Day 3-Intermediate with Von

Today's class was about getting away from the scripted story

Abandon the script when the class is creative enough to make a funnier story. Otherwise, keep with the script “C’est mon histoire!”

Use scripted stories for ideas and adapt to the vocabulary level of the class**

The goal is not the story, the goal is comprehension. Get every student to a 10 by circling and re-telling the story, adding details for the advanced students

Here are two things that I noticed from this week that I want to put into my stories: “How did he react?” and the students are allowed to make noises. Adds interest to the class. Blaine used “Three requirements” with a story in Spanish class. This is great because it gives us extra locations, problems and characters to expand on.

Parallel characters allow us to compare and contrast, which is a skill that students need for the AP test or in advanced classes in college.

When in doubt, turn to the actor and ask them in the second person.

Another teacher modelled this and asked us what a character wanted. We guessed and she said "no, it's obvious, he wants a wig!" And she whipped a wig out of her purse. Oh my gosh! It was like magic! I need to do more of this with wigs and fake mustaches.

Coaching:
Use your discipline problem students to make noises or actions for difficult words (vacuum)
When using cognates, still check for comprehension because not all students are “listening in French”
Individual comprehension checks. If they are slow, give them two options to choose from where they can’t screw up. If they do screw up, play it off as if they answered correctly.