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2.  Acquisition and Memorization take place in different parts of the brain.

3.  We have to be realistic about the amount of language that our students can learn within the time constraints that we have.

5.  Grading includes ONLY those activities that reflect students’ proficiency in language.

6.  Grade is divided into categories or “standards” so that students are able to identify their strengths and weaknesses.

7.  Assessments are divided by category, not a lump grade for all skills.

8.  Formative assessments should not penalize students for not having acquired the current structures. They should be used as a guide for future instruction.

9.  Summative assessments should be given after it is certain that 80% of students are at an 80% proficiency on current material.

10.  http://opi- adrenaline2012.wikispaces.com/My+OPI +Top+Ten http://opi- adrenaline2012.wikispaces.com/My+OPI +Top+Ten

11.  Reading  Writing  Speaking  Listening  Culture  Vocabulary  Grammar/Structures

12.  Homework?  Participation?

13.  Reading and Listening reflect students’ understanding of the language and are important skills so I value them at 25% each in level one, 20% each in level 2, and 15% each in levels 3 and 4.

14.  Writing and Speaking reflect students’ ability to produce language and are the highest level skills so I value them at 15% each in level one, 20% each in level 2, and 25% each in levels 3 and 4.

15.  Grammar and Vocabulary knowledge are less important but essential parts of language learning so I value them at 5% each.

16.  Cultural knowledge is also a component of my program and I value it at 10%

17. SPANISH 1SPANISH 2SPANISH 3SPANISH 4 Reading25%20%15% Listening25%20%15% Speaking15%20%25% Writing15%20%25% Culture10% Vocabulary choice 5% Grammar/ Structure 5%

18.  Listening: › Songs › Podcasts › Commercials › Re-tells of class stories › Audio books › Newscasts  www.zachary-jones.com/zambombazo › Music videos › Stories using current vocabulary

19.  News stories (appropriately adapted by level)  Chapters of novels  Classroom stories  Articles from student magazines like Scholastic’s  Articles from People or other Spanish magazines  Cartoons  Websites with train schedules, menus, and other authentic resources.

20.  Write down the story that you told in class and have students read it. Circle as you go.  Use novels by TPRS Publishing or any TPRS friendly type of reading material.  Have a reading library in your classroom.  Give FVR time.  Bring in magazines!!!

22.  Google voice  Re-tells  Classroom discussions  Debates  Pecha Kuchas  AUTHENTIC tasks with the current vocabulary.  Stolen from Paul Sandrock… Diagram of 4 squares as discussion prompt.

23.  Re-tells  Summaries  Captions  Persuasive- Express your opinion on a given topic.  Informative  Story to storybook  Comparative  Write a letter, email, blog post, tweet a friend

24.  Look at these three as part of the other assessments.

25.  As a summative assessment of structures studied, give a writing assignment of telling a story based on pictures. Grade categories include use of new vocabulary, correctness of structures, and ease of expression.

26.  Develop cultural units with novels as the center. › Choose structures based on the grammar introduced in the novel. › Pre-teach all vocabulary and cultural knowledge needed to get students invested in the novel study. › Vary activites as you read because brains crave novelty!

27.  Front load grammar and culture.  Ask a lot of personalized questions with the vocabulary.  Use the vocab in class discussions.  Cultural lessons.  Film studies.

28.  MAKE READING REALISTIC: It’s a novel and your kids may just want to read it for enjoyment. If you test, aim for performance based assessments rather than reading comprehension quizzes.

29.  Stop and talk about how students feel!  Act out scenes  Connect to the characters.

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