At the following, there is an activity called “jigsaw readings” that is supported by Ph.D. Professor Oxford. This exercise consists of asking students to put in the right order the pieces of writing that are cut and separated. The teacher could give them the structure of a text as a clue; nevertheless, they have to think about how to put the given script in the right form.
First of all you need to have the materials, they could be as simple as you imagine. For instance, books, newspapers, a recipe, advertisements, a magazine, essay, whatever piece of writing is acceptable but it has to be cut into pieces. That means that it has to be separated in different paragraphs.
Even though teachers have to optimize their time since there are much content to teach but few hours to do it, do not worry about the time because it will depend on your materials and how long the text is. Be careful about the topic, because you do not want your students to get bored. Also, the difficulty …show more content…
It is very easy to understand and learners can show their abilities to face problems that involve critical thinking and much work in their minds. In Chile, there is a concern about how to teach interactive and interesting lessons. Teachers have the responsibility of catching the students’ attention all the time and keeping them working. This kind of activity allows students to work on their own and solve troubles. Hence, they have an active role in the class since the teacher is just monitoring all the process. Learners could develop not only their reading skill but also the other ones; they have to speak with their classmates at the moment of sharing answers, they could write the sequence of the text, and also listen to what other students say about the activity. We believe that it is a good way to promote and develop all the language skills but mainly