Free resources and ideas KILLING THE CLASSIC "WARM UP" IN THE WL CLASS 17 Feb 2020 For many years I started class with the classic “warm up”. I would spend many hours trying to come up with the best worksheets that I thought would motivate and…
Free resources and ideas FVS OR FREE VOLUNTARILY SPEAKING IN THE WL CLASSROOM. 15 Feb 202015 Feb 2020 One of the most common and perhaps stressing questions that parents usually ask is if their student will be FLUENT by the end of the last language level. Many answers…
Free resources and ideas TO BECOME A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 Feb 2020 Photo by Swapnil Bhagwat I had the great honor to be the keynote speaker for a Naturalization ceremony in Louisville, KY where 98 new American citizens from 35 different countries around…
Free resources and ideas USING AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COMMANDS IN CONTEXT 29 Jan 2020 Photo by Franck V. Yes, my classes are 100% comprehensible, but does that mean that I should not focus on a given grammar topic for a bit of practice? Is there…
Free resources and ideas PERSUASIVE ESSAY LISTENING SOURCE CI PRACTICE 26 Jan 202026 Jan 2020 I recently shared a blog post on HELPING AP LANGUAGE STUDENTS GAIN CONFIDENCE WRITING THE ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY. As you know students need to go over three sources before they start…
Free resources and ideas HELPING AP LANGUAGE STUDENTS GAIN CONFIDENCE WRITING THE ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY 24 Jan 202026 Jan 2020 I have radically changed the way I prepare my students for the persuasive (now argumentative) essay section of the AP world language exam.In the past I used to simply give…
Free resources and ideas VOICE ASSISTANTS IN THE WORLD LANGUAGE CLASSROOM 21 Jan 202026 Jan 2020 I love technology, so one of my favorite gifts I received at Christmas was a voice assistant. My wife gave me an Amazon Echo, better known in the world of…
Free resources and ideas AN ACTIVITY TO PRACTICE AFF AND NEG ¨TÚ¨COMMANDS 20 Jan 202026 Jan 2020 Photo by Hannah Joshua I wanted to share the template of a very simple activity that I will use with my students to reinforce Affirmative and Negative ¨Tú¨commands use. I call…
Free resources and ideas RIMA LIII By GUSTAVO ADOLFO BÉCQUER 18 Jan 202026 Jan 2020 Photo by Srivatsa Sreenivasarao One of the required readings in the advanced class of Spanish Literature is the poem Rima LIII by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer. In the following video a group…
Free resources and ideas AFFIRMATIVE COMMANDS SCAVENGER HUNT 9 Jan 202026 Jan 2020 Photo by Andrew Neel Greetings everyone! I wanted to share this simple, engaging and fun activity that I use with my students to reinforce the use of Affirmative Commands. This activity…
