This semester, we have been discussing health choices in Spanish 2H. Jane Shea found this awesome Ted Talks video that was short and relevant to our topic. Here is her awesome lesson that I totally stole!
1. Students watched this video and took notes in English or Spanish (the video is in English).
2. Next, students were divided into groups to respond to this prompt (in the target language): “Why is what we eat important for our health?”
3. We relocated to a collaboration space. Students collaborated to come up with the best response to the prompt. As a part of their teamwork for excellence, each student had to write the same exact essay response as the other group members. They had 25 minutes to complete the task.
4. Then all papers from each group were stapled together and turned in to me.
5. Finally, I edited, graded on our presentational writing rubric and gave detailed written feedback to each group. For each class, I had 6 papers to grade instead of the normal 31+. While I only edited 1 per group, I did flip through to make sure everyone wrote everything. I had a few slackers who earned lower grades than their other group members, much to their dismay.
This provided a quick and meaningful way to give feedback prior to our formative assessment tomorrow. We’ll see if it helped :).
Oodles and Gobs 
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