Writing is extremely important in my classroom. It takes on different
forms. In the past it has been Venn Diagrams, letters to absent
students on grammar concepts, On-Demand writing on the importance of
studying a foreign language and utilizing their weekly vocabulary words
in sentences. Sometimes the writing in Spanish does seem pretty
elementary, but these are students who are learning a new language.
They are out of their comfort zone. They don't get to grow up tolistening
to different people speak, they may have two or three teachers to help
them learn the language. I believe it is important for me to develop
their writing in English as well as in Spanish. They will not be able
to successfully utilize the Spanish language, if they don't understand
how their own language works.
Next year I plan to incorporate
different types of writing, like weekly journals on what they are
learning, blogs on certain grammar aspects and evenpodcasts on vocabulary words.
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