i'm doing lesson 4,5,6 review this week for their exams, and i've made a powerpoint quiz game that models jeopardy.
i've put a bloody lot of time into it since my work load has been light recently, and hopefully it shows. the questions and slides are detailed, and i think i did the scaling of difficulty fairly well. not trying to brag, but i just wanted to point out that this wasn't haphazardly slapped together. i don't do games very often in class, so when i do them i make sure they go well.
a few things:
- i have my kids split up in teams based on their rows in class. for answers, the first kid in each row answers the first question, then the second kid for the second question, etc. team members can help the designated answerer, but the response must come from the particular kid from each team whose turn it is. works well to get them all answering.
- all of the content in the questions is from the 'listen and talk' parts of the textbook and the activities book, with the exception of a few extra terms i taught them (specifically: apartment complex, convenience store, beside, across from)
- the presentation is optimized for the 1280x720 television displays in the classrooms.
- the sizes and spacing might look strange if you try to change the sizes, or don't have the fonts i used installed on your computer. i've included them in what i'm uploading.
- the 'answer sheets' file is for the final question. each group has to work together to write their answer.
- most importantly: the presentation and video clip (from an actual episode: gets them warmed up) are kind of big, so to save waygook.org's servers i've uploaded them to dropbox. you don't need an account to download them, just the links.
the .ppt:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33848427/lessons%204%2C5%2C6%20-%20review%20jeopardy/jeopardy%20-%20lessons%204-6%20review.pptthe video clip:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33848427/lessons%204%2C5%2C6%20-%20review%20jeopardy/video/jeopardy%20-%20intro%20-%20basics.avihappy teaching