STU17537
Joshua Durey


Idioms Guided Tour
What are idioms?
What are some common examples of idioms?
Arkansas state strands for this activity

By completing this guided tour, you will be able to:
• Identify the meanings and origins of at least ten idioms.
• See how idioms are used in “real” English writing.
• Use idioms in your own writing.



http://english-zone.com/index.php?page=799&pid=3
Gives background information about idioms.

http://www.english-test.net/#idioms
Take idiom quizzes to see how many idioms you know.

http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/id-mngs.html
A good source of several hundred idioms, organized alphabetically.

http://www.idiomsite.com/
Search idioms alphabetically to find their origins.

http://www.blogger.com/start
Blogs are similar to an online diary. You can read other peoples’ blogs by going here and clicking a Blog under “Explore blogs.”

http://www.blogger.com/signup.g
Go here to create your own blog.










1. What are idioms?
2. How many idioms did you know before you took the quiz?
3. What are three idioms which use “way?”
4. Choose ten idioms and give their meaning and origin.
5. Read a blog and find at least two idioms.
6. Make your own blog and post the results of this guided tour.




Your grade will be based on the following chart:

Idioms Rubric
Poor
(59% and below) Average
(60-75%) Good
(76%-89%) Excellent
(90% and above)
Content Answers show evidence of little or no information collected from research Answers show incomplete or inaccurate information collected from research Answers show accurate and adequate information collected from research Answers show accurate and abundant information collected from research
Conventions Answers are not presented in complete sentence form or in sentence form with major problems in mechanics Many answers are not presented in complete sentence form or in sentence form with major problems in mechanics Answers are in sentence form but contain minor problems in mechanics Answers are in sentence form with little or no problems in mechanics