Activity Overview
Communication without words can be extremely challenging for people who rely heavily on speech. Have students choose phrases and words that are most important to them and create their own communication board. Have students try to communicate with partners/groups using only their completed boards. Supply students with a list of possible questions to ask one another; word some of them as yes/no and some that would be tricky to answer.
A few possible questions might be:
- "How are you?"
- "Are you tired?"
- "Do you want to go home?"
- "What do you want to do today?"
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
Create a communication storyboard with phrases and words that are most important to you.
- Use the template provided by your teacher.
- Identify 9 phrases and words that are important to you to communicate.
- Type those phrases in to the titles of each cell.
- Create a simple illustration to describe each phrase or word.
Lesson Plan Reference
- [ELA-Literacy/RI/11-12/7] Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem.
- [ELA-Literacy/SL/5/6] Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 5 Language standards 1 and 3 here for specific expectations.)
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient 5 Points | Emerging 3 Points | Beginning 1 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explanation | The descriptions are clear and at least two sentences. | The descriptions can be understood but it are somewhat unclear. | The descriptions are unclear and are not at least two sentences. |
| Illustrations | The illustrations represent the descriptions using appropriate scenes, characters and items. | The illustrations relate to the descriptions, but are difficult to understand. | The illustrations do not clearly relate to the descriptions. |
| Evidence of Effort | Work is well written and carefully thought out. | Work shows some evidence of effort. | Work shows little evidence of any effort. |
| Conventions | Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are mostly correct. | Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are somewhat correct. | Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are mostly incorrect. |
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