To Skip or Not to Skip

To Skip or Not To Skip

1.1D Express likes and dislikes.
Qualify likes and dislikes.
1.1F Respond to one-on-one interactions.
Exchange information with peers and others.
1.3B Give a description orally and in writing using simple phrases.
Give a description orally and in writing using complex sentences.
1.3E Present prepared material to an audience.
Speak or write spontaneously.

Topic specific vocabulary (school, leisure activities, adjectives)
Topic specific verbs (like/dislike, I and You forms)
Question words
Cultural background information on schools
Videotaping basics

Research:
Students use available resources to gather information about schools and leisure activities in the target culture.
Graphic Organizer:
Students use a graphic organizer to organize, compare, and analyze research information about schools and leisure activities in the target culture and in the U.S.
Individual:
Each student keeps a journal of school and leisure activities meeting specified criteria.
Each student makes a collage of their school and leisure activities meeting specified criteria.
Pair Activities:
Students work in pairs to interview each other about school and leisure activities.
Students work in pairs to compare and contrast their school and leisure activities using a Venn Diagram.
Students work in pairs to make a mobile using the information from the Venn Diagram.
Cooperative Learning:
Student groups prepare and perform pantomimes portraying a school or leisure activity.
Student groups prepare and videotape a skit about “To Skip or Not To Skip” including interaction between student and friends, pros and cons of attending class or skipping out, ramifications of their decision. Class members view the videotape and must decide whether the skit takes place in the U.S. or in the target culture.