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Comprehensible Consequences:A Second Year Report
Traci Dougherty, MEd Secretary, Educating through Classics Upper Dublin Middle [email protected]
Summer: ● Read
○ Books○ Blogs○ Listservs
● Training○ ACTFL○ NTPRS/IFLT○ SALVI○ Fluency Fast
Development Week:
● Room○ Layout○ Question Words○ Word Wall
● Materials○ List of Activities/Schedule○ Stock Copies○ Prop Box○ Dickinson Frequency List
Schedule ● A Day
○ Dictatio/Wordle, TPR Qualifier● B Day
○ PQA, Story Notes ● C Day
○ Quizlet Live, Story Practice ● D Day
○ Read & Draw; Story Worksheet ● E Day
○ Strip Bingo, Story Comprehension Check● F Day
○ Textivate, EdPuzzle Video Vocab/Grammar Test
Using the Textbook + CI
Textboook
● Establish high frequency words per chapter
● Write a story (focus on words/grammar)
● Create content:○ Dictatio/Wordle/TPR○ Story Tell/Circling/PQA○ Choral Reading/Translation/S.E.L. ○ Stultus/Dance Party/Fly-Swatter/O.W.A.T.S.
● Introduce textbook story (after mastery)
First Week: ● D.E.A./Syllabus● Setting the stage for CI/TPR/TPRS:
○ TPR: Classroom instructions○ CI: Elephant story○ Parts of Speech Review
● Establishing class culture:○ Kid President○ Ice breakers/Brain Breaks○ Establishing class procedures○ Setting up class tools/technology
Activities by Difficulty* - 2nd yearEasy (no prep)
● Dictatio● Timed Write● Read Draw● TPR● Pingpong Reading● Choral Reading● Dance Party USA● Choral Translation
Medium (some prep)● TPRS● Circling● Stultus ● Sentence Flyswatter● Wordle● Word Wall● Picture re-tell● Movie Talk (improv)● Running Dictatio
Hard (more prep)● Ask a Story***● Embedded Reading***● Movie Talk (script)
Results
Results: Grades● No failures!
○ Re-Assessments○ Pressure Off○ Ownership
● Class Averages Up● Final Exam: Free Write● National Latin Exam Results
○ Students with CI did better
Results: Writing
Jackie amat elephantum. Elephantus amat crustulum. Elephantus habet crustulum. Elephantus consumit crustulum. Jackie vult elephantum sed elephantus non vult Jackiam. Elephantus vult magnam fortunam. Elephantus vult magnam famam. Elephantus vult bonam vitam. Elephantus habet parvam fortunam et parvam famam et parvam VITA. Elephantus videt JACKIE. Jackie habet magnam famam et mangam foruntam et bonam vita. Elephantus vult (Jackie’s) vitam. Jackie non vult mangam fortunam et magnam famam. Jackie vult parvam vitam (With) (Jackie’s) familiam. Jackie (gives) Jackie’s vitam (to) elephantus. Jackie est laeta. Elephantus est laetus. Jackie et elephantus sunt laetae. Elephantus amat Jackiam. Jackie amat elephantum. Jackie amat (Jackie’s) life. Elephantum amat (elephantus’s) vitam.
Free Writes: Level 1
~15 hrs; 105 words
● Nom/Acc, Negation,● Noun/Adj Agreement● Subject/Verb Agreement● WANTS genitive, dative,
ablative
Results: Listening Dictatio
Results: Speaking Sample Retells: Level 1 (~15 hours)
Results: Vocabulary Acquistion Word Wall
Word Wall: Level 1
● Students were given unannounced vocab quiz● Students asked to write ONLY meaning ● Words were read aloud from the Word Wall● Vocab from last 10 chapters of textbook● Quiz covered nearly 100 words● Class average - 89-90%● Class #17: As- 11 Bs- 1 Cs - 5
Fun in the language classroom
Google Classroom
Class Pictures
Class Videos
Meeting in the Middle
Case Study ● Public middle school● Traditional Schedule: 45 mins.
■ 8th grade: daily
■ 7th grade: 2 days
■ 6th grade: 3 days
● Latin for Americans● Hybrid model of CI/Traditional Grammar● Pace of 1 chapter every 2 weeks
2nd Year Successes● New Self-care● New Stock Copies:
○ Class Management Rubric● New Content:
○ Minute by Minute Latin● New Technology:
○ Let’s Recap Videos○ Mad libs story
● New Games: Strip Bingo
Minute by Minute Latin● Collaboration with Ellen Shrager● 90% TL in Classroom● Lesson Plan Template● Video & Song
○ Instruction○ Review○ Transition
Let’s Recap● Recording Directions● Time Limit
○ Inquiry○ Assessment
■ Intro/Exit Ticket■ Review■ Stations■ Collaboration/Conferencing
● Examples: math & english
Results● Daily Reel
○ Video Montage○ Public or Private
● Toga Show○ 6th grade audience○ Parents (award show)
● Exploratory Curriculum○ Alphabet○ Numbers
Mad Libs● Using Google Docs & Forms● Short Story with plugs● Specific Directions/Thought● Process
Results
Strip Bingo● Directions….directions again● X number of Vocab Words in any order● Rip from left or right ● Shout English per Latin word● Lots of Repetition
Movie Talks
Toga Show● 7th & 8th grade script● 6th grade audience● Fashion Show
○ Walkers w/student art● Opening/Closing
○ Singers/Muscians● 2 Skits:
○ MCS, Actors, Crew, Directors● Ancient Slam Poetry● Statue Contest
Magnum Listum● Review● Learn● Competitive● EdPuzzle Video/Picture
○ Listening● 1-2 mins to write● 5 mins to compare
○ Pop Up Grammar● 1-2 mins to grow● Awards: longest list, most growth
Final Reflections
2nd Year Shortcomings● Free writes
○ Weekly○ Mid-Year○ Yearly
● Word wall● Wordle● Choral Reading Activities● Class Jobs● Novellas/FVR
WWTDD (ISIATMACTTHPS) asm (HPSWAL):
Challenges:● Burn out● Fear● Consistency● Back Slide● Teacher Centered
Tips: ● Small bite-sized goals● Marathon not sprint ● Borrow, borrow, borrow OR use what you have● Be kind to yourself● Reflect!
In their own words...Anonymous Student Survey via google form
Student Success: Level 1
○ “I've done better in this class then I've done in any language class.”
○ “This class is really fun and makes me enjoy learning latin. When the class first started, I thought it was going to be really hard to learn and I wouldn't enjoy it. This class is nothing like what I expected!” Everyday is a new adventure.
○ “I look forward to this class.”
Student Success: Level 2
○ “The class is very engaging, especially with the storytelling. It helps you learn the Latin vocabulary and concepts very quickly, and the stories also make you laugh and are a lot of fun.”
○ “I like that it focuses more on hearing and speaking the language than class did last year because that really helps you get to learn the language more.”
Methodology: Level 1
○ “I really like how we do the stories because it helps me remember the vocab and be able to answer questions.”
○ “The hand motions we learn to help us remember the vocab words!”
○ “In the other classes, its you remember the words for a unit and then forget them after the test, but for this class we are always using all the vocabulary.”
Methodology: Level 2
○ “Between homework and class work, I rarely need to study before tests and quizzes because the work we do actually translates into knowledge.”
○ “On average I feel more engaged whilst in Latin than any of the other classes I am currently taking.”
Handouts
Handouts:
● Free Write○ https://goo.gl/w4gHh6
● Free Write Analysis○ https://goo.gl/w4gHh6
● List of CI Activities○ https://goo.gl/hdwmUc
● Syllabus○ https://goo.gl/VJAN32
● DEA○ https://goo.gl/YBNSFO
Resources
Links● CI Activities
○ https://goo.gl/kxg7N8● Lists of Shared CI Resources
○ https://goo.gl/923jih● Textivate Website ($)● Latin Novellas (many with free PDFS/previews)
○ Piso Ille Poetulus/Rufus et Arma Atra○ Dominus Quixotus: Eques Ultimus○ Iter Icari○ Tres Fabulae Horrificae○ Orpheus, Jason & Medea, Wizard of Oz coming
Latin Blogs
● todallycomprehensiblelatin.blogspot.com ● magisterp.com ● pomegranatebeginnings.blogspot.com● latinbestpracticescir.wordpress.com● indwellinglanguage.com● Latintoolbox.blogspot.com● https://cilatin.wordpress.com/
Non-Latin Blogs● senoritabarragan.com/2014/07/24/new-to-tprs-ci/● tprsquestionsandanswers.wordpress.com/● benslavic.com/membership.html● martinabex.com● brycehedstrom.com● optimizingimmersion.com● senorfernie.wordpress.com● Palmyraspanish1.blogspot.com● Tprsforchinese.blogspot.com● Mrpeto.wordpress.com
Facebook Groups● Teaching Latin for Acquisition● iFLT/ NTPRS/ CI Teaching● TriStateTCI● Latin Teacher Idea Exchange● CI Liftoff● Story Listening● Officina Scriptoria: Latin Writer’s Workshop● AP Latin Teachers
