Theatrical sense of serious (as opposed to popular or comic) is attested from 1895; vaudeville slang straight man first attested 1923. Go straight in the underworld slang sense is from 1919; straighten up become respectable is from 1907. Straight arrow decent, conventional person is 1969, from archetypal Native American brave name. To keep a straight face first recorded 1897; straight shooter is from 1928; straight-edge as a punk subculture is attested by 1987.
The Turn and Talk strategy provides students scaffolded support while they formulate ideas and share their thinking. This strategy allows students to share their thinking in a low-risk setting and verbalizing their thinking aids in their understanding in language this is familiar. To implement the Turn and Talk strategy follow these steps: 1. Determine strategic partners. 2.
5 Examples of talk in groups Sequence 1: Shane and Lester Two Year 5 boys are working on a puzzle (part of the Smile software) in which they have to determine at what co-ordinates on a grid map of New York an elephant is hiding. Lester: I can do it. Shane: (Still staring at the screen) No, not up, down. Lester: It canât be Shane: It can