Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Meeting Standards and TPRS/CI

What is unit design?

Actually what is a unit?  Is it a theme of vocabulary such as chores, rooms of the house, number, letters, greeting etc...?

Can a unit be a series of structures as they relate to a compelling story?

I am going to see how a round peg fits in a square hole it seems.  I guess it technically can if the peg is made of play dough.  I am going to attempt to use CI to teach my observed TPRS lesson.

I can choose a variety of strategies such as: TPR, Silent Reading, Gestures, Single word responses like yes/no.  I may throw in an activity to please the supervisors.  Pair-work is an example, I believe, that does not help students acquire the language.  This is because it is a forced pronunciation of sounds to negotiate meaning.  It is as if the teacher is trying to trick the students into feeling the language when they do not.

I definitely feel like throwing in some props/realia in there.  I normally do not but I feel that they will benefit from it.

I plan on using student jobs like:  a timer, a rep counter, artist, journalist or story writer.  I would also throw in a clapper kid.

Now the problem is writing a lesson plan.  How to do this?

The lesson plan needs to have:  an hook/anticipatory set, modeling, guided practice and independent practice.  I can't forget an objective (and standards).

I am also going to attempt this in 35 minutes.  Wish me luck.

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