This is a thread for any lesson material for 이재영/Jay Robert Fraser (천재 교육) Middle School English 3 Review 1 (Lessons 1 ,2, & 3). Please share your contributions here. Be sure to explain exactly what you are posting and please do not post multi-level materials in this thread. Also, any review lessons or materials should be posted in the review section for this grade.  Best of luck in your lesson planning!

To review for midterms, I created a rather complicated-to-explain, easy-to-play activity for my students.

CODEBREAKERS

Give groups the coded dialogue sheets. (Each number represents a letter of the alphabet.)

You can write a few number/letter combinations on the board so that students get a hang of codebreaking.

Students decipher the letters by answering questions in a sort of 'book hunt' fashion. Cut each question sheet into strips. Then students can roll a dice and take 1-6 questions for the group. Once they know the answers, they can come to the teacher, and if correct, receive the code for that letter printed on the sheet. Then they can get new question strips.

To make the game run more smoothly, I placed my co-teacher at the front of the classroom. She manned the die and the bucket filled with folded question strips. I stood in the back of the room and fielded answers and told students the code. The first group to completely decipher their dialogue is the winner.

My advanced class finished this activity in about 30 minutes. My intermediate didn't quite get it done in 40, but that was my first run through. (This activity is probably too difficult for beginner level, so I'll be doing something else with them.)

Hi aklimkewicz,

This is a great activity. Thank you for the time and effort you put into it. I am going to use it for two classes I have at the start of next week.

Two questions for you if you have a second.

1. Do you cut up question strips for ALL groups, or do you just use one set of question strips for the entire class? For example, if you had four groups, would you use four set of question strips, or one?

2. What is the purpose of the final blank sentence in the dialogue? Do you have them figure out the final sentence?

Thank you for your help! Have a great weekend.

1. Yes, this activity works better with more sets of question strips. I'd probably recommend 5 sets for a class of four groups. Otherwise, make sure the students (or your coteacher) recycle the strips and put them back into the container.

2. The final blank sentence is simply for the groups to write their own sentence. They aren't finished if that one is still blank. They can answer "Yes, you need to bring a camera," or "No, you don't need to."

I ran this activity again with another advanced class, and it turned out really well. It takes a lot of prepping, but it led to a great lesson with students out of their seats, and speaking a lot of English. Best of luck!