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In my opinion, the activities fully relate to students' knowledge of the world since they both refer to situations of the everyday life. The students are thought to make inferences based upon tasks in which they have to talk about pets, food and daily routines. Moreover, in the second activity not only do students make use of the linguistic context but also the teacher provides them with useful phrasal verbs to describe past (and also present) situations. I think that the first activity may be less difficult for students of that age since they might find it easier to use the present continuous tense.
From my point of view, it would be a good idea to play the scene represented in the picture as a closure. By doing that, the teacher makes students check whether their inferences are right or not.
In this world of constant speed and bright screens, it seems quite difficult for children to get the main ideas of texts. Therefore comprehension tools seem to be at risk. I believe that the reading activity is more than interesting in the sense that keeps children 's attention creating suspense and also encourages them to develop some critical thinking on the reading by being able to infer what the next move in the story might be.
Super interesting! I like how these activities can cater for different interests, considering that the aimed group is varied. I think it's a fun way to work on inferences with adults, specially since they probably do it on a day to day basis without realizing. It's great that you also worked on inferring vocabulary meaning. Definitely a useful skill in life in general, but in particular for people that use a foreign language to communicate at work.
I think both activities are very interesting. The first one is really good to practice not only language but it can also be used for revision in a science class. The images are very good and as they have to guess the third one (there is a question mark), there is an element of challenge and students have to infer from what they have studied before and the knowledge of the language they have.
I really liked the activities. In the 1º I like how you combined visual and written inferences. I believe the last text is very useful and the students will come up with very diverse and interesting answers. However, I would not keep the book suggested activities as I think they are quite mechanical. Maybe you could come up with others which are more meaningful. The second activity is great because it's related to children's feelings at that age, they will probably rely on their own experiences to create a context for them which is awesome. The stated purpose is perfect, since they would be using this vocabulary in a more communicative manner, expressing their own experiences (which they really like to do). I hope you find this comments useful! Abril Troyon
Hi, Lucía! I think your activities are suitable for your students' age since they have to rely on their background knowledge (e.g. what having an affair is) and they have to be old enough to be equipped with knowledge like that. I also liked your choice of the short stories because both require students to think critically in order to build up the stories' plots (and I'm a Roald Dahl fan, I must admit!) Perhaps for next time you could plan the activities having in mind the skills the teacher is going to exploit and the grammatical or vocabulary focus of each activity and how they relate to the course syllabus, for you haven't mentioned that. Finally, I believe it is important for teachers to think of the exact words they are going to use to formulate the questions so that they are clear enough and do not spoil the inferences the students are expected to do. For example, for the first activity I suggest you ask "What do you think the lady is thinking? What makes you think that?" I hope you find this comment useful! Rocío
I think these activities are very interesting. The first one will definitely catch students' attention since they have to make inferences while watching a video, which may be an activity that students are not very familiar with. It's great to incorporate this kind of source since taking into account that technology is so common among children and teenagers nowadays. Besides, I consider the video to be very interesting for them to predict. As regards the second activity, students will come up with very different things which I believe makes the activity very attractive. I believe both activities are great and easy for them to carry out.
Hi, Abril! I really liked the first activity. I think that it is appealing and relevant to the group because of their age and that they will probably have a lot of background knowledge in order to relate to the tasks. The video you've chosen is really nice and the fact that it has no dialogues makes it prfect for this kind of activity. The second activity is also great! Students will have a lot to say about the pictures and will come up with various ideas which is great since it gives them a meaningful oportunity to speak in English.
In my opinion, these activities are very interesting and appropriate for students of those levels and ages. Their knowledge of the world allows them to understand these exercises, as feelings and cartoons are part of their everyday life. Moreover, I find this activities very entertaining because they don't include any linguistic context. Students of this digital era, don't like reading and they feel more comfortable with images than with text.
Hi, there! Here's my asignment. Please comment your feedback! https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Vw8sr928wxNFBBLV85TEZsRWR4T284SmFidjlXSWlPeWgw/view?usp=sharing
Rocio, although there is misconception that implies that there are certain books intended for children, you could find a way to turn this into an interesting topic for grown ups. Little linguistic context for the activities make students rely more on their background knowledge and the ability to find their own voice and critical thinking. These specific pictures trigger a very rich discussion regarding social fields such as "accepting the other".
Rocío, I find really interesting your choice of material. Although Little Blue Little Yellow are most commonly used with little children, it may work with elementary kids as well since their cultural context is broader than younger kids. Besides, they may even exploit their interpretation skills im a better way, and relate the pictures from the book to their everyday life and social context. Regarding the second activity I believe the quotes are carefully planned and the vocabulary used is quite accurate for their age. I would really like to take you idea and put it into practice in my own lessons!
Agostina, I find the activities very apropriate for the age you chose. It aims directly at the expression of emotions which nowadays is behind a veil of "showing strength." The pictures for the activity are clear in the sense that the inferences students can make are probable to be broad although some shared responses may arise. It is also interesting the use of present continuous for describing the pictures given that the emotions tend to be felt at a given point and then may change (which would be the case if students use present simple)
Here´s Agostina´s file turned into a Google Doc (the pictures are in the original file) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MbyhS7Dt_s5eq3F_TYXjLqJuZAfqY95YF8aPkfJ6NGk/edit?usp=sharing
Marianela Galfón
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In my opinion, the activities fully relate to students' knowledge of the world since they both refer to situations of the everyday life. The students are thought to make inferences based upon tasks in which they have to talk about pets, food and daily routines. Moreover, in the second activity not only do students make use of the linguistic context but also the teacher provides them with useful phrasal verbs to describe past (and also present) situations. I think that the first activity may be less difficult for students of that age since they might find it easier to use the present continuous tense.
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From my point of view, it would be a good idea to play the scene represented in the picture as a closure. By doing that, the teacher makes students check whether their inferences are right or not.
DeleteIn this world of constant speed and bright screens, it seems quite difficult for children to get the main ideas of texts. Therefore comprehension tools seem to be at risk. I believe that the reading activity is more than interesting in the sense that keeps children 's attention creating suspense and also encourages them to develop some critical thinking on the reading by being able to infer what the next move in the story might be.
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DeleteSuper interesting! I like how these activities can cater for different interests, considering that the aimed group is varied. I think it's a fun way to work on inferences with adults, specially since they probably do it on a day to day basis without realizing. It's great that you also worked on inferring vocabulary meaning. Definitely a useful skill in life in general, but in particular for people that use a foreign language to communicate at work.
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ReplyDeleteI think both activities are very interesting. The first one is really good to practice not only language but it can also be used for revision in a science class. The images are very good and as they have to guess the third one (there is a question mark), there is an element of challenge and students have to infer from what they have studied before and the knowledge of the language they have.
Deletehttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1UKGDc9Iss8bP8MVgOsU9125I-5v3grnQGd-4gj7ajWU/edit?usp=sharing
ReplyDeleteI really liked the activities. In the 1º I like how you combined visual and written inferences. I believe the last text is very useful and the students will come up with very diverse and interesting answers. However, I would not keep the book suggested activities as I think they are quite mechanical. Maybe you could come up with others which are more meaningful.
DeleteThe second activity is great because it's related to children's feelings at that age, they will probably rely on their own experiences to create a context for them which is awesome. The stated purpose is perfect, since they would be using this vocabulary in a more communicative manner, expressing their own experiences (which they really like to do).
I hope you find this comments useful!
Abril Troyon
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XzlcS8eW26qsSuqFf8hEx3LyWPnWHH_Qtz2JPxybf68/edit?usp=drivesdk
ReplyDeleteHi, Lucía! I think your activities are suitable for your students' age since they have to rely on their background knowledge (e.g. what having an affair is) and they have to be old enough to be equipped with knowledge like that. I also liked your choice of the short stories because both require students to think critically in order to build up the stories' plots (and I'm a Roald Dahl fan, I must admit!) Perhaps for next time you could plan the activities having in mind the skills the teacher is going to exploit and the grammatical or vocabulary focus of each activity and how they relate to the course syllabus, for you haven't mentioned that. Finally, I believe it is important for teachers to think of the exact words they are going to use to formulate the questions so that they are clear enough and do not spoil the inferences the students are expected to do. For example, for the first activity I suggest you ask "What do you think the lady is thinking? What makes you think that?" I hope you find this comment useful!
DeleteRocío
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j48Eoqcxs9jYczL3nl0nKTTeMxd0ZkS6sPw1NyqRmvQ/edit?usp=sharing
ReplyDeleteI think these activities are very interesting. The first one will definitely catch students' attention since they have to make inferences while watching a video, which may be an activity that students are not very familiar with. It's great to incorporate this kind of source since taking into account that technology is so common among children and teenagers nowadays. Besides, I consider the video to be very interesting for them to predict. As regards the second activity, students will come up with very different things which I believe makes the activity very attractive. I believe both activities are great and easy for them to carry out.
DeleteHi, Abril! I really liked the first activity. I think that it is appealing and relevant to the group because of their age and that they will probably have a lot of background knowledge in order to relate to the tasks. The video you've chosen is really nice and the fact that it has no dialogues makes it prfect for this kind of activity.
DeleteThe second activity is also great! Students will have a lot to say about the pictures and will come up with various ideas which is great since it gives them a meaningful oportunity to speak in English.
Here´s Abril´s Google doc with comments:
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uZai6hUhVKagNNHo0lBZVv0-ty0VisFAFdJZAUzk3b4/edit?usp=sharing
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, these activities are very interesting and appropriate for students of those levels and ages. Their knowledge of the world allows them to understand these exercises, as feelings and cartoons are part of their everyday life. Moreover, I find this activities very entertaining because they don't include any linguistic context. Students of this digital era, don't like reading and they feel more comfortable with images than with text.
DeleteHi, there! Here's my asignment. Please comment your feedback! https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Vw8sr928wxNFBBLV85TEZsRWR4T284SmFidjlXSWlPeWgw/view?usp=sharing
ReplyDeleteRocio, although there is misconception that implies that there are certain books intended for children, you could find a way to turn this into an interesting topic for grown ups. Little linguistic context for the activities make students rely more on their background knowledge and the ability to find their own voice and critical thinking. These specific pictures trigger a very rich discussion regarding social fields such as "accepting the other".
DeleteRocío, I find really interesting your choice of material. Although Little Blue Little Yellow are most commonly used with little children, it may work with elementary kids as well since their cultural context is broader than younger kids. Besides, they may even exploit their interpretation skills im a better way, and relate the pictures from the book to their everyday life and social context. Regarding the second activity I believe the quotes are carefully planned and the vocabulary used is quite accurate for their age. I would really like to take you idea and put it into practice in my own lessons!
DeleteHere´s Rocio´s Google Doc.
Deletehttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1PrikutJlaa1L83V_N0jLnIgNQe1E_oax3quSh-D4Y3w/edit?usp=sharing
https://1drv.ms/w/s!AhqZsziX1at5jnU9yDGYccty3iEj
ReplyDeleteAgostina, I find the activities very apropriate for the age you chose. It aims directly at the expression of emotions which nowadays is behind a veil of "showing strength." The pictures for the activity are clear in the sense that the inferences students can make are probable to be broad although some shared responses may arise. It is also interesting the use of present continuous for describing the pictures given that the emotions tend to be felt at a given point and then may change (which would be the case if students use present simple)
DeleteThanks for your comment, Natalia :)
DeleteHere´s Agostina´s file turned into a Google Doc (the pictures are in the original file)
Deletehttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1MbyhS7Dt_s5eq3F_TYXjLqJuZAfqY95YF8aPkfJ6NGk/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nsbUxMTyWDq0jpA11DCYsyuMdEydNpbmDWvuk401S3k/edit
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