3.6 Answering yes/no Questions
Short answer
Negative: contraction okay
ex. "No, I'm not"
Affirmative: do not use contraction
ex. "Yes, I am"
NOT "Yes, I'm"
Punctuation and capitalization rules
Comma after Yes or No
ex. "Yes, " or "No, "
Negative: contraction okay
ex. "No, I'm not"
Affirmative: do not use contraction
ex. "Yes, I am"
NOT "Yes, I'm"
Punctuation and capitalization rules
Comma after Yes or No
ex. "Yes, " or "No, "
Activities
Classmate interviews
Skit: Celebrity Interview
Out of class interviews (homework)
- As a class, generate a list of questions and then have classmates interview each other.
- Students can then report to the class about their partner.
Skit: Celebrity Interview
- Students work in pairs.
- Each pair decides who is the interviewer and the celebrity. (teacher can assign celebrities or let the pairs choose).
- Each pair plans an interview and responses.
- Pairs perform their interview in front of the class
- Classmates try to guess the identity of the celebrity.
Out of class interviews (homework)
- Class generates examples of interview questions.
- Students conduct interviews on people not in class. (ex. friends or family).
- Next class, students report on the person they interviewed.