Topic Closure - Students 1 - not up

Directions: With your partner decide who will be student A and who will be student B. Role play the situation.

Script 1

Student A: Hi Tori, I went to the water-park yesterday. It was fun. I love the water slides. (Student A walks away.)
Student B: I wish I could have come. What was your favorite part? Did you eat any snacks?

Script 2

Student B: Hey guys. I went to the water-park yesterday. I love the wave pool. Hey, maybe we can all go next time. Gotta go. We will talk again soon.
Student A:Have a good evening.

Study the comic strips below. Circle the answers that show characters using topic closure correctly.

1. Who are the characters in this script?
2. What did Silas do during the summer?
3. How did Silas appropriately end the conversation?
4. How do you think Beth felt when Tori shared with her?
5. How do you think Silas feels when Ken doesn’t appropriately end the conversation?

1. Who are the characters in this script?
2. What did Silas do during the summer?
3. How did Silas appropriately end the conversation?
4. How do you think Beth felt when Tori shared with her?
5. How do you think Silas feels when Ken doesn’t appropriately end the conversation?

Directions: In the scripts below circle two nouns in purple that name a person and one noun that names a place. In red circle two verbs.

Remember: A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. A verb names describe an action, state, or occurrence

Example script of demonstrating appropriate topic closer:
Ken: Hi, Silas. Did you have a good summer?
Silas: Yes, I did. I went to the beach a lot.
Ken: That’s great. I love the beach!
Silas: Me too. Sorry, but I have to go. Let’s talk later.

Example script of demonstrating inappropriate topic closer:
Ken: Hi, Silas. What’s your favorite holiday?
Silas: Christmas.
Ken: (Walks away)
Silas: Hey, Ken. We didn’t finish talking.

Directions: How many syllables do you hear in the words below?

Directions: Complete the following questions.

1. What is topic closure?
2. Why is it important to have topic closure
3. Give an example of an appropriate closure for a topic!