Investigator Ivan: Direct vs Indirect Language

by Speakeasy Speech Pathology

Price: 150 points or $1.5 USD

Subjects: knowledgeOfLanguage,selfAwareness,socialAwareness,sel,pragmatics,communicationSkills,speech

Grades: 2,3,4,5,6

Description: Investigator Ivan is having trouble at the police station. He's trying to have a conversation with the police, but the police keep using indirect language! Can you help Ivan figure out indirect vs direct language? Inspector Ivan investigates the murky world of direct vs indirect language. Kids will decide if someone is using direct or indirect language, think about what indirect language could be used to give instructions, and direct openers to conversations. Students will be better at understanding direct vs indirect language by using Investigator Ivan. Covers: -Direct vs Indirect Language -What Could You Say? -Direct Openers