One Word image
Pros:
Doesn't have to turn into a full-story (but it could) Lots of repetitions, especially of descriptive adjective vocabulary Cons: I wonder if upper level students would "buy into" this. |
What did I do?
November 9 Spanish 2 verde -- Unit of study: Rutina Diaria
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I can see great potential with this in 6th grade in our upcoming Descriptions Unit. I think that the target vocabulary lends itself better to this strategy.
I imagine that it would have worked well in 7th grade during our School Supplies Unit - describing an unusual school supply. Finally I see this as a great time filler that uses CI - especially on a day or time when it's not practical to start something new. The students enjoyed it A LOT. It was hilarious to hear their ideas (and even more funny to see the drawings). Wish I would have taken pictures of them! |
One word at a time story
Pros:
Students were EXTREMELY engaged, laughing, having fun. There are many extension activities that can be done with this - working smarter, not harder. Cons: One class had some behavior issues while I was checking other groups' progress. I'm sure this could get out of control with some groups. Better suited for level 2 and up. When my PLC and I talked about doing something like this in 7th grade, we discussed the scaffolding/ structures that would need to be put in place first. |
What did I do?
November 16 Spanish 2 violeta -- Unit of study: Rutina Diaria
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I will definitely use this again!
One student in the violeta class suggested that I add a guideline to make sure that all group members write at least one sentence. Great idea, so I added that guideline to use with my other two sections of Spanish 2. I was pleasantly surprised with the results. I anticipated having to give a lot of feedback with the target vocabulary/ structures - being as there was concentration on preterite and imperfect tenses. The reality was that my pop-up grammar feedback had very little to do with past tense and more to do with article-noun agreement and use of prepositions (después de/ de que, se dio cuenta de/ de que). In the end,my biggest question was: How is it possible that level 2 students - who are emerging Intermediates - could use both past tenses with a high degree of accuracy with relative ease? |