Homework Choices – Skills
AUDIO LINGUA – Listen to three clips level B1 or higher on audio-lingua.eu. Summarize the main idea of each and write down key words and phrases you heard as well as what you think they mean.
DUOLINGO – Complete a set of lessons on DuoLingo in Spanish. Sumbit a screenshot with your answers from each lesson in the set.
LAITS VIDEOS – Watch three videos Intermediate B or higher on http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/. Summarize the main idea of each and write down key words and phrases you heard as well as what you think they mean.
FACEBOOK – Change your Facebook or other app or game’s language to Spanish play for 1 hour. Make a list of key words and phrases you learned.
DEVICE – Change your cell phone, console, tablet, or mp3 player’s language to Spanish for an entire week. Make a list of key words and phrases you learned.
SIRI – Have a 10-minute conversation with Siri in Spanish. Submit a transcript or screenshots of the conversation.
GRAMMAR TUTORIAL – Find a Spanish language tutorial video on a grammar or vocabulary topic and take notes on what you learn.
CLASSMATE CONVERSATION – Select a conversation video from the shared class folder and interpret key words and phrases the speakers use.
Real world skills
TRAVEL ITINERARY – Book a flight to a Spanish-speaking country using Delta or other airline’s Spanish-language site (up to the purchase of course!). Take a screenshot of the itinerary.
MOVIE PLANS – Watch the Spanish-language trailer of a movie you’d like to see. Locate a theatre in a Spanish-speaking country that’s playing the movie. Take a screenshot of the movie schedule.
FUN PLAN – Explore the website for a theme park or regional festival in a Spanish-speaking country. Plan a schedule for spending a day there.
JOB APPLICATION – Fill out and screenshot (but don’t send!) an electronic application for employment from a Spanish-speaking country.
WEEKLY AGENDA – Keep an agenda in Spanish for a week online (e.g. Google Calendars) or on paper of my responsibilities for school and at home.
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS – Read the directions of four items in your house (e.g. detergent, cake mix). Take a picture and make a list of key words and phrases you learned.
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK – Call the feedback number on a product for Spanish speakers and give them your opinion about the product.
PLANS – Record a 1-3 minute video making plans with a classmate to meet at a certain time and place outside of school, including how to get there from school.
THANK YOU – Write a thank you note to someone who has helped you with your Spanish, recalling what they did for you and how it helped you.
2 Comments
Kristy Vanguilder · July 9, 2015 at 10:35 pm
Your website is amazing but I really love the homework choices that you have created. Can I ask how often you require students to complete an assignment? Also how do you grade the assignments – for completion? Do you use a rubric? What are the guidelines for submitting assignments? Please share your successes and wisdom…thanks so much
Sra. Spanglish · July 11, 2015 at 9:22 pm
Thanks! I used to require them weekly, but that wasn't as fruitful as I'd hoped, so I'm shifting to 1 after each IPA, so about every 2-3 weeks.