Intermediate Spanish students have nearly finished their first mini-novela of the year called "Tumba." This book featured events surrounding El día de los muertos (Day of the Dead). Each chapter will took us into new linguistic and cultural territory with regards to this important Mexican celebration. This week we read the following chapters:
* Capítulo siete: "Mapa" (Map)
* Capítulo ocho: "Explorar" (Explore)
* Capítulo nueve: "Nadar" (Swim)
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each story. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. If you are unfamiliar with how Total Comprehensible Input (TCI) stories help kids learn Spanish faster, I have provided a link below for more information:
https://latinbestpracticescir.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/teaching-comprehensible-input-faqs.pdf
Novice II Spanish students have begun a MovieTalk unit this week. The following MovieTalk discussions this week included:
* El día de los muertos (Day of the Dead) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCQnUuq-TEE
* Toopy y Binoo: Tesoro (Treasure) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyIBJO6eZiI
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each video. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. If you are unfamiliar with how MovieTalk helps kids learn Spanish faster, I have provided a link below for more information:
http://martinabex.com/teacher-training/movietalk/
* Capitals
* Infinitives/Action words
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