Add a game-like aspect to class discussion or writing with a die that has something other than numbers on it. You or your learners can roll the die to decide if it's time analyze, compare and contrast, describe, explain and illustrate, discuss, or summarize.

Concepts

compare and contrast, literary analysis, discussion skills, summarizing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Make enough dice for every small group or set of partners in your class; while working together on a task, they can roll the dice to decide what to do next
• Pair this with additional questions or prompts that go with each category; when you or your pupils roll a certain result, they answer those questions or prompts

Classroom Considerations

• Learners will likely need lessons on how to complete each of the tasks on the cube

Pros

• This cube could be used with any text, and a number of different school subjects
• See the materials for a blank cube that you can customize for any topic and some tips for using these cubes

Cons

• None