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Robot Club: Talking and Writing

Compare a phone call and a written report about a robot to see how spoken words differ from standard written English.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.3.3.b

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students tell the difference between casual spoken English and standard written English.
Students change spoken words such as gonna and wanna into standard written English.

How to use

Read the phone call and the report aloud in two different voices, talk about what changed, then let students answer the questions on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.3.3.b

Recognize and observe the differences between the conventions of spoken and written standard English.

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Robot Club: Talking and Writing

Notice how what we say is different from what we write.

Read the story

Read what Jada said on the phone and what she wrote in her report.

Jada Tells About the Robot

1On Tuesday, the Robot Club at Oak Hill School tested the robot its members had built. That night, Jada called her grandma to tell her about it. This is what Jada said on the phone:

2"Hi, Grandma! Guess what? Our robot, um, actually worked! It rolled, like, all the way across the gym. Well, almost. It kinda bumped into the wall at the end, but yeah, it was super cool. We're gonna paint it blue next week. You wanna come see it on Friday?"

3The next day, Ms. Ortiz asked each club member to write a report for the hallway board. Jada knew that writing for readers is different from talking on the phone. She left out filler words such as um and like, used complete sentences, and chose careful words. This is what she wrote:

4On Tuesday, the Robot Club tested our robot in the gym. The robot rolled almost all the way across the floor. At the end, it bumped into the wall, so we need to fix how it turns. Next week, we are going to paint the robot blue. Families are invited to see it on Friday.

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