Title: Eyewitness

Topic: Personal Description

Level: Novice

Focus Age Group: 10 - 14 years

National Standards Goals:

Communication   Cultures   Connections   Comparisons   Communities

Communicative Mode:

Interpersonal   Interpretive   Presentational

New Jersey Cumulative Progress Indicators:

• 7.1.8    Create and respond to simple phrases, questions, and sentences
• 7.1.9    Describe people, places, things, and events with some detail
• 7.1.14  Organize thoughts into coherent oral speech

Timeframe: One 40 - 50 minute period

Description of task:

• You are eating lunch with your family at a sidewalk cafe when a stranger runs up, steals the enchiladas off your plate, and runs away.
• You will draw a full-figure color picture of the enchilada thief, including all details on the attached chart.
• You will describe the enchilada thief to a "police artist" (a student partner), who will draw exactly what you describe. The artist may ask questions to clarify or to obtain additional information.
• Your teacher will use the detail checklist to assess your communication with the police artist, as well as to assess your partner's understanding of your oral description.

Materials: Drawing paper, colored pencils, crayons, or markers.

Teacher Notes:
Required vocabulary preceding this activity includes personal description, colors, and articles of clothing. During this activity, the teacher should circulate around the room, monitoring the use of the target language.

Scoring Criteria:

Robyn Apffel
Clinton Public School
10 School Street
Clinton, NJ 08809
908.735.8512

Eyewitness Checklist

_____  Gender

_____  Height

_____  Body Type

_____  Hair, length

_____  Hair, style

_____  Hair, color

_____  Eye color

_____  Facial Hair

_____  Glasses

_____  Braces

_____  Clothing (minimum 3 items named, described)

_____

_____

_____

_____

_____  Accessories (minimum 2 items named, described)

_____

Teacher will place a check mark for each detail accurately described/drawn; X for each detail inaccurately described/drawn; 0 for details omitted in description or drawing.