In this chapter we met Bianca’s future step-mom. Novices can do a great job making predictions about her based on prior knowledge! We used va a to list some things we would expect her to do because all wicked step-mothers do them in stories! Now that we had met all the major players we did… Continue reading Bianca Nieves y los 7 Toritos chapter 3!
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Bianca Nieves y los 7 Toritos chapter 3!
In this chapter we met Bianca’s future step-mom. Novices can do a great job making predictions about her based on prior knowledge! We used va a to list some things we would expect her to do because all wicked step-mothers do them in stories! Now that we had met all the major players we did… Continue reading Bianca Nieves y los 7 Toritos chapter 3!
Bullfighting with Bianca Nieves chapters 1&2
On Monday we read the story El Toro Ferdinando and yesterday we watched the dubbed Disney short Ferdinand. We followed the video with chapter 1 of the novel Bianca Nieves y los 7 Toritos in which we meet her bull Ferdinando! We made some predictions about the novel based on what we saw when we… Continue reading Bullfighting with Bianca Nieves chapters 1&2
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I want to write a novel, where do I start?
I have to be honest, I didn’t know how to write a novel when I wrote La hija del sastre. I was finishing my Master’s degree and had taken a class on the Spanish Civil War. I wanted to bring what I had learned into my classroom so I designed a UbD (Understanding by Design-backward… Continue reading I want to write a novel, where do I start?
The good, the bad, and the wonderful: 2017
Sr. Wooly caught this image of me just before break in December… Oh wait, that’s a video screenshot… but still, that’s how I felt! It was time for a break! 2017 was a great year… but don’t forget, as you return to work looking ahead to 2018, that even an overall great year can… Continue reading The good, the bad, and the wonderful: 2017
Interacting with the Authors
I loved creative writing when I was in high school. I wrote stories about everything! What I never imagined was that I’d use that love in my teaching career! In 2010 I was taking a class (for my Master’s program) about the Spanish Civil War. It was so engaging and I wondered how I could… Continue reading Interacting with the Authors
The “G Word”
When I left the textbook behind, I struggled a little. I am not going to lie. This idea that we DON’T need to follow a prescribed curriculum… that we DON’T have to teach isolated thematic units… was so foreign to me that I didn’t know exactly how to handle myself with all that freedom. I… Continue reading The “G Word”
Audio books for Interpretive Listening!
It is so much fun to read novels in the classroom and audio books are a great way to keep the reading different day after day! With native speakers doing the reading, it also allows me (a non-authentic resource) to infuse a little interpretive listening from a real authentic source in my lessons! I had… Continue reading Audio books for Interpretive Listening!
Getting started with novels- AP/IB/ACTFL Can-Do’s… You can do it all!
As you end the year and begin to requisition materials for the new year, I encourage you to consider reading novels in class. Whether a part of your silent reading library or as a full class novel study, having kids read a WHOLE NOVEL gives them a huge confidence boost as they prepare to move… Continue reading Getting started with novels- AP/IB/ACTFL Can-Do’s… You can do it all!
