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5 thoughts on “April/May Bailout”
Just what I needed, thanks Ben. I was trying to think of a way to do a modified Children’s Book project with my 7th graders who I see less often than my 8th graders (they are in full swing with the project so I get use it for grades for the last marking period). I will do this instead!
Following Blaine Ray’s tradition, in late May I am thinking of teaching my students some grammar classes with verb charts. If students end up in a traditional class in college or by transferring schools (I have had a few students transfer schools- one ended up at another TPRS school) it would be good for them to know how to navigate that system.
I will look at what chapter we USED to end up in the textbook when I taught traditionally and pick out the most important grammar points. I may make a packet of tips which I will share with the PLC.
I will show them what the charts look like, how traditional teachers categorize verbs (ar, er, ir) verbs and test taking tips (how to draw the verb chart on the test, where to find help online from Senor Jordan etc).
From my experience tutoring over the years students hardly ever RETAIN what they learn but they FEEL confident when they know how to study for traditional exams and how to tackle those verb charts. I will also be giving some “pop-up SLA theory” to the kids based on BVP’s book. I will have a conversation with them of the Spanish instruction they might run into and how to navigate it.
It makes sense to offer some grammar opportunities but I remember that it can get really weird for some of my super star CI kids. I has a student who was completely puzzled by the tenses… and she was a top writer of more than 180 words in 10 minutes. IT’s so true that that analysis of language favors the analytical/rational kids who may have trouble engaging in a conversation. I always say that we have areas of growth to my students.
Steven you said, “…it’s so true that that analysis of language favors the analytical/rational kids who may have trouble engaging in a conversation.” Very good point. And I for one exult that it is true, so that the era of Rule of the Robots, finally, has come to an end. We are all waking up from a long sleep in the poppy fields, and we are becoming real again.
Traditional grammar instruction is always a good option for this time of year. It’s almost fail-safe for the reasons you give above Greg, w the benefit of it being something new as well. It’s ironic that we would get approval from the community that, as you say, brings to the kids no retention of anything. Such is the status of our field.