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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 “Sports in Action,” take notes on Ms. Tanner’s instructional strategies, particularly how she provides students with multiple opportunities to practice vocabulary and to interact. Write down what you find interesting, surprising, or especially important about the teaching and learning in this lesson.
Reflect on the Video
Review your notes, and then respond to the following questions:
Take a second look at Ms. Tanner’s class to focus on specific teaching strategies. Use the video images below to locate where to begin viewing.
Video Segment: TPR Storytelling
You’ll find this segment approximately 18 minutes after the video starts. Watch for about 4 minutes and 30 seconds.
Ms. Tanner presents new vocabulary and narrates a story for students to perform.
Video Segment: Retelling the Story
You’ll find this segment approximately 22 minutes and 30 seconds after the video starts. Watch for about 2 minutes.
Jason retells the story while fellow students act it out.
Video Segment: Writing the Story
You’ll find this segment approximately 24 minutes and 30 seconds after the video starts. Watch for about 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Each student attempts to retell the story in writing, and then contributes a portion to a class version.