Awesome guys. This is the one I wanted. Sometimes my kids want a more serious vocabulary activity and this one will work great! On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Jody Soberon <JodySo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Found it! Her it is again Thank you Troy > > > Foreign Languages > Brookings Harbor High School > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ricardo Linnell <hurricanetumbao@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 19:55:40 -0800 > Subject: [ola] More Progression Activities! > Hello Everyone! > > I hope that you are having a wonderful beginning to the new year. The > semester, all around the state and country is winding down, if it hasn't > already ended. In light of that, I have a couple of activities that can be > used as an activity, or a type of speaking exam. I will explain them below: > > 1. Progression Graphic Organizer > > I have a photo for this activity that is attached. (See the photo to see > how the graphic organizer is designed). > > So this activity is very simple: > > 1. The teacher (or students for that matter) select 4 vocab words and you > put them in designed corners of the whiteboard space you are going to be > using. Create a space for a question, per vocab word. > > - Leave a bracketed space in the middle of the whiteboard for key vocab > words pertaining to questions (i.e. big picture). Add to the list as new > vocab comes up. > > 2. Once the vocabulary has been established, have a student come up with a > question that pertains to the first used vocab word (upper left hand > corner). Students in the class discuss the question in pairs and after the > allotted time is up, approx 3 students share. > > 3. Select a 4th student to write the next question (WHICH MUST BE LINKED > TO THE PREVIOUS AND CURRENT WORD) for discussion. Students change positions > and with a new partner, discuss the topic of the 2nd question. Again, 3 > students are chosen (new ones) to give their answers, but if more want to > chime in, it is all good. A 4th student is then selected to write the next > question...and so goes the process until 4 questions are developed, and > vocabulary is created into a new list. > > Take a look at the photo of the finished product. > > I am going to pilot another version of Socratic Seminar but with a lot > more movement. I will keep you posted and post it once I have tested it. > > Enjoy the activity, > > Ricardo > > -- *Eliza Pfeifer* Spanish Teacher St. Mary´s Academy