Transcript Task Card Level 1x

Puppet Vocabulary
Before reading the story “The Origins of the Seasons,” students will create a sock puppet video using the Sock Puppet
App. to review vocabulary and improve reading fluency.
Follow the directions below to complete the activity.
1. You will choose 10 words from “The Origin of the Seasons” retold by Olivia Coolidge on pages 654-661 in
your Holt textbook. These 10 words should be vocabulary with which you are not very familiar. You may
use the sheet provided to write down and define the words that you choose.
2. Select the Sock Puppet App.
3. Select New.
4. Select at least two Characters and touch Next.
5. Select the Background and touch Next.
6. Select the Props and Scenery and touch Next.
7. You will then record one of the puppets reading the sentence with the unknown vocabulary word and then
asking the other puppet the meaning of the vocabulary word.
***Note: The arrow is pointing to the speaker, so be sure to click on the sock puppet that you want to
speak.
8. The other puppet will reply with his best guess as to what the word means from context clues in and
surrounding the sentence.
9. Pick one of the puppets to read the vocabulary word definition from a dictionary (print or online). Then
the puppet will use the word in a sentence.
10. The recording will only last 30 seconds in total; so, you may need to script the dialogue before you even
begin.
This task uses:
Common Core/NG Standard(s):
L.7.4 Determine or clarify the
meaning of unknown and multiplemeaning words and phrases based on
grade 7 read and content, choosing
flexibility from a range of strategies.
L.7.6 Acquire and use accurately
grade-appropriate general academic
and domain-specific words and
phrases; gather vocabulary
knowledge when considering a word
or phrase important to
comprehension or expression.
Rubric for Puppet Vocabulary
Indicator
2
1
Words Identified
Identified 10 words and
recorded puppet
“conversations” for all 10
vocabulary
Identified and recorded less
than 10 puppet
“conversations” for
vocabulary words
Characters
Two (or more) sock puppet
characters were used along
with appropriate background,
props, and scenery
One sock puppet was used
and appropriate background,
props, and scenery were
lacking.
Recording
All definitions were detailed
and accurately matched the
meaning and context clues in
sentence.
Some definitions accurately
matched the meaning and
context clues in sentence.
Sentence
Sentence accurately used the
vocabulary word in a
structurally sound sentence.
Sentence did not use the
word accurately.