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As you reflect on these questions, write down your responses or discuss them as a group.
Before You Watch
Respond to the following questions:
As you watch “Making Sales Calls,” take notes on Mr. Bartolotti’s instructional strategies, particularly his use of a role-playing activity to facilitate language production and the type of support he provides for students with stronger Arabic language skills and those with more minimal Arabic language skills. Write down what you find interesting, surprising, or especially important about the teaching and learning in this lesson.
Review your notes, and then respond to the following questions:
Watch the video again, but this time, focus on the following teaching practices: role-playing and differentiation.
Practice: Role-Playing
Mr. Bartolotti leads a role-playing activity designed to encourage authentic language use.
Practice: Differentiation
Mr. Bartolotti structures activities so that students with different backgrounds and strengths work together and learn from each other.