[ola] Re: Moving on...
- From: Ashley Uyaguari <auyaguari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 13:42:26 -0500
BTW- if you haven't tried Darcy's lesson "plan" yet, you SHOULD. I did it
with 7th grade (NM/NH) and 8th grade (NH/IL) and it was great. We also went
different places with each class depending on what aspect of "Hero"
students wanted to talk about. One group ended up talking more about idols
than heros and that got us into an interesting conversation. Then I used an
article from NULU about an everyday hero who saved a cat from a burning
building.
On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 1:40 PM, Ashley Uyaguari <
auyaguari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Katie,
> I love these! Do you have a site or reference where I can get more of the
> sequience stories? I imagine I could use any comic and just cut it up. But,
> I like how it's just ready to go! :)
> -Ashley
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 11:56 AM, Martin Kathryn <kmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> I have a few activities that seem to elicit a desire for new vocab and
>> topics. Then I can usually find a thread to work from to get them thinking
>> and speaking at a higher level:
>>
>> 1) a sequence story (attached example) where they have to put the
>> pics in order and tell what is happening. I cut out the pics and put them
>> in an envelope.
>>
>> 2) A high interest song, such as “Oyeme,” where they read through
>> the lyrics and ask about unknown vocab before listening/singing.
>>
>> 3) 4 pics, 1 word (see attached) where they get into small groups,
>> guess the word, and then answer increasingly more difficult questions about
>> the topic.
>>
>> These activities usually generate lots of vocab, and topics (or
>> mini-units, if you will) will arise naturally from them. That’s what I use
>> to plan for the next day/week.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope you find these helpful!
>>
>> Katie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
>> Behalf Of *Heidi Hewitt
>> *Sent:* Thursday, January 09, 2014 6:20 AM
>> *To:* ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* [ola] Moving on...
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am in one of those ruts Tom and others in the group have talked about...
>>
>>
>>
>> With midterms coming up, I feel like my students have barely progressed
>> from quarter 1 topics including body parts, colors, animals, and
>> descriptions. Where do I go from here? I've seen documents (thanks, Nanosh,
>> for the most recent one) with standard Spanish I questions - where do you
>> live, when's your birthday, etc. I have avoided that route because of my
>> mission to make everything "organic." Now it seems like I've come to a dead
>> end and I need more structure with what I'm bringing to class. I've had
>> more than enough of talking about animals, colors, and body parts all the
>> time, and I'm SURE my students are too.
>>
>>
>>
>> How have you progressed this year?
>>
>> What are your students working on?
>>
>> How have you brought in new topics and created interesting progressions?
>>
>> Can people weigh in about using units versus being against using units?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks so much for any input!
>>
>>
>>
>> Heidi
>>
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> --
> Ashley Uyaguari
>
> Spanish Teacher 6/7/8
> Team Curriculum Coordinator
> Innovation Academy Charter School
> Tyngsboro, MA 01879
> 978-649-0432 x3301
>
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Innovation Academy Charter School
Tyngsboro, MA 01879
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