I love this idea, especially combined with an earlier post about what each level can say/use, as far as text type. I am struggling to build on description, explanation, and comparison in my level two (in their first year of OWL, however) and am feeling like they want to talk more about the past. Are they ready? I feel like we need LOTS more work on telling. and on asking.the hallmark of good listeners. Using a frame like this could be great to get their foot in the door, maybe with a frame for Monday's that says "this past weekend I loved/hated/started/finished INFINITIVE" or I didn't or . crickets . feels like forcing, but if it comes naturally, as our discussion about near future did today, I want to have something half-ready to build on their momentum. Just had an idea for an activity: each student says 'In ten seconds, I am going to X'. Everyone counts down and then does that thing. Bravo. In the next round, a few students should be 'tapped' by the teacher to do the opposite or to NOT do what they say they are GONNA do. Countdown again. See who can find the one who doesn't do the near-future action they said they would. Kind of the stepchild of two other games: 'two truths and a lie' and 'heads up seven up'. Cathy Bird Middle School French Colorado Academy 303-986-1501, x.2622 From: ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Troy Longstroth Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2013 9:12 PM To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ola] Sentence Frames Hi all, I really liked Nanosh's post last week about the benefits of not wearing pants. :) It got me thinking about creating a list of sentence frames for each level of my classes. My thought was that it would be great to have at least one specific sentence frame per week per language level for the entire school year. Ideally the same basic frame could be used in each level, but with more complexity in the more advanced courses. For example, first year kids might learn, "In my opinion ___ is better than ___." Second year kids might learn, "In my opinion ___ is better than ___ because ___." And third year kids might learn, "In my opinion ___ is better than ___ for the following reasons: First, second, third, finally, etc." I feel like I might be able to generate a list of frames for Spanish 1, but I get pretty befuddled thinking about coming up with 30 frames or more for each of the levels. Therefore, I am asking for all of you to help. Please add your favorite sentence frames and ideas to the google doc at the following link. I think this could be a great resource for everyone. I've elected to use English so that people from all language classes can benefit. https://docs.google.com/a/rpacademy.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Au54I8espCbPd ExaNHF0LTBKS2RYTnNQNVZ3akk0bUE#gid=0 If a document like this already exists somewhere and I am being redundant, please let me know. My goal is simply to have a resource like this. Once I have some frames, I think I can run with lots of different ideas for each one. Thanks, Troy Troy Longstroth Spanish and Outdoor Recreation Teacher Redmond Proficiency Academy www.rpacademy.org cell: 541-977-3143 Image removed by sender.