I know I'm not supposed to reply all for shout outs, but since so many of you responded to my request - here it is Gracias!!!! Everything is so helpful! JoAnna Coleman Spanish Teacher Wilson High School 503-916-5280 ext. 75231 joannac@xxxxxxx http://profecoleman.wordpress.com/ ________________________________ From: ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] on behalf of Tess Siemer [tess.siemer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 11:01 AM To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ola] Re: English Week vs. English Day Hi JoAnna- Lisa and I do 2-3 days. For us it includes * a survey / debrief / discussion of the first week(s) * brainstorm norms for the class and establish as a group * Syllabus * ACTFL PPT (attached the one we use) * OWL PPT / discussion (haven't finished our new one) * Comprehension exercises: we read an article in portuguese and talk about how they could still understand parts of it, they read an article in English with 2/3 of the words blacked out and we talk about how they can still understand it. Point is they DON'T need to understand everything that is going on... * TED Talk(s): How we learn, Think twice &Speak Once, and Speak from Day One * Goal Setting Hope that helps. :) Tess On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Hannah Pratt <hannahpratt@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:hannahpratt@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: hi joanna, i do just one day: i show the powerpoint explaining the OWL method & outlining the ACTFL proficiency levels, and we set goals. then we go over the syllabus. this year i did it over 2 days, with each day 1/2 spanish (at the beginning) and 1/2 english. cheers, hannah On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 10:14 AM, JoAnna Coleman <joannac@xxxxxxx<mailto:joannac@xxxxxxx>> wrote: Hola OWLers - how many days do you dedicate to doing English week stuff? Gracias! JoAnna Coleman Spanish Teacher Wilson High School 503-916-5280 ext. 75231<tel:503-916-5280%20ext.%2075231> joannac@xxxxxxx<mailto:joannac@xxxxxxx> http://profecoleman.wordpress.com/ ________________________________