AP WORKSHOP 2009
By Sonya Breaux and Andrea Perez
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AP WORKSHOP 2009
By Sonya Breaux and Andrea Perez
Whose line is it anyway?
Objective: To create the funniest or most outrageous explanation or
dialogue with the objects.
Play: Divide the class into teams. For small classes 2 is perfect. Larger classes,
perhaps up to 4 per team.
Items needed: Incentives, outrageous objects, dictionaries, timer, bell.
Rules: Depending on level of expertise students may:
 Simply name the object
 State what it’s used for (circumlocution)
 Create a dialogue which uses the object “in action”
Students may:
 Use a dictionary
 Consult with partner on words
 Be limited to words on a vocabulary list only
Please give the students:
 30 seconds to 1 minute to think/plan
Don’t forget to reward your winner(s).
AP WORKSHOP 2009
By Sonya Breaux and Andrea Perez
Summer work – Give them H.E.L.!
Objective: To have the students practice in the 4 pertinent areas, listening,
speaking, reading, and writing.
Students will complete activities such as:
 Watching TV
 Listening to the radio
 Speaking with native speakers
 Reading news articles
 Writing an essay
 Expressing their opinions
 Experience cultural events around town
 Interpret music or art
Use my idea:
 20 News articles, clipped and stapled or glued to their opinion
sheet.
 20 Hours of TV viewing, with or without subtitles. A brief
summary is expected for non-native speakers. An opinion is
expected for native/heritage speakers.
 20 Hours of radio listening. (same as TV viewing)
 5 interactions with a native speaker. Conversation summary is
expected. (20 pts total)
 1 essay is expected. (20pts total)
 Optional: Attend 5 cultural events around town (museum, art
show, jazz concert, latino festival, etc.. (20 pts)
 Optional: Interpret 5 songs by analyzing the lyrics and stating
your opinion. (20 pts total)
Create your own summer work: Write down at least 1 idea for each area.
 Reading: __________________________________________________
 Writing: ___________________________________________________
 Speaking: __________________________________________________
 Listening: __________________________________________________
AP WORKSHOP 2009
By Sonya Breaux and Andrea Perez
Character sketching
Objective: To find out if students really understand how to analyze a
character. Find and use personality traits, generate new vocabulary,
attitudes, and understanding of culture.
Examples:
- La siesta del martes – Gabriel García Márquez
Character: The Sun
Traits:
 Controlling
 Powerful/Forceful
 Overbearing
After analyzing all the characters, pick one and apply this character to
another role. Imagine that the sun had a speaking role in a film like Finding
Nemo. Who would he be? (Answer: Darla the dentist’s granddaughter)
You can also relate the character to other stories:
The sun could be related to Tio Clodio in the story, “Las Medias Rojas” by ….
Why? They are both controlling and overbearing. They run the lives of
others.
Activity: Have students create a dialogue based on the Sun’s character traits.
What would he say if he were Darla? Switch: What would he say if he were
Nemo? How would Nemo’s attitudes change?
Apply to debates: What would “The Sun” think of
The current: Castro/Chávez/Obama/Juan Carlos
The deceased: Guevara/Franco/Hitler
Former: Bush/Clinton
Materials needed:
Graphic organizer showing the relationships between characters.
(See back)
Nombre______________________
Graphic Organizer
Fecha________________
Cuento #1:
Personaje principal:
Caracteristicas:
Cuento #2:
Personaje principal:
Caracteristicas:
Personaje #2:
Caracteristicas:
Personaje #2:
Caracteristicas:
Personaje #3:
Personaje #3:
Cuento #1
Temas o ideas semejantes
Cuento #2
Temas o ideas semejantes
Temas o ideas diferentes
Temas o ideas diferentes
AP WORKSHOP 2009
By Sonya Breaux and Andrea Perez
More to share? Try this actividad (para variar)
Agua del tiempo
Encuesta
* You have just been deemed as one of the world’s best taste tester and have
been selected to judge the best water national finals in Barcelona, Spain. You
thought you might be able to use some English but, you’ve noticed that most of
the TV stations and radios are from Latin America plus Spain’s top station
Antena 3 and TVE are also there. Using your best polished Español, get ready to
write your critique about which sample you think should be labeled as the
world’s best Agua Mineral. Your critique will be submitted to Madrid’s famous
magazine. “!Hola!”
You might want to include:
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Information from your survey findings
Comparison of your top two brands
Final conclusion opinions (reasons why)
Winner
AP & IV
Speaking
Vocabulary
Wow! I
understood that
100%!
Wow! You used
extra vocabulary
that I didn’t know
you knew and
idiomatic
expressions were
used correctly!
Bravo!
Really? Can you give
more details?
You even used words
from past chapters!
Attempted some
idiomatic expressions
but perhaps were not
used correctly.
Circulomotion! Great!
Grammar
Frequent attempt
at varied
complexities with
no mistakes.
Grammar was
excelente! Bravo!
Moderate attempt at
varied complexities
with little or no
mistakes. I could still
understand what you
meant.
Logic /
Organization
Wow! You
sounded like a
professional. All
was organized,
explained and
supported by
many examples
details from
resources.
Hey, you made your
point and supported it
with a few details from
our resources. Things
were in order, coherent,
and logical.
Ok, I got it!
Repeat please?
What did you say?
Used rich and
descriptive
vocabulary
including
connectors
correctly with a
few mistakes or
misuses of the
word.
Stayed mainly in
one simple tense.
Few to many
errors but none
disrupted the me.
Used vocabulary
but few
connectors, or
very short simple
sentences.
Vocabulary very
elementary but,
you didn’t use
English!
Hmm, I needed to
help you quite a
bit to make it
through. Many
errors in the
simple tenses. It
was hard to
understand.
Hmm, I think you
were confused on
the topic and you
didn’t give any
examples. I saw
some organization
in the paragraphs
but things were
out of order.
Made little or no
effort at
vocabulary or used
English. I had to
help you a lot!
A few things were
off topic or not
logical but, didn’t
interfere with
what you meant.
You attempted
citing but were a
little off. An
opening, body,
and conclusion
were present
I’m sorry, I didn’t
understand
anything you
wrote. There was
too much English
and structures
didn’t make sense.
I’m sorry but that
has nothing to do
with the topic?
There were no
examples and I
couldn’t tell where
the body and main
paragraphs were!
Encuesta de probador
Bienvenidos al 2o concurso de Agua mineral mundial patrocinado por Antena 3 y
TVE Madrid. Gracias por compartir este gran evento con nosotros. Hemos facilitado
para vosotros la encuesta siguiente para apuntar sus ideas y opiniones sobre las
mejores marcas de agua mineral del mundo. Por favor, marca con X su opción
preferida y escribid vuestros comentarios en los cuadritos. ¡Disfrutad del concurso y
nos vemos en la clausura final!
Sin otro particular,
*María del Mar
*La oficina de turismo – Madrid, España*
Ratings: 1 = ¡Ah, que fresco!
Marca y origen
Sabor / Olor
2 = bien, si no hay otra opción
3 = ¡ No me gustó!
Claridad de sabor
Factor de
Presentación de
burbujería
botella
Perrier – Francía
San Pellegrino –
Italia (Terme)
Voss – Noruega
(Bergen)
Dasani – (Atl)
Deer Park -(Fla)
Evian – Francía
(Alps)
Apollinaris –
Alemania
Glacéau – NYC
(fabricado)
Poland Spring –
EEUU, (Maine)
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Marca y origen
Sabor
Comentarios:
Claridad de sabor
Perrier – Francía
San Pellegrino –
Italia (Terme)
Voss – Noruega
(Bergen)
Dasani – EE.UU.
(Atlanta)
Deer Park /EE.UU.
(Florida)
Evian – Francía
(Alps)
Apollinaris/
Alemania
Glacéau – NYC
(fabricado)
Poland Spring –
EEUU, (Maine)
Factor burbujería
Presentación de
botella
AP WORKSHOP 2009
By Sonya Breaux and Andrea Perez
What have you got to share?
Instructions: Quickly write down some ideas within the circle that you can
easily explain.
Write outside the circle, ideas/notes about new activities that you’ve
learned from your other compañeros.
Write down emails here:
Name
Andrea Perez
Sonya Breaux
School
North Springs
Milton
Email
Pereza@fultonschools.org
breauxs@fultonschools.org