Conference Activity Cards

The packet contains all three types of the following, all of which are printed on colored paper.

1. Literature / Reading Terms Cards—37 terms (ranging from allusion, motivation of character(s), author's purpose for passage, assonance, etc.)
   • Possible Uses:
   • Quick "test" on material read (Can use one or more cards and ask for quote & explanation)
   • Partner work on chapters or short stories
   • Partner work while teacher conferences one-on-one with student about writing
     (Includes three pages of usage variations.)
2. Grammar Cards—29 terms (ranging from verb tense, fragments, run-ons, punctuation, etc.)
   (Intended to integrate grammar skills into literature.)
   (Includes three pages of instruction)
3. Application Cards—17 cards to serve as models for students to make their own cards. The purpose is to help students understand the connection between the terms used in class and their own lives—identification.