English
Advanced Technology and Integration Workshop
Teacher-Produced Slides
• Slides with this background are our originals. Anything else is
teacher-produced.
• Examples here are provided to illustrate how teachers demonstrated
a grasp of the skills taught in the Ten Rules of PowerPoint training
session.
• In the case of English language arts materials, many participants
used imaginative text animations to foster discussion or display text
content in a visual and memorable way. Others juxtaposed images
to suggest conceptual relationships, and one even used images and
text seamlessly in an interactive question-and-answer slide. Sound
could be added to any of the slides on onomatopoeia to great effect.
Compare and Contrast
• Write a one-page essay comparing and
contrasting the news article and the
Pecos Bill story.
Compare and Contrast
Write a one-page essay comparing and contrasting the news
article and the Pecos Bill story.
Onomatopoeia
Crash!
Bang!
Clang!
• Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate the
sounds they represent.
• The words literally make the sounds in
onomatopoeic words as “buzz,” “crash,” “clang,”
“hiss,” “squeak,” and “boom.”
• What other onomatopoeic words can you think of?
Synonyms Are the Same
• A synonym is a word that
has the same or nearly
the same meaning as
another word.
• Find synonyms for the
following words from the
story:
– Broken
– Sick
– Good
– Hard
The Opposite of Synonym
cold
• An antonym is a word
having a meaning opposite
to that of another word.
hot
The Opposite of Synonym
• List as many antonyms
for the following words
as you can:
– Dry
– Intense
– Perfect
– Mysterious
Antonyms are Opposites
• Brainstorm antonyms
for the following words:
Dry
Intense
Perfect
Mysterious
Wet
Weak
Slipshod
Patent
Read it!
• Read the following paragraph.
The day turned black as Travis skidded down
the gravelly bank of the tiny creek and fought his
way through thorny shrubs towards the meager
protection of the tall trestles. He used the gun to
push aside sticker-spiked branches, his ears
filled with the constant roll of thunder than
seemed to grow ever louder.
Synonyms and Antonyms
• Now rewrite the same paragraph in your own
words using as many synonyms as possible.
The meaning and actions of the paragraph
should be the same.
• Next, try rewriting the paragraph using
antonyms. Your new paragraph should have the
opposite actions and meanings from the original.
Onomatopoeia
• Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate the
sounds they represent.
• The words literally make the sounds in
onomatopoeic words as “buzz,” “crash,” “clang,”
“hiss,” “squeak,” and “boom.”
• What other onomatopoeic words can you think of?
“buzz”
“Clang”
“Boom”
What other onomatopoeic words can you think of?
Find it!
• Go back through the story
and locate examples of
onomatopoeias.
• When are the words
usually used?
• How does the use of
onomatopoeias change
your experience of the
story?
Find it!
BOOM!
• Go back through the
story and locate
examples of
onomatopoeia.
• When are the words
usually used?
• How does the use of
onomatopoeia change
your reading
experience?
buzz
Crash!
How to:
• When using
onomatopoeias, try
not to read them in
your normal reading
voice.
• Try reading each of
the words as a sound
effect, with emphasis!
Voice Inflection
• Inflection is the
alteration in pitch or
tone of the voice.
• Think of why inflection
might be important
when using
onomatopoeia.
• How will these two
skills help you when
reading or writing a
story?