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=Picture This =

by Sharon Ho This activity is useful as a vocabulary or concept review. A blank paper is divided into eight sections. Students draw pictures or symbols to represent words or major concepts. Students are not to label the drawings. Students exchange papers with a partner and partners try to correctly label each other's drawings.

-paper -pen -list of academic vocabulary words
 * Things You'll Need:**

** Instructions :** 1. Take a sheet of paper and fold it into eight sections by folding the paper in half three times. Unfold paper and you should have creases in the paper that makes eight squares. You can outline the creases if you like. 2. Students will be given a list of academic words or vocabulary words. They will choose the words they want to depict the meaning of in a drawing. Students will then draw pictures or symbols to represent the meaning of the words they have chosen. *Students are not to label drawings.* 3. Students will then exchange papers with a partner to try to correctly label each other's drawing. Then after they have labeled the words they will exchange papers again and the original person will correct their partners work.

**Tips:** Do not allow students to label the drawings

**Benefits:** -English Language Learners because they are able to learn and see it visually. -Gives students a chance to be creative when drawing the picture according to the vocabulary words. -Working with a partner will practice social skills. -Students will learn the words quicker because they were able to use creativity to draw their own pictures matching the vocabulary words.

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