Aligning to Standards

Day 3: Writing and Visuals

Reflect and Reconnect Pull a card out of the deck The number you draw is the number of

successes that you and/or your students have had since we last met Write them down

Share How do your successes reflect alignment to

the World Language Content Standards?

Objectives Participants will

Continue examination of the world language content standards

Use student lives and experiences as a springboard to writing

Use literature as a springboard to writing Use authentic visuals as a springboard to writing

Promoting writing for novice learners Remember the standards:

List Identify Recreate

Creativity is still possible! Could also be done with more advanced

learners More varied and detailed responses

Memories You will see an image for 20 seconds Study the image carefully!

Memories

Memories List what you remember

Include colors or other descriptions Share with neighbor

Add to your lists Correct where necessary

Share whole group

Memories Who lived in the bedroom?

Quick write Name? Boy or girl? Age? Description?

Share and refine

Another idea for beginner to advanced Secret books How to make the book Sample project: About me

Physical descriptions and basic data on the outside

Personality/hidden traits in the “secret compartments

More for beginner to advanced Foldy book Directions Sample activity

My friends and I Names Ages Nationalities Likes and dislikes, Etc.

Songs and poems as springboard to writing Strip book Directions Sample activity (more advanced)

Déjeuner du matin 1. Title, author, and your name 2. Number and color that represent the poem and why 3. Summary of the poem 4. Most important line from the poem and an image 5. Journal entry from the person telling the story 6. Journal entry from “he”.

More advanced Original poems

Diamante with opposites Young and Old Light and Dark etc. How to do it:

Choose a pair of opposites For each of those, list adjectives that describe (will need

two of each) List verbs that relate to each of the opposites (will need 3 of

each) List nouns that relate to each of the opposites (will need 2

of each) Select words from each of the lists to make diamante: 1-2-

3-4-3-2-1 First half = about word 1; second half = about word 2

Literary Diamante: The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmonddevoted, innocent

Caring, working, trustingSailor, prisoner, actor, Nemesis

Plotting, scheming, planningBetrayed, vengeful

The Count

Literature as a springboard Opening activity: Have you ever…? Read, stop, summarize, draw Post-reading writing activities

I know poem I know title of story I know one smell from the story I know two objects from the story I know three sounds from the story I know two emotions from the story I know one taste or physical feeling from the story I know title of the story

Revisit the Secret Book Pick a picture

More with pictures Review from earlier

Van Gogh’s room List Who lived here?

Pictures and literature More pictures

Inspired messages Speech bubbles What came before? What came next? Film poster or product ad from picture:

Title, slogan

Reminder of requirements for credit Due April 30: must be posted to the wiki! Design two learning activities (or

assessments) in two different skill areas: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Both activities will be aligned to our new World

Language Content Standards for California Schools Include technology as a component in at least

one of the two activities Try both activities with your students Reflect on the success of the activities with

your students Upload your activities and your reflections to

this wiki. Full directions on wiki