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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 “U.S. and Italian Homes,” take notes on Ms. DiGennaro’s instructional strategies, particularly how she structures and sequences multiple vocabulary activities. 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. DiGennaro’s class to focus on specific teaching strategies. Use the video images below to locate where to begin viewing.
Video Segment: Comparing Homes
You’ll find this segment approximately 3 minutes after the video starts. Watch for about 4 minutes.
Students share drawings of a typical American home exterior, and then discuss some similarities and differences between American and Italian homes.
Video Segment: Identifying Furniture
You’ll find this segment approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds after the video starts. Watch for about 5 minutes.
Students match labels to pictures of Italian furniture.
Video Segment: Drawing From Directions
You’ll find this segment approximately 22 minutes and 30 seconds after the video starts. Watch for about 2 minutes.
Students draw a picture of a house described to them by their partner.