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Activity 2
GENERALITIES
Target Group
Outline
1.
The teacher explains
the students that the activity
Minute to Win It Jeopardy
consists of seven different
categories (MI) with four
challenges each.
2.
The
students
are
divided in two or three groups,
and each one of the members
(one at a time, and taking turns
form group to group) of the
group will choose any given
category and complete the
challenge in the minute of time
given for the activity.
3.
If the students complete
the challenge in a minute as he
or she is supposed to, he or
she get the point that were
selected for the category. If
they fail to complete the
challenge, they will lose the
points that were selected.
4.
No Spanish or use of
cell phone is allowed during
this activity.
5.
At the end the group
with most points wins the
game.
1.
The teacher explains
the students that they will
watch an episode of a sitcom
called How I Met Your
Mother in order to solve some
tasks.
2.
The students are given
a handout with the tasks that
they will have to complete
while and after watching the
episode.
3.
The teacher will check
the tasks along with the
students and will answer any
possible questions students
might have.
Handout,
HIMYM
Pilot
episode, projector, computer,
and speakers.
What
information It can collect what kind of
does it gather?
activities students prefer to do
for learning or feel more
comfortable doing in classes.
Instruments
materials
Moment
RATIONALE
PROBLEMATIZING
Are the students They might have tried a
familiar with this Jeopardy game before with
type of activity?
another professor, but not one
that includes the MI as part of
Activity 2
GENERALITIES
Target Group
Instruments
materials
Moment
4.
The students will ask
each other questions (What is
your name?, Why were you at
the party?, What was your
relationship
with
Ms.
Ramirez?, When did you last
see Ms. Ramirez?, What were
you doing when you heard the
scream?)
to
get
more
information that will help them
solve the mystery.
5.
The students will use
the information collected in
order to come up with the
murderer and the motive.
3.
The teacher will read
the solution (included in the
Teachers notes) for the
student to confirm or dismiss
their conclusions.
or Teachers notes, worksheet for
all students, character cards,
Beethovens
Ninth
Symphony,
speakers,
computer.
In the middle of the course
4.
The students will take
turns to describe videos and to
guess the movie as well.
Duration: 40 to 50 minutes.
Duration: 10 to 20 minutes.
RATIONALE
What
information It can provide information
does it gather?
about the use of past tense
structure
in
more
contextualized way.
Does the activity Yes, because it is possible to
identify
problems notice if the structures are
and
possible being used in an appropriate
solutions?
way.
Do students reflect
on
their
own
learning process?
PROBLEMATIZING
Are the students No.
familiar with this
type of activity?