Discovery Activity #1: What is the best means for communicating location, words or pictures?
Directions: You will be split into teams of 4 people,
each team has 2 pairs. Each pair will be given 3 Post-It Notes. You will write a different word on each
Post-It Note. You will put one Post-It
at 3 different locations within the library.
Starting at the sitting area outside the library, pair #1 will use words
to record directions to the first Post-It, then record directions to the 2nd
Post-It and then the 3rd.
Pair #2 will draw a picture of the location of each of the three
Post-Its. You will then return back to the starting place and swap clues with
your team pairs. Pair #2 will use Pair
#1’s directions to find the Post-Its and record the words on their clue
sheet. Pair #1 will use Pair #2’s
pictures to find the location of their Post-its and record the words on their
clue sheet. Each team will then swap
directions with another team so that all pairs can try to find the Post-Its
using direction and pacing clues and picture clues. You will then answer the
question at bottom of the page.
Clue Recording Sheet – Creating Directions
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Clue Word |
Written
Directions |
Picture
Directions |
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Clue Recording Sheet – Using Directions
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Clue Word |
Written
Directions |
Picture
Directions |
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Using the writing form, answer the following question: Do you think written or picture directions
are easier to follow? Why?
Grading Rubric
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0 |
5 |
10 |
Grade |
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Activity
Participation |
Did not
participate in activity |
Showed minimal
interest in activity |
Effectively
participated in the activity |
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Question Response |
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Topic Sentence |
Did not include
topic sentence |
n/a |
Included topic
sentence |
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Supporting Details |
Wrote fewer that
4 supporting details |
Wrote 4-5
supporting details |
Wrote at least 6
supporting details |
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Capitals |
4 or more
incorrect capitalizations |
1-3 incorrect
capitalizations |
All capitalization
correct |
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Total Grade (40 max.) |
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