ActivityDescription:
Iflanguageteacherswerepaideverytimetheyhadtoremindstudentstospeakthetargetlanguage(TL),
theycouldprobablyretire.
Withthisinmind,youwillbeapartofagroupthatwillmeetatthebeginningofeachclass(groupswill
changefromtimetotime).Yourteacherwillhaveanactivitypreparedforthegroupstocompleteeachday
(thisgivesyourteachertheopportunitytotakeattendanceandfinishallthoseothertimeconsumingtasks).
Eachgroupshouldelectaleadertotakechargeandkeepthegroupontask,makingsurethateveryone
participates.AlwaysspeakasmuchTLaspossibleduringyourwarmup.Helpandlearnfromeachother.
UsetheTLtogreetandsayyourfarewellstoyourgroupmembersattheendoftheactivity.
PrimaryActivityStandard:CommunicationStandard1.1(InterpersonalCommunication)
Studentsengageinconversations,provideandobtaininformation,expressfeelingsandemotions,and
exchangeopinions.
Timeon
Task
Excellent
Average
NeedsWork
Thegroupformsimmediately
toworkonactivityuntilthe
teacherindicatesotherwiseif
groupfinishesearly,members
discusstopicsrelatedtoTL.
Thegroupformsfairlysoontowork
mostlyonactivityuntiltheteacher
indicatesotherwiseifgroupfinishes
early,membersareeithersilentor
discusstopicsnotrelatedtoTL.
Thegrouptakesalongtimeto
formtheydonotworkonactivity
(unlesstheteacherwalksby)if
groupfinishesearly,members
discusstopicsnotrelatedtoTL.
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Allgroupmembersparticipate
equallythroughouttheentire
Participation activity.
5
Allmemberscooperatetohelp
eachotherlearnifanyone
hasbeenabsent,thegroup
Group
helpshim/hernooneacts
Cooperation
"superior."
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UseofTL
Allgroupmembersbutone
participateequallythroughoutthe
activity.
Morethanonegroupmember
doesnotparticipateequally
throughouttheactivity.
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210
Mostmemberscooperatetohelp
eachotherlearnifanyonehasbeen
absent,thegroupsometimeshelps
him/hernooneacts"superior."
Membersdonotcooperatetohelp
eachotherlearnifanyonehas
beenabsent,thegroupdoesnot
helpsomemembersact
"superior."
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MembersuseasmuchTLas
MembersrarelyuseTLduring
possible(alsotogreetandsay MembersusesomeTLduringactivity activity(neitherdotheygreetnor
farewells).
(alsotogreetandsayfarewells).
sayfarewells).
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1999WadePetersen
*Thesourceforthisactivityandrubricis50FrenchOralCommunicationActivitieswithMiniRubricsbyWadePetersen.
ReferencestoFrenchintheoriginalwerechangedtotargetlanguageorTLabovesothattheactivitycanbeadaptedfor
anylanguage.PetersenhasalsowrittenactivitiesandrubricsforSpanishandGerman:
Petersen,W.(1999).50Frenchoralcommunicationactivitieswithminirubrics.AuburnHills,MI:Teacher'sDiscovery.
Petersen,W.(1999).50Spanishoralcommunicationactivitieswithminirubrics.AuburnHills,MI:Teacher'sDiscovery.
Petersen,W.(1999).50Germanoralcommunicationactivitieswithminirubrics.AuburnHills,MI:Teacher'sDiscovery.
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