[ola] Re: idea for class.
- From: "Parsons-Brown, Nancy" <nparsons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 16:55:09 -0600
Hey Arnold,
I agree. I am always trying to get my students to answer with more complex
sentences. The French 8th grade answers in complete sentences, but can
extend them.
Do you have any ideas on how to teach the idea of connector words like,
but, sometimes, ...
Nancy P-B
Community School Middle School
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 5:25 AM, Arnold <arnoldb@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Getting students to elaborate is one of our biggest challenges. They need
> to have a large supply of common words that connect sentences and then be
> asked to use one or two to elaborate. "I like pizza" is fine but adding
> "because it is delicious and sometimes my mom makes pizza at home" is
> possible with just two connectors and a little vocab and is a much richer
> elaboration. We used to have big pieces of paper on the wall, each with a
> connector word. Students were quick to use them and before too long they
> didn't need to look for a word.
>
> It's a slow process and they go through plateaus, periods of time where
> growth is slowed, but it's normal. Encouragement and support is all they
> need as they inch along.
>
> Your collaborative efforts are a wonderful model for building community.
>
>
> Arnold
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Stel Schmalz <sschmalz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 09/04/2013 6:35 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ola] Re: idea for class.
>
>
> Great activity! Last year, one of my 1st year kids stopped me after
> school to tell me that she needed more "connectors". She was trying to
> extend her sentences, but could not b/c she didn't know how to connect the
> words. I hope to do more similar activities this year also.
>
> Stel
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:51 AM, Nanosh Lucas <
> nanosh.lucas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I was just putzing around thinking about this linguist talking about what
>> you need to learn a language. He focused a lot on linking words. I often
>> have students talk about how they want to have more focus on them. I
>> remembered a statement that someone posted on Facebook: "Things that don't
>> go together." I'm going to set that up in Spanish practicing the word "con"
>> (with)
>>
>> Ex:
>>
>> Cosas que no se deben juntar:
>> crema de cacahuete con café
>> una puerco con una princesa
>> Mylee Cyrus con Robin Thicke
>>
>> Students have to add on to it, I suppose is the idea. I thought it would
>> be interesting to start a progression with a linking word, but when I
>> started looking at other linking words, i couldn't come up with
>> questions/statements as cool as these so squarely out of context.
>>
>> Hope you are all well.
>>
>> Nanosh
>>
>>
>
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