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• Common Words and Phrases Puzzles

  Objective: Familiarize and test your students on knowledge of
  common phrasesUse teamwork to accomplish a common goalIntroduce
  students to the fun of juxtaposing words

  Introduction:

  The clich or common phrase is to be avoided in writing, because
  itmakes for a bland, uninteresting experience. This puzzle game,
  however, usesthe clich or common phrase to make for an exciting
  game you can play in yourclass. It is interesting to see which
  students are well versed in «old sayings» andcommon phrases that
  have fallen into the vernacular.

  What is the Game Premise?

  The teacher or moderator has a list of phrases (cliches, book
  titles, songtitles, old sayings, etc.) all of which have a key word
  or phrase in common. Atthe start the key word or phrase is
  announced to the players. And they are toldthat they must think of
  a famous phrase that includes the key. For example, youmight start
  like this:

  «Okay, class, all of these phrases will have the word salt in
  them. I’ll give you aclue and you have to give me the popular
  phrase. Here we go.

  Clue: «Phrase to describe a very good person»Answer: «salt of
  the earth.»

  Clue: «Another name for an old sailor»Answer: «an old salt»

  You might even ask students to think in combinations. For
  example:

  «Okay, class, all of these phrases will have the words hot or
  cold in them. Herewe go.»

  Clue: «Title of a Tennessee Williams Play»Answer: «Cat On A Hot
  Tin Roof»

  Clue: «Phrase that means to get into trouble»Answer «in hot
  water»

  Clue: «Not talking to you anymore»Answer: «getting the Cold
  shoulder»

• Okay. Where Do We Get These Lists From So We Can Begin
  Playing?

  You could create some on your own, of course, but the best way
  (andmost productive) is to have your classes make them up. At the
  end of thislesson, I have included worksheets that I use in class
  to guide the studentsthrough the work process. It will probably
  take two classes: one class will beused to play a sample game to
  give the students the feel for playing. The secondclass will be use
  to actually have the students construct a game of 10 to
  20examples.

  Ideas for Building the Puzzles

  q Sector the class into groups of two or three students per
  groupq Give the groups the worksheets that will guide them through
  the process of

  creating a puzzleq Collect all the puzzles from each class and
  use them in alternate classesq Some students will have trouble
  getting going, so you might want to give them

  some help — give them a phrase or two based on their keys
  (titles of books,common sayings, titles of songs or movies,
  etc.)

  q Tell your students to use a dictionary to look up their key
  words, where theymight find some examples to help them

  q If you have access to the internet or a CD Rom encyclopedia,
  students coulduse the search feature to look phrases or titles that
  might include their keywords

  q If you give the assignment for homework, students can draw
  upon theknowledge of the older members of the family to give them
  some old sawsthat might work with their key words

  Ideas for Using the Puzzles In Class

  I find the most effective and exciting way of using the puzzles
  is in classroomcompetition. Divide the class in half (half
  boys/half girls, divide by equal numbersor some other method). Give
  each side a team name — let the kids make it up.Use a chalk board
  or other to keep score in full view of the class — you takecharge
  of this and it needs to be played up, like any sport. Tell the
  students thatas soon as anyone on the team knows the answer, shout
  it out. The first one youhear (and this creates a lot of
  interesting controversy if you play hard of hearing)is the team
  that gets the score. If teams are wise they will listen and
  capitalizeon an answer if the other team member can’t think of the
  whole expression fastenough.

• Common Words and Phrases PuzzlesPuzzle Design Worksheet

  For a 10 Phrase Puzzle

  Instructions:

  Using the puzzle your teacher gave as a model, create a list of
  phrases (cliches,book titles, song titles, old sayings, etc.) all
  of which have a key word or phrase incommon. At the start the key
  word or phrase is announced to the players. Andthey are told that
  they must think of a famous phrase that includes the key.

  What is the key word(s) you will be using?
  ___________________________

  Write the instructions that will be read to the players:

  I will give you TEN clues for common phrases that contain KEY
  WORD(s) . Youmust say each phrase completely to get credit. If a
  player from the other sidefinishes the phrase before you, they
  capitalize on the point. Here is an example:

  Write an example that can be used

  CLUE___________________________________________________________

  ANSWER________________________________________________________

  On the next page of this worksheet, create your puzzle
  questions. Don’t makethem too easy, and don’t make them so every
  answer is a single word. Theanswer must be a phrase (book title,
  movie, old saying, caption, clich,whatever). Try to make the
  answers interesting and phrases that are common tomost people.

  You may use a dictionary or some other source, even your parents
  and friends tocome up with some interesting phrases.

• KEY WORD __________________

  1. CLUE
  ______________________________________________________

  ANSWER___________________________________________________

  2. CLUE
  ______________________________________________________

  ANSWER___________________________________________________

  3. CLUE
  ______________________________________________________

  ANSWER___________________________________________________

  4. CLUE
  ______________________________________________________

  ANSWER___________________________________________________

  5. CLUE
  ______________________________________________________

  ANSWER___________________________________________________

  6. CLUE
  ______________________________________________________

  ANSWER___________________________________________________

  7. CLUE
  ______________________________________________________

  ANSWER___________________________________________________

  8. CLUE
  ______________________________________________________

  ANSWER___________________________________________________

  9. CLUE
  ______________________________________________________

  ANSWER___________________________________________________

  10. CLUE
  ______________________________________________________

  ANSWER___________________________________________________

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