I got this excellent inquiry from Josh about formal TPRS curriculae, whether they exist or not in the way he means below. I personally have not developed anything formal, just my books, and I think that any TPRS curriculum written in use so far has been written around available materials, usually those of Carol Gaab and TPRS Publishing – http://www.tprstorytelling.com/. So it is an excellent question and I would ask anyone with pertinant information to weigh in on this:
Hi Ben,
I am trying to create a formal curriculum for my French I and II classes. I was wondering if you had one you could share. I am going around asking to see the formal curriculae of any TPRS teachers so I can “steal” ideas and help reshape my program into something more stable and profound.
To clarify, I am looking for a curriculum outline that one might turn into a board for approval, not just the “text book”. I’m not sure if I am using the right term, but I hope you understand what I mean. When I google TPRS curriculum, it seems that “curriculum” is generally used to refer to the book one might use (Raconte-moi, for example), which is not what I am getting at.
Also, what main resource do you use (if any)? Raconte-moi, LICT…? [ed. note: I don’t use any resources – just the kids’ interests]
By the way, I just wanted to thank you for all of the generous work you put into answering people’s questions and doing such a wonderful job and helping us all truly understand what TPRS is. Your posts and your book has helped me become a better teacher over the years.
Merci!
Josh
Josh Greve
French/Spanish Teacher
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Williamston High School
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