Keep Students Practicing This Summer!
As the school year begins to come to a close, I pondered about how my own 8th grade students can keep their Spanish language abilities going in a time when I will not have them in class each day. I came up with a long list of “activities” that they may do...Digital Storytelling Has Begun!
It is that time of year again! 8th grade students in my class create their own digital stories, implementing vocabulary and grammar studied throughout our school year together into one final project. The students are responsible to create their own stories in groups...Molding our WL Assessments- One interpretive, interpersonal & presentational step at a time
This week in my 8th grade classroom, students will be demonstrating their knowledge through a series of summative assessments including the three modes of communication. This led me to think about the other components in my classroom that I use to assess their...Silent Films & Creative Images Provide Great Speaking & Writing Opportunities
Silent Films: Yesterday, my students watched a clip of “Mafalda”- a popular cartoon from Argentina. Not only was the video completely appropriate to their unit of study but it was also funny & interesting. I found the video thanks to Pinterest....
