Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling
by Dora Bassett
October 29, 2007
6th six weeks
All levels
Level I will read Pobre Ana by Blaine Ray
Levels II, III and IV will read Viva el Toro
All levels are working towards a benchmark on this initiative.
ESL classes are working on vocabulary skills and vocab relative to other content.
5th six weeks
This period students will work on learning songs that will be performed for them by Justo Lamas from Argentina. A website is utilized to obtain the lyrics and an interactive activity with Kareoke to sing along.
ESL classes are working on vocabulary skills and vocab relative to other content.
4th six weeks
All levels
Spanish students are using recycled vocabulary along with new vocabulary in the contexts of writing, reading, questioning and discussion. Spanish I, II, III and IV students are advancing to reading tests during the first half of the cycle. The second half will begin a study of .music in preparation for a concert.
ESL classes are working on vocabulary skills and vocab relative to other content.
3rd six weeks
All Levels
All levels
Students will work in groups to write story lines that will be considered for class story. Previous vocabulary will be recycled and along with the new structures that are listed below.
A benchmark will emerge from this initiative.
ESL classes are working on vocabulary skills and vocab relative to other content.
3rd six weeks towards benchmark
2nd six weeks
All levels
Students will continue to listen and read stories pertaining to the following vocabulary stuctures:
ESL classes are working on vocabulary skills and vocab relative to other content.
Students are currently working on internalizing the TPR vocab list at 20 words per week.
Week of:
Vocabulario del 10-15 hasta 10-19
Week of 10-22 hasta 10--26
Students have been writing class stories with the above vocabulary and are preparing to act out the stories.
ESL classes are working on vocabulary skills and vocab relative to other content.
Week of 10-29 hasta 11-2
Spanish students are using recycled vocabulary along with new vocabulary in the contexts of writing, reading, questioning and discussion. Spanish II, III and IV students are advancing to reading tests.
The ESL class continue working on vocab skills and vocabulary relative to content areas.
