[ola] Re: ola Digest V2 #135
- From: Kate Kuravackal <donakuravackal@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 22:57:15 -0700
Hola from Tacoma
In watching the TED video that was mentioned about learning, I picked up
this video - Hacking Language Learning - Benny Lewis at TEDxWarsaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0x2_kWRB8-A
. It's really worth a watch - Irish guy talking about learning a language
and breaking all the barriers we normally put up to learning. Great OLA
stuff.
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> ola Digest Wed, 28 Aug 2013 Volume: 02 Issue: 135
>
> In This Issue:
> [ola] Re: Syllabus
> [ola] Songs!
> [ola] Re: Songs!
> [ola] Calling ALL Sp subs, student teachers, licensed HS
> tea
> [ola] Re: Parent Letter
> [ola] Re: Songs!
> [ola] Re: Songs!
> [ola] Watch this Ted Talk!
> [ola] Re: Songs!
> [ola] Re: Songs!
> [ola] Re: Songs!
> [ola] Re: Songs!
> [ola] Re: Songs!
> [ola] Re: Songs!
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> From: Kate Friendly-Jones <kate.friendlyjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ola] Re: Syllabus
> Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 22:18:32 -0700
>
> I will have my syllabus finished tomorrow! I am working on learning
> targets and how to grade with the new House Bill 2220. Also I am
> continuing to eliminate zeros from my grading scale.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 27, 2013, at 9:31 PM, Ricardo Linnell <hurricanetumbao@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > I like this Troy!
> >
> > On Tuesday, August 27, 2013, Troy Longstroth wrote:
> >> Hey all,
> >>
> >> I've been working on my grading system with my teaching partner since
> leaving boot camp. I work at a proficiency academy, which means grades
> aren't calculated by points, but by standards. However, I've come to the
> conclusion that meeting the ACTFL standard for a course doesn't necessarily
> equate to an A. Therefore, the following is what I've come up with. It's
> an attempt to grade by proficiency of 3 "standards," ACTFL, OWL skills, and
> writing evidence (composition books). Sorry about the large fonts. I
> copied and pasted this off of my class moodle. I hope it's helpful.
> >>
> >> Troy Longstroth
> >> Spanish and Outdoor Recreation Teacher
> >> Redmond Proficiency Academy
> >>
> >> Standards and Grades
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> This class is designed to give each student real Spanish listening,
> speaking, reading and writing communication abilities. Your grade will be
> based on 3 standards that move you toward that goal. The first standard
> focuses purely on Spanish language ability, the second focuses on essential
> communciation skills for any language, and the third focuses on writing
> proficiency. These 3 criteria are further explained below:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> For a C grade (minimum proficiency) students must demonstrate:
> >>
> >> Demonstration of ACTFL Novice-mid abilities
> >>
> >> In order to receive credit for this class and be ready to move on to
> the next Spanish class, students must demonstrate proficiency in speaking
> and writing at the novice-mid level as described in the ACTFL scoring
> guide. Students' final oral and written exam of the semester will be
> performance assessments to demonstrate their competency at this standard.
> See the description below for a basic understanding and the link further
> down for more in-depth information about ACTFL proficiency levels.
> >>
> >> ACTFL Novice-mid speaking description:
> >>
> >> Speakers at the Novice Mid sublevel communicate minimally by using a
> number of isolated words and memorized phrases limited by the particular
> context in which the language has been learned. When responding to direct
> questions, they may say only two or three words at a time or give an
> occasional stock answer. They pause frequently as they search for simple
> vocabulary or attempt to recycle their own and their interlocutor’s
> words. Novice Mid speakers may be understood with difficulty even by
> sympathetic interlocutors accustomed to dealing with non-natives. When
> called on to handle topics and perform functions associated with the
> Intermediate level, they frequently resort to repetition, words from their
> native language, or silence.
> >>
> >>
> >> For a B grade (proficiency plus) students must demonstrate:
> >>
> >> ACTFL Novice-mid abilities plus consistent evidence of the following
> OWL Skills
> >>
> >> Organic World Language skills:
> >>
> >> 1. Staying 100% in Spanish in class.
> >>
> >> 2. Take risks and be willing to make mistakes with the language.
> >>
> >> 3. Being able to infer and circumlocute to communicate.
> >>
> >> Students will be assessed according to the OWL criteria each week and
> their performance will be posted on FOCUS. Consistent difficulty or
> success on weekly OWL goals is a strong predictor of student progress
> toward his/her ACTFL oral standards. Weekly performance will accumulate
> and the pattern over time will demonstrate overall OWL skills proficiency.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> For an A grade (exceeds basic proficiency) students must demonstrate:
> >>
> >> ACTFL novice-mid abilities, OWL skills, and ample evidence of writing
> through completion of the class Writing Journal
> >>
> >> Student achieves ACTFL level novice-mid, shows consistent proficiency
> in the OWL skills, and completes his/her writing journal. Writing
> assignments will be given often throughout the semester and all responses
> should be recorded in the students' composition books. The composition
> book must have the following:
> >>
> >> 1. A table of contents that shows each prompt and the number
> order in which they were assigned.
> >>
> >> 2. Responses to each prompt. Every response should be on it's
> own page in your composition book and must be contain:
> >>
> >> a. the prompt number
> >>
> >> b. the date of the prompt
> >>
> >> c. the prompt
> >>
> >> d. the response
> >>
> >> Consistent performance by students in their composition books is a
> strong indicator of their preparation for success on the final ACTFL
> writing assessment. To meet the standard, journals must be 100% complete
> and the writing must show genuine effort and quality.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Ricardo Linnell <
> >> --
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 10:43:37 -0400
> Subject: [ola] Songs!
> From: Heidi Hewitt <hambrozaitis@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi everyone,
> I'm doing my música miércoles (music Wednesday) this year with OWL... AH!
> This morning I had one tough class and one decent one with a Juanes song
> and am wondering what kinds of things people have tried.
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> Heidi
>
> P.S. First day was GREAT! :) Thank you all for being so supportive.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:31:09 -0700
> Subject: [ola] Re: Songs!
> From: Antonio Torres <antonio_torres@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> first semester of spanish love song!!!----funny as hell:) find it on you
> tube:) I am attaching a copy of it---listen to it on youtube a couple of
> times with your students, then hand out the song and play it again and have
> students fill out the missing information:)
> Antonio
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Heidi Hewitt <hambrozaitis@xxxxxxxxx
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I'm doing my música miércoles (music Wednesday) this year with OWL... AH!
> > This morning I had one tough class and one decent one with a Juanes song
> > and am wondering what kinds of things people have tried.
> >
> > Thanks!!!
> >
> > Heidi
> >
> > P.S. First day was GREAT! :) Thank you all for being so supportive.
> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 09:06:29 -0700
> Subject: [ola] Calling ALL Sp subs, student teachers, licensed HS teachers
> From: Breanne Vinchattle <breanne.vinchattle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> OWL'ers,
> One of the best things about the OWL network is everyone's willingness to
> help one another. At this time, I am need of your help. Crater and
> District 6 is in urgent need of a teacher to fill a TEMPORARY OR FULL TIME
> position and is willing to help the candidate jump through any hoops they
> may need to for non Oregon teachers, subs, and possibly student teachers
> (should they be close to ending their program). If you know of a sub or
> past student teacher who could come for a temporary time period or one who
> is actually looking for full time work, this could be their big break!
> Southern Oregon is a beautiful place and BIS is an above average school. If
> it hadn't been for a traumatic event I experienced last year, I would not
> be leaving. For my safety and health I need to leave as soon as possible.
> District 6 also accepts ALL years of service of incoming teachers, so you
> wouldn't be going backwards on the pay scale. If relocating is a concern,
> know that a two bedroom, two bath apartment with amenities and within 10
> minutes of the school would be available for rent immediately. Please, if
> you have an idea of how to spread the word or of a possible candidate,
> contact me ASAP.
>
> Thank you so much for your time,
>
> Bre
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Burggraf, Delina" <burggrad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ola] Re: Parent Letter
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:41:20 +0000
>
> Darcyyyyyy. ?Eres un ?ngel! It's so good to have a sample like this for
> a beginner like me. It will also help me with the list of objectives that
> I have to include in my syllabus.
>
>
> Un abrazo,
>
>
>
> Delina
>
> ________________________________
> From: ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of
> Darcy Rogers <rogersdr25@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 9:56 PM
> To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ola] Parent Letter
>
> Many of you have been asking for a sample parent letter to send home.
> Thank you to Ruth Whalen-Crockett at Parker for sharing this with us! It
> has the OLA name, but is an awesome example of a way to succinctly explain
> to parents what OWL is.
>
> Hope everyone's week is going well! This is awesome to see so much sharing
> and ideas being spread around!!
>
> Abrazos!!!
>
> Darcy Rogers
> Organic World Language (OWL)
> Phone: 541.601.4509
> Fax: 541.776.4099
> Website: olaed.com
> Facebook: tinyurl.com/organic-language-facebook
>
> ________________________________
> De: Antonio Torres <antonio_torres@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Para: "ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Enviado: Lunes, 26 de agosto, 2013 2:52 P.M.
> Asunto: [ola] Re: First days!
>
> Buena Suerte Heidi!!!:)
>
> A.
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Heidi Ambrozaitis <
> ambrozaitis-heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ambrozaitis-heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm freaking out about tomorrow, my first OWL day. :)
>
> I am planning to bring in a few random items (to be determined...maybe a
> stuffed turtle or a flag, etc.) to talk about. Annie had told us during
> bootcamp that she has her students close their eyes in the circle and she
> goes around and collects a few things from them to make it more personal.
> I'm a little nervous about that in case of a bad student reaction. SO, I'll
> bring in the items or I may take some things from the kids if there are
> things laying around - we'll discuss what the item is, the color, then what
> else is that color in the room, whose is it, etc. I'm sure more questions
> about it will come up as I go (or at least I hope so!). That's my plan and
> I hope I can keep them to it. Eeeek!
>
> Good luck getting started, everyone. I'm looking forward to hearing other
> first day/week activities.
>
> Heidi
>
>
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> Cc:
> Date: Monday, August 26 2013 03:12 PM
> Subject: [ola] First days!
> What activities are people planning for the first days of school?
>
> I love Ruthie's color activity!
>
>
> --
> Ashley Uyaguari
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> ------------------------------
>
> Subject: [ola] Re: Songs!
> From: Sandra Brand <sandy807@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 10:05:46 -0700
>
> Antonio, what's the name of the song, and/or can you send the YouTube link?
> Sandy
>
>
>
> On Aug 28, 2013, at 8:31 AM, Antonio Torres <
> antonio_torres@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > first semester of spanish love song!!!----funny as hell:) find it on you
> tube:) I am attaching a copy of it---listen to it on youtube a couple of
> times with your students, then hand out the song and play it again and have
> students fill out the missing information:)
> >
> > Antonio
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Heidi Hewitt <hambrozaitis@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I'm doing my música miércoles (music Wednesday) this year with OWL...
> AH! This morning I had one tough class and one decent one with a Juanes
> song and am wondering what kinds of things people have tried.
> >
> > Thanks!!!
> >
> > Heidi
> >
> > P.S. First day was GREAT! :) Thank you all for being so supportive.
> >
> > <first semester of spanish love song.pdf>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:50:46 -0700
> Subject: [ola] Re: Songs!
> From: Harris levinson <hlevinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I think the key is to make sure that everyone practices singing it as a
> class. They need to risk singing aloud even though they fear they can't
> sing or "don't have a voice." Singing in a group is powerful, fun, and can
> help build community. You might give one quarter of the class verse 1,
> another verse 2, another verse 3, and another the chorus. Or let everyone
> join in on the chorus.
> Perhaps you ask one of the dancers in class to choreograph some moves and
> then teach the class his/her steps.
> You might also ask them to develop a storyboard for their own music video
> to the song, or to craft a lyrics book, puppet show, live theatrical
> presentation, lo que sea.
> Singing with my class has become one of the greatest joys of teaching for
> me...and I am not one who looks to sing solo or even in public, but with
> students in the classroom it's a real pleasure.
> Suerte con las canciones.
> Harris
>
>
> 2013/8/28 Heidi Hewitt <hambrozaitis@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I'm doing my música miércoles (music Wednesday) this year with OWL... AH!
> > This morning I had one tough class and one decent one with a Juanes song
> > and am wondering what kinds of things people have tried.
> >
> > Thanks!!!
> >
> > Heidi
> >
> > P.S. First day was GREAT! :) Thank you all for being so supportive.
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Harris Levinson
> Teacher, Adviser
> Vashon Island High School
>
> Tel: 206.463.9171 x141
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:21:12 -0700
> Subject: [ola] Watch this Ted Talk!
> From: Ricardo Linnell <hurricanetumbao@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hello my fello OWLers,
> My amazing new student teacher Scott Goodman showed me this video on how we
> learn. I think it is incredibly insightful and will give you all a new
> perspective on not only how we do learn, but how to package it to students
> so that they will buy in and be motivated.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Ricardo
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MgBikgcWnY
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Jeanne O'Hearn <jlo817@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ola] Re: Songs!
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 21:41:06 +0000
>
> My music day is Friday. Check out Julieta Venegas. My 7th and 8th
> graders loved her song Eres Para Mi last year. We learned the little dance
> that appears toward the end of the video. Other good songs by Julieta are
> Lento and Limón y Sal. I personally like Alex Cuba's music and my students
> liked singing his Sí Pero No and ¿Qué Pasa Lola? Of course, I love
> anything by Juanes. My students would often request Shakira's Waka Waka
> song and they would get up and dance with the video. They also liked
> Jarabe de Palo's Bonito. Depending on the song, sometimes I would have a
> competition to see which half of the room could sing a part of the song the
> best or you can do boys vs. girls.
> :)
> Jeanne
>
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 10:43:37 -0400
> Subject: [ola] Songs!
> From: hambrozaitis@xxxxxxxxx
> To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi everyone,
> I'm doing my música miércoles (music Wednesday) this year with OWL... AH!
> This morning I had one tough class and one decent one with a Juanes song
> and am wondering what kinds of things people have tried.
>
> Thanks!!!
> Heidi
> P.S. First day was GREAT! :) Thank you all for being so supportive.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 17:52:14 -0400
> Subject: [ola] Re: Songs!
> From: Alicia DePaolo <aliciadepaolo@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks so much, everybody, for all of the great ideas! I had my first day
> of teaching today and it was a blast. I love all of your suggestions for
> incorporating music into the classroom. Keep 'em coming!
> Cheers,
> Alicia
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Jeanne O'Hearn <jlo817@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > My music day is Friday. Check out Julieta Venegas. My 7th and 8th
> > graders loved her song *Eres Para Mi *last year. We learned the little
> > dance that appears toward the end of the video. Other good songs by
> > Julieta are *Lento* and *Limón y Sal*. I personally like Alex Cuba's
> > music and my students liked singing his *Sí Pero No *and *¿Qué Pasa
> > Lola? *Of course, I love anything by Juanes. My students would often
> > request Shakira's *Waka Waka *song and they would get up and dance with
> > the video. They also liked Jarabe de Palo's *Bonito*. Depending on the
> > song, sometimes I would have a competition to see which half of the room
> > could sing a part of the song the best or you can do boys vs. girls.
> > :)
> > Jeanne
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 10:43:37 -0400
> > Subject: [ola] Songs!
> > From: hambrozaitis@xxxxxxxxx
> > To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I'm doing my música miércoles (music Wednesday) this year with OWL... AH!
> > This morning I had one tough class and one decent one with a Juanes song
> > and am wondering what kinds of things people have tried.
> >
> > Thanks!!!
> >
> > Heidi
> >
> > P.S. First day was GREAT! :) Thank you all for being so supportive.
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:07:26 -0700
> Subject: [ola] Re: Songs!
> From: Sarah Powell <sarahjeanpowell@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I have had fun with Soy Guapo from Sr. Wooly...
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v4FxtEyRgIw
> Attached are the words.
>
> Sarah
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Alicia DePaolo <aliciadepaolo@xxxxxxxxx
> >wrote:
>
> > Thanks so much, everybody, for all of the great ideas! I had my first day
> > of teaching today and it was a blast. I love all of your suggestions for
> > incorporating music into the classroom. Keep 'em coming!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Alicia
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Jeanne O'Hearn <jlo817@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >wrote:
> >
> >> My music day is Friday. Check out Julieta Venegas. My 7th and 8th
> >> graders loved her song *Eres Para Mi *last year. We learned the little
> >> dance that appears toward the end of the video. Other good songs by
> >> Julieta are *Lento* and *Limón y Sal*. I personally like Alex Cuba's
> >> music and my students liked singing his *Sí Pero No *and *¿Qué Pasa
> >> Lola? *Of course, I love anything by Juanes. My students would often
> >> request Shakira's *Waka Waka *song and they would get up and dance with
> >> the video. They also liked Jarabe de Palo's *Bonito*. Depending on the
> >> song, sometimes I would have a competition to see which half of the room
> >> could sing a part of the song the best or you can do boys vs. girls.
> >> :)
> >> Jeanne
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 10:43:37 -0400
> >> Subject: [ola] Songs!
> >> From: hambrozaitis@xxxxxxxxx
> >> To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi everyone,
> >>
> >> I'm doing my música miércoles (music Wednesday) this year with OWL...
> AH!
> >> This morning I had one tough class and one decent one with a Juanes song
> >> and am wondering what kinds of things people have tried.
> >>
> >> Thanks!!!
> >>
> >> Heidi
> >>
> >> P.S. First day was GREAT! :) Thank you all for being so supportive.
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Call Daniel <dcall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ola] Re: Songs!
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 23:19:36 +0000
>
> Some huge hits I've had with students include:
> Sacar la Voz by Ana Tijoux - an MC from Chile, packs a mean punch,
> powerful lyrics. If you Cloze this song, it makes for a great exercise on
> subject/adjective agreement..
> Chicas de hoy by Tatiana - Cheese value! This old track from the 80s
> could double as background music for a tampon ad. My students couldn't get
> enough, and I had them rewrite and perform a verse in groups.
> Dan Call
> Spanish Teacher
> Franklin Pierce High School
>
>
>
> From: ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Sarah Powell
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 4:07 PM
> To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ola] Re: Songs!
>
> I have had fun with Soy Guapo from Sr. Wooly...
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v4FxtEyRgIw
>
> Attached are the words.
>
> Sarah
>
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Alicia DePaolo <aliciadepaolo@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:aliciadepaolo@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> Thanks so much, everybody, for all of the great ideas! I had my first day
> of teaching today and it was a blast. I love all of your suggestions for
> incorporating music into the classroom. Keep 'em coming!
>
> Cheers,
> Alicia
>
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Jeanne O'Hearn <jlo817@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:jlo817@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> My music day is Friday. Check out Julieta Venegas. My 7th and 8th
> graders loved her song Eres Para Mi last year. We learned the little dance
> that appears toward the end of the video. Other good songs by Julieta are
> Lento and Limón y Sal. I personally like Alex Cuba's music and my students
> liked singing his Sí Pero No and ¿Qué Pasa Lola? Of course, I love
> anything by Juanes. My students would often request Shakira's Waka Waka
> song and they would get up and dance with the video. They also liked
> Jarabe de Palo's Bonito. Depending on the song, sometimes I would have a
> competition to see which half of the room could sing a part of the song the
> best or you can do boys vs. girls.
> :)
> Jeanne
>
> ________________________________
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 10:43:37 -0400
> Subject: [ola] Songs!
> From: hambrozaitis@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:hambrozaitis@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm doing my música miércoles (music Wednesday) this year with OWL... AH!
> This morning I had one tough class and one decent one with a Juanes song
> and am wondering what kinds of things people have tried.
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> Heidi
>
> P.S. First day was GREAT! :) Thank you all for being so supportive.
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: JoAnna Coleman <joannac@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ola] Re: Songs!
> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 01:33:01 +0000
>
> we should really set up a song share on Google docs!
> 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
> Call Daniel [dcall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 4:19 PM
> To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ola] Re: Songs!
>
> Some huge hits I’ve had with students include:
> Sacar la Voz by Ana Tijoux – an MC from Chile, packs a mean punch,
> powerful lyrics. If you Cloze this song, it makes for a great exercise on
> subject/adjective agreement..
> Chicas de hoy by Tatiana – Cheese value! This old track from the 80s
> could double as background music for a tampon ad. My students couldn’t get
> enough, and I had them rewrite and perform a verse in groups.
>
> Dan Call
> Spanish Teacher
> Franklin Pierce High School
>
>
>
> From: ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Sarah Powell
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 4:07 PM
> To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ola] Re: Songs!
>
> I have had fun with Soy Guapo from Sr. Wooly...
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v4FxtEyRgIw
>
> Attached are the words.
>
> Sarah
>
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Alicia DePaolo <aliciadepaolo@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:aliciadepaolo@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> Thanks so much, everybody, for all of the great ideas! I had my first day
> of teaching today and it was a blast. I love all of your suggestions for
> incorporating music into the classroom. Keep 'em coming!
>
> Cheers,
> Alicia
>
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Jeanne O'Hearn <jlo817@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:jlo817@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> My music day is Friday. Check out Julieta Venegas. My 7th and 8th
> graders loved her song Eres Para Mi last year. We learned the little dance
> that appears toward the end of the video. Other good songs by Julieta are
> Lento and Limón y Sal. I personally like Alex Cuba's music and my students
> liked singing his Sí Pero No and ¿Qué Pasa Lola? Of course, I love
> anything by Juanes. My students would often request Shakira's Waka Waka
> song and they would get up and dance with the video. They also liked
> Jarabe de Palo's Bonito. Depending on the song, sometimes I would have a
> competition to see which half of the room could sing a part of the song the
> best or you can do boys vs. girls.
> :)
> Jeanne
>
> ________________________________
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 10:43:37 -0400
> Subject: [ola] Songs!
> From: hambrozaitis@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:hambrozaitis@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm doing my música miércoles (music Wednesday) this year with OWL... AH!
> This morning I had one tough class and one decent one with a Juanes song
> and am wondering what kinds of things people have tried.
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> Heidi
>
> P.S. First day was GREAT! :) Thank you all for being so supportive.
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: JoAnna Coleman <joannac@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ola] Re: Songs!
> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 01:49:52 +0000
>
> We sing everyday in class - I incorporate the daily song into the OWL
> format sometime during the class period - sometimes we play musical chairs
> while singing, or use the song for Smoosh! or sing in a circle while doing
> something (ie. send the clap, swaying, moving in and out like the tide), we
> play "don't forget the lyrics" or combine singing with gestures.
> We'll also watch the video without sound and one partner will describe
> what they see to another who isn't looking at screen, then watch all
> together and sing. Dance offs can be fun, too.
> I am going to try a modified version of the embedding literacy activity we
> did with Annie with songs this year as well
>
> 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
> Harris levinson [hlevinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 1:50 PM
> To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ola] Re: Songs!
>
> I think the key is to make sure that everyone practices singing it as a
> class. They need to risk singing aloud even though they fear they can't
> sing or "don't have a voice." Singing in a group is powerful, fun, and can
> help build community. You might give one quarter of the class verse 1,
> another verse 2, another verse 3, and another the chorus. Or let everyone
> join in on the chorus.
> Perhaps you ask one of the dancers in class to choreograph some moves and
> then teach the class his/her steps.
> You might also ask them to develop a storyboard for their own music video
> to the song, or to craft a lyrics book, puppet show, live theatrical
> presentation, lo que sea.
> Singing with my class has become one of the greatest joys of teaching for
> me...and I am not one who looks to sing solo or even in public, but with
> students in the classroom it's a real pleasure.
>
> Suerte con las canciones.
> Harris
>
>
> 2013/8/28 Heidi Hewitt <hambrozaitis@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:
> hambrozaitis@xxxxxxxxx>>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm doing my música miércoles (music Wednesday) this year with OWL... AH!
> This morning I had one tough class and one decent one with a Juanes song
> and am wondering what kinds of things people have tried.
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> Heidi
>
> P.S. First day was GREAT! :) Thank you all for being so supportive.
>
>
>
> --
> Harris Levinson
> Teacher, Adviser
> Vashon Island High School
>
> Tel: 206.463.9171 x141
>
>
>
>
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>
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