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Vocabulary Charades

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Students explore new vocabulary words by participating in a group activity. In this vocabulary role-playing lesson, students collaborate in groups to play a game of charades with new vocabulary words. Students are given points based on the correct guesses of their team.

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Grade
6th - 9th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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30 mins
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