Michael Poe

This scaffolded prep sheet allows students to prepare oral topics ahead of time so they can better prepare responses. The idea behind this sheet is very simple: provide the students with a question and ask them to fill out one to five talking points they wish to bring up in their oral presentation. For example, I use this prompt sheet for "bigger questions", the example given on my worksheet is QUIÉN SOY YO (Who am I?). This allows students to describe themselves physically, talk about their

This activity can be used at anytime during class to give your students three to five minutes to brainstorm and write on any topic given. The powerpoint I have provided is a very simplified version of what I use throughout an entire year of curriculum with my 8th-11th grade students, but shows you how the activity works, and gives you the power to create a Zona of your own. I use this as mostly a warm-up activity at the beginning of class to see what students remember from the previous day (