by Megan Smith | Aug 10, 2018 | 2 Authentic Resources, AP Themes, First Days, Movies, Proficiency, Units, What's New
Here it is. I’m openly against a “review unit” in the world language class (or any class actually). (If you love them, keep reading. You might change your mind. If not, we can still be friends even if we disagree.) I’ve tried starting the year with a review, and... 
by Kara Parker | May 3, 2013 | En el Tiempo de las Mariposas, Movies
Showing a movie was a success because it gave all of them a new set of common information, increased their motivation to learn, and inspired me to find a connection to the world beyond our city. To wrap up the movie, I gave them a simple old-fashioned test about the... 
by Megan Smith | Apr 24, 2013 | Movies
I just showed my first movie ever in class this year! I needed to give a quiet class something to talk about because they weren’t excited to talk about each other or themselves. Plus, I wanted them to see and learn a little about history and culture. Like Kara... 
by Kara Parker | Apr 18, 2013 | En el Tiempo de las Mariposas, Movies, Reading, Writing
I wanted the students to sum up the important points of the characters. Thanks to Twitter (aka best PD ever), I discovered 6-word memoirs, another ELA activity that easily works for us, especially as a reading comprehension or creative writing task. I searched #6words... 
by Kara Parker | Apr 17, 2013 | Movies, Reading
Classroom reality is that at least one student will be absent or in the office when I show a movie. The best way I’ve found to catch them up is this warm-up that I call “papelitos.” I made a set of “cards” on Quizlet that had the major... 
by Kara Parker | Apr 16, 2013 | Family, Movies, Vocabulary Building, Writing
Now they need a task while watching the movie. A character map worked perfectly this time for my classes. Furthermore, it connects to English Arts and my unit on describing people. In fact, Selena worked so well, I don’t think I’ll ever teach a unit based...
