When teaching the names of common foods I like to bring in the actual items. To make it a hands-on learning process I hand, for example, a carrot to a student as I pronounce the name. He or she hands the vegetable back to me and says the word “carrot” while doing so. After running through a dozen or so items / words I will check for understanding by holding up an item and having […]
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Interviewing An American # 1
»INTERVIEWING AN AMERICAN # 1 « (click on this for the handout) This homework will make students get out into the community to interview two Americans about their favorite vacation spot. They have to take notes, and write down the information on a form, which they will turn in. They are also graded on their participation in groups when they share the information on one of their interviews. Finally, each group picks the student with […]
SPUNKI Form
SPUNKI Use this form for each reading assignment to enable students to interact personally with each writing. I generally have students write a complete sentence using the specific words; e.g., I was surprised that…It was surprising to me…., I was puzzled by….It puzzled me that…. Francesca Hulin