your list) help.

All four lists are put to good use. I haven’t seen the definition list driving the answers, but they’d certainly be lost without that list. The syllable count list could likely afford to go away, but it offers confirmation just as much as the other three lists. I didn’t think this idea would work, but decided to put it to the test based on a recommendation from a friend. I am, frankly, shocked at how well this gets the kids focused on the vocab and how it challenges them. It takes them about 10 minutes to get 10 words.

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