A Wordsplash is a collection of key terms or concepts taken from a written passage--- a chapter in a textbook, a newspaper or magazine article---which the students ARE ABOUT to read.
The novelty of the terms is only the way in which the terms are associated with the NEW TOPIC.
Students them BRAINSTORM and generate complete sentences (not just words or phrases) which PREDICT the relationship between each term and the broader topic.
Create a Wordsplash prior to having a guest speaker: if time permits share the students’ predictions with the speaker in advance of his/her presentation.
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Microsoft Office Word (.doc, .dot) - application/msword
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