High School Diction Word Choice Lesson Shades of Meaning Activity Bundle

Do your students struggle with vocabulary and word choice when it comes to writing? Improve student writing with this engaging lesson on diction.

Teach students about diction and shades of meaning through this interactive NO PREP lesson that will improve their vocabulary by expanding their diction while working on technology skills and creativity. This digital lesson and activity can be used for your students in high school, middle school, or upper elementary school with three options for differentiation and scaffolding. Works for in person or online learning!

Students are either guided by a teacher video or teacher notes to complete  2 slides of notes, see a shade scale example and practice a “shades of meaning” that also comes with a tech tutorial video. The final assessment for understanding has students create their own shades of meaning scale with 3 levels of differentiation by providing students with a full word list, partial word list, and one word list and multiple creating options for students.

This activity bundle that you purchase includes follow up activities for: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Choose your own Holiday, Winter, Spring, and Summer.

INCLUDED:

Lesson Includes:

• Over 50 Slides
• 9 Teacher Slides
  - Instructions on How to Use
  - Notes Key for Students
• 1 Teacher Video Guide
• 1 Video to Teach Students (great for online learning) 
• 3 Interactive Slides for Students to Learn about Diction (with notes key)
• 1 Video for Students on How to Change Color of Shades
• 1 Video for Students for Assignment Directions 
• 3 Scaffolded Options for the final assignment. 

Season Activity Items Included:
- 1 Video for Students on How to Change Color of Shades
- 1 Video for Students for Assignment Directions 
- 3 Scaffolded Options for the final assignment. (1 word list, 3 word list, 5 word list)

• Halloween Activity - Halloween Themed Words to "Shade"
• Thanksgiving Activity - Themed Words to "Shade"
• Winter Activity (includes Christmas, Holiday of Choice & Winter Themed Words)
• Spring Activity - Themed Words to "Shade"
• Summer will be added!

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TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID:

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HOW TO USE:
Please see the slides for directions and teacher videos on how to use with students

1. Teach the skill of diction with the Lesson, Practice & Assessment

2. Use the seasonal activities as additional practice through out the year that is fun !

NOTES FOR USE:
- My students LOVED these lessons. The outcomes were so fun and creative! Even my

reluctant kiddos were having fun with picking words and changing the colors.

- Take your students from dependent learners to independent learners with by engaging them in learning about word choice.

- If using in person on paper, have colored pencils available. 

Check out my other writing skills lessons:

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• How to Introduce Quotations with the Quote Sandwich No Prep Digital Lesson
• Writing Skills | Synonym & Antonym Lesson & Activities for Middle or High School
  

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