Maris Hawkins

This document contains over 50 general ideas to use in the world language classroom when you use news articles in your classes. This document is divided into general activities, pre reading vocabulary activities, pre reading general activities, during reading activities and post reading activities. The ideas span from games to reflection to technology ideas. This can be applied to any language. This is a list of activities that on how you can instruct your students. There are a few handouts

This product allows teachers to stretch the series into multi-day lessons. Although it will grow, it currently focuses on episodes 1-8. This product includes: Pre and post watching activities including games Webquest for an Argentinian schoolA cultural reading about basketball in Argentina with extension activitiesA presentational writing practiceAn interpersonal speaking practiceAn interpretive reading assessment after episode 2A speaking task associated with an authentic resourceA listening

If you want to use more comprehensible input in your class and teach for proficiency, I have developed these materials. This includes: four different articles to read about food in Spanish-speaking countriespre-, during and post reading activities for these articlesa culture activitya MovieTalkan interpretive reading, interpersonal speaking and presentational writing activitya CI input activity to complete at the beginning or end of classThis is designed to stand alone if you do not use a textb

These resources are to help supplement a textbook with CI and proficiency activities for a house unit. This could be used in level 1 or early level 2. This includes: -a two page reading on homes with a cultural slant -pre, during and post reading activities -a story to tell with an activity to accompany it -an interpretive reading activity on an authentic resource -listening activity -speaking practice -a website activity

These activities can be used to supplement a textbook to incorporate comprehensible input as well as authentic resources about clothes. This includes: -three comprehensible readings about clothes -a video to discuss -an authentic reading activity with a presentational writing practice -an authentic listening activity -and a speaking practice. NOTE: This is part of a bundle as well if you want an Integrated Performance Assessment to accompany these activities.

As students are learning more Spanish, they can start to journal. This will allow them to further express themselves in the target language. I have included 50 different topics for your students to explore. This would work well as a bell ringer activity or a homework exercise.

This 7 day unit (plus three day assessment) is best for teachers in levels 2 and 3 to teach the commercial from Spain. This product includes: an introductory reading about the Lotterya slideshow to explain the commercial in comprehensible languagea two page reading about cultural aspects of the videoactivities to accompany each readinga final IPA (Integrated Performance Assessment) for this unit including an interpretive reading, interpersonal speaking and presentational writing with rubrics

Many students love watching vloggers on YouTube! There are many Spanish vloggers discussing their daily routine. This IPA revolves around these Spanish vloggers to be engaging for all students in level 2 or level 3. It includes: -An interpretive listening assessment -An interpersonal speaking assessment -A presentational writing OR speaking assessment Rubrics are also included throughout for these three assignments. I have also included a few other activities that I use to prepare my stude

These activities are designed to supplement a textbook community unit. They can also be used if you do not use a textbook. This could be used mid level 2 through early level 3. The activities include: -a two page comprehensible reading about Santiago, Chile -pre-, during and post activities for the comprehensible reading -listening cloze activities -a comprehensible story to read aloud -a speaking practice activity -a writing game

I used this integrated performance assessment in my level 2 class. This assessment includes: an interpretive reading assessmentan interpersonal speaking assessmenta presentational writing assessmentEach assessment also comes with rubrics for ease of grading. You can use this if you develop your own unit around restaurants or if you stick to a textbook. The document is able to be edited if you need to use different vocabulary.

As many teachers cover daily life with students in level 1, I put together this Integrated Performance Assessment to cover many topics from level 1 as an end of the year assessment. This resource includes: Interpretive Reading Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Writing I have also included rubrics for each task appropriate for level 1. In addition, I have included a few resources to help introduce Bolivia before the assessment.

I have included 50 Spanish journal prompts for novice low to novice mid students. This will allow students to practice their journaling skills with a variety of topics. In addition, you will find a set of reflection questions to use with your students throughout the year.

This product has an integrated performance assessment for a unit on descriptions of people and family including: interpretive listeninginterpersonal speakingpresentational writingRubrics are also included!

This bundle is for BOTH my activities and integrated performance assessment for a clothing unit in level 1. These can be used independently, or you can use them to accompany any textbook. The activities include: -three comprehensible readings about clothes -a video to discuss -an authentic reading activity with a presentational writing practice -an authentic listening activity -and a speaking practice. The assessment includes: an interpretive reading assessmentan interpersonal speaking assessm

As teachers start to integrate teaching for proficiency and using novels in the foreign language classroom, they are navigating how to assess as well. I have used both novels and IPAs in my classroom. My goal is to share how I created my own IPAs, so each teacher feels comfortable creating one for the novel that they are using. In this product, I also include the rubric that I use for levels 1-3 for interpretive reading/listening, interpersonal speaking or writing and presentational speaking

For the past 10 years, I have been experimenting with both teaching with comprehensible input and teaching with proficiency based techniques for both interpersonal and presentational speaking and writing. I have discovered a balance that works for me, and I want to share that with others. My hope is that they can create a balance and find a plan that works for them. In this video, I explain: -My day to day comprehensible input to start class -Other CI techniques that I use during class -Type

This packet has 13 pre-, post- and during reading activities to accompany my news summaries from February 26. The news articles include: -Popular restaurants in Chile -The fastest goal in Spain -The music and comedy festival in Chile -Emigrants returning to Cuba -Spanish fashion chain opens a new type of store

Students complete a cloze activity as they listen to Abraham Mateo's Girlfriend song in Spanish. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLnyzBpcBB4) They then watch the video and use the key words in new sentences. They answer questions about the video and the song and translate some of the lines of the song.

This assessment can be used during a unit on clothing. It includes: an interpretive reading assessmentan interpersonal speaking assessmenta presentational writing assessmentThese assessments can be used with any book as the vocabulary is general and both the speaking and writing are open-ended. Rubrics are included with each assessment. NOTE: This is also part of a bundle that you can buy with accompanying activities.

I have included 10 activities that accompany my news summaries. I have 3 pre-reading activities, 3 during reading activities and 4 post reading activities. My news summaries in Spanish discuss: -Margot Duhelde, the first female pilot in Chile -Boys in Colombia fighting against machismo -4 Mexicans participating in Pyeongchang -Carnaval in the parks in Panama -Ice tunnels in Argentina