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The 'Say It' activity – example

This example of a ‘Say It’ activity is based on “My Dad's Raw Fish” by Mata Mataio (School Journal 2.4.02).

My Dad's Raw Fish

 

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Pretend you are Dad. Tell your daughter all the ingredients you need to make raw fish. Tell her something about each ingredient.

Pretend you are Mata. Tell your friend the names of all your brothers and sisters.

Pretend you are Mum. Tell your children what to do to get ready to eat.

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Pretend you are David. Tell your children about the other dishes they will eat with their grandfather’s raw fish.

Tell your classmates about your own favourite meal. Tell them the ingredients you need for it.

Pretend you are Dad. Explain why you leave the bones in the fish.

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Pretend you are Mum. Tell your youngest child why you say grace before you start eating.

Pretend you are Denise. Tell your friend all about catching fish yesterday with your Dad.

Pretend you are the youngest brother and introduce yourself to the group. Tell them about preparing the fish. Tell them how you feel about your job.

Rules

  1. Each cell in the ‘Say It’ table is a little role-play.
  2. Working in small groups of three or four, the students take turns to speak according to the instructions in a cell.
  3. The cells can be chosen at random, by dice or counters in a bag.
  4. To begin with, everyone should be given a cell and have a minute or two to prepare by checking with the story. If you think your students need extra support, ask them to do the preparation in pairs.
  5. Next, the students take turns to speak.
  6. The students assign cells again, and speak again.
  7. The group can do this several times so that each cell has been done more than once by different people.

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Variations

  1. After a few turns, your students might get so confident with the story that they don’t need to prepare their role-plays but can do them straight away when they’re given a cell number.
  2. They might like to perform some of them for the whole class.
  3. Later, you might like to use some of the cells as a basis for writing, as well.
  4. When students are familiar with doing ‘Say It’ activities, they might like to write their own for texts they have read.

‘Say It’s can be much simpler than this one, with only four cells and very simple instructions. For example: "You are Denise. Say who you are. Say what you did yesterday with your father."

‘Say It’s can also be much more difficult, based on senior secondary curriculum material and objectives. For example:

  • "You are a geologist. Explain to the engineers planning a bridge what the rock types are in this area."
  • "You are a geologist. Explain to the engineers planning a bridge whether the rocks in this area present problems for bridge construction."

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