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Living on the edge…of their seats!
RYAN SMITH
EDWARD C. REED HIGH SCHOOL
WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, RENO, NEVADA
SWCOLT FEBRUARY 28, 2015
Goals of this presentation
Keeping students interested and excited in their World Languages class
Walk away with activities that you will be able to use on Monday
Design your own thematic unit that promotes all three modes of communication: interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational
Brief Biography – Ryan Smith
16th year teaching Spanish in Nevada Spanish levels 1, 2, 3, 4, AP Language, & 5
Span/Span Speakers levels 1 & 2
World Languages Department Leader
Facilitator of World Languages for the Washoe County School District
Vice President of PLAN (Professional Language Association of Nevada)
Nevada’s 2015 WL Teacher of the Year
Interpersonal Communication
Non-rehearsed
Spontaneous
Improvised
“Real Life”
What are the benefits of encouraging interpersonal communication?
Target Language
Instruction Reaction Conversation Encouragement In & out of the classroom
90% minimum
Grammar vs. Communication
What is grammar?
What is communication?
Do students really need some of the basics that we stress in class to be able to communicate? Road blocks
Walls
Prisons
Guided Conversation
Excellent activity to promote spontaneous conversation
Safe / guided
Gives students the freedom to improvise when necessary
Great for any level of language class
Example of Guided Conversation
Steps: Put students into pairs
Before giving them a copy of the guided conversation, choose a student A and student B
Give them their guided conversation and the freedom to use the language to the best of their ability
Switch partners and roles multiple times! The conversation will always be different
Example of Guided Conversation
Student A Greet your friend & ask how
his/her day is going Respond and tell your
friend what you did on the weekend
Respond to the question and ask about plans for the upcoming weekend.
Politely reject the invitation and suggest an alternative
React and finish the conversation
Student B Greet your friend, respond
to the question, & ask how his/her day is going
React positively and ask a follow-up question
Respond to the question and invite your friend to dinner tonight
Accept the suggestion and confirm the plans
Finish the conversation
Sample of Guided Conversation (en español)
Another Sample of Guided Conversation (en español)
20 Questions
Review interrogative words
Ask students to give you a theme Animals, food, music, movies, sports, famous people,
etc.
Yes or no questions only
100% in the target language
Excellent for the last 5 minutes of class
Sample of 20 Questions
Another Sample of 20 Questions
The Hot Seat (La Silla Caliente)
Students must participate once a quarter
Every Friday
10 minutes
Everyone must participate
If question is not understood, student must ask for clarification in the target language
Sample of the Hot Seat
Sample of the Hot Seat
Thematic Units
Focused
Interesting
Build vocabulary
Incorporate authentic culture
Student-centered
Provide activities in the three modes of communication
Building a Thematic Unit
Depending on the language level of the learner, plan your unit beginning with novice tasks
“Real world” vocabulary
YouTube =Excellent resource!
Must include all three modes of communication
Goals! Move them up the pyramid!
La Música, El Concierto, El Concurso
Reed High School
Señor Smith
Vocabulary
Students get into a group of three. Each group is givenone of the following categories: music, concerts, competitions.
Create a vocabulary list of everything you can think of that pertains to that topic.
When finished, the class will create three groups: music, concerts, competitions
Together, compare your vocabulary and create a master list that will become our vocabulary for this unit.
Give me the final copy and get ready to teach the classyour vocabulary
Questions
Do you like music? Why or why not?
Which type of music do you prefer and why?
Which type of music do you prefer the least and why?
Which artist or group is your favorite and why? If you cannot think of one, tell us about some of your
favorite artists?
Essential Questions
What does the music to which youlisten say about your personality?How does it define you? If not, why not?
What do other people think about yourpreffered type of music? What are thestereotypes that accompany this type of music?
Interpersonal Communication
With another student: Develop a conversation about your favorite type of
music and your favorite artista. Explain all of theaspects regarding this type of music.
Both students must ask and respond to the questions
Música en Español
Bachata
Cumbia
Merengue
Banda
Norteño
Duranguense
Flamenco
Salsa
Gitana
Pop latino
Metal Latino
Reggaetón
Tango
Presentación en español
Find a youtube video of your style of music.
Email the link to: [email protected]
Research: Who are the most famous (AND CURRENTLY POPULARY)
artists of this genre?
Where is this music popular?
How does the music sound? What is it like?
Why does it sound how it sounds?
Compare it to a similar style of music.
Mañana
You will show your video to class. First we will hear / watch a small clip of your video.
Next, you will present the video to the class using only Spanish.
Finally, we will listen / watch more of the video.
Los Concursos MusicalesLa Voz, American Idol, X Factor, etc.
¡Contesta las preguntas!
What is your opinion of music competitions?
How has music changed since the popularity of music competitions?
If you were able to, would you participate in a music competition? Why or why not?
Los Concursos Musicales
Watch a clip of “La Voz Kids” via YouTube
Watch a clip of either “The Voice”, “American Idol”, “X Factor”, etc.
Cultural comparison
What are the similarities and differences between the two shows?
Which one do you prefer and why?
If you do not like either of them….why not?
Artists that Perform in Spanish
Pignoise
Xriz
Andy y Lucas
Banda el Recodo
Kalimba
Sin Bandera
Playa Limbo
La Oreja de Van Gogh
J Balvin
Don Omar
Luís Fonsi
Gloria Trevi
Thalia
Chayanne
Ojos de Brujo
Alejandro Sanz
Ozomatli
Ricardo Arjona
Presentation: Popular Artists
You will make a PowerPoint or Prezi presentation that will address the following information about your artist:
Where is your artist from?
Type of music
Popularity: awards won, biggest hits, where is your artist popular?
A brief history / background of the artist
A music video from YouTube of a popular song
Many photos of the artist
You may not have words in your presentation slides . You can have the name of the artist and headers (awards, history, etc.). You should select pictures to help guide your presentation.
Sample of Presentational Speaking
Sample of Presentational Speaking
¡Muchas gracias!
Good luck creating your thematic units! Always have fun and encourage your students to love the language and culture as much as you do!
Feel free to contact me: [email protected]
Twitter: @renosenor
Have a great conference!