Jeopardy

GRAMMAR: General Game     SUBMITTED BY: Ashton Simmonds     DATE ADDED: May 09, 2011     EDITED BY: まだ

ÒÓÔÕ    èé   30-40 min.   3 votes: 5-star If you're going to give this activity a low-rating, please post a useful comment to help make it better. SearchJHSActivity

Materials Needed:

• Jeopardy attachment

Detailed Explanation:

1. After the class forms groups, draw a grid on the board and write the topics above every column. Then, write "10" in the box directly under each topic, the point value increases as you go downward.
2. One student from each group stands up and plays Janken. The winner is the team that starts the game. The team can choose a topic AND point value.
3. The question for that box is asked and any team can answer. The team can discuss the answer but the team member standing is the one who must raise their hand to answer it.
4. The team that correctly answers the question receives the alloted points and chooses the next topic/point value.

Variations:

• To spice up the fun, try adding in a "Daily Double". Have certain questions be Daily Double questions. The students don't know which questions they are but if a Daily Double question is chosen, the team that answers the question can receive double the points.  

Comments:

• (May 10, 2011) Matt said:
  I use this as my introduction activity for 2nd and 3rd graders to see what they remember about me, my country, and the old textbooks. I found it generally works better with only 10 and 20 point questions. 40 or 50 points is too much for one question.
• (May 9, 2011) Jason Grant said: An oldie but a goodie. A game that can literally be pulled out with almost every grammar point. I love the addition of describing the picture and doing actions. I will sure to add that to my repertoire next time I play the game. Thanks