{"id":1346,"date":"2024-03-05T21:21:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T12:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=1346"},"modified":"2024-03-05T21:23:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T12:23:25","slug":"ulan-enjoyed-drawing-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/03\/05\/ulan-enjoyed-drawing-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Ulan enjoyed drawing pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was recently asked to prepare an activity for junior high-level English classes to have students use gerund phrases as modifiers for verbs. I took an idea from my coworker to have the students use whiteboards draw pictures which describe sentences that they put together by drawing cards at random. I made a stack of noun cards with pictures (Darth Vader, Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, a pencil, etc), a verb (enjoyed, started, or finished), plus a gerund phrase (baking cookies, talking to plants, reading a Harry Potter book, etc). The picture would depend on the verb, whether its something that just began, just finished, or is in progress. I played this game with my daughter Ulan. She used her digital blackboard to draw pictures. We played several rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bananas started swimming in yogurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elmo enjoyed playing the drums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My neighbor’s stupid dog started riding a dinosaur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gunma-chan (Gunma Prefecture’s mascot) finished wrestling an octopus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anya finished hunting a Totoro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sponge Bob started stalking AKB48.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My cat finished building a time machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A muffin started stealing cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My grandmother enjoyed punching Luffy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ulan likes drawing goofy pictures, so this was a perfect way to play with English on a Sunday afternoon. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was recently asked to prepare an activity for junior high-level English classes to have students use gerund phrases as modifiers for verbs. I took an idea from my coworker to have the students use whiteboards draw pictures which describe sentences that they put together by drawing cards at random. I made a stack of … <\/p>\n

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