Play by Reginald Rose Teaching Activities by Rivka Lewenstein

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HOTS # 7: Applying
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Laugh a Little
1.
What message is the cartoonist trying to convey? 
2.
Give two examples of ways that you have applied something that you learned to a 
new situation. 
3.
Have you ever found yourself in a situation similar to that of the skydiving student, 
where you didn’t apply some knowledge or skill that you had learned? Share your 
experience.
Applying = using previously learned concepts, terms, techniques, and skills in 
new situations
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Appendix 2 — HOTS
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Applying Your English Studies 
4.
Applying is an especially important skill when studying 
a foreign language. Below are some quotes by students 
about their problems applying what they learn in their 
English lessons to their use of the language. What 
knowledge is each student having a hard time applying and in which situation(s)?
a. Riki: “I have a good vocabulary and can understand most conversations, but 
when it comes to opening my mouth, I freeze. I forget all the words that I 
know and can’t manage to say a single sentence. It’s so embarrassing!”
b. Dan: “Grammar is my weakest area. I know all the rules perfectly, but never 
know which tense to use when writing a sentence or speaking.”
c. Shoshi: “Every time my teacher checks my compositions, she circles all my 
spelling mistakes, and I have a lot of them! But in my next composition, I’ll 
make the exact same mistakes. I just can’t seem to improve my spelling.”
d. Ron: “I am very good at conversational English, but I’m a bit weak with 
reading. One of my problems is identifying common words that have unusual 
spellings, such as ‘laugh’ and ‘enough.’ I may know that ‘gh’ can make an ‘f’ 
sound, but I can’t seem to connect that rule to the word I’m seeing.”