Ss have discussion using discussion questions they wrote for homework and are scored a point on the rubric for each question they ask or opinion they share or follow-up question they ask. They get feedback and suggestions on their language.

Ss give a presentation about their neighborhood. Other Ss ask follow-up questions. Ss get points for speaking and more points for asking follow-up questions. T gives feedback and suggestions.

Ss show a map of their neighborhood to the group. Using prepositions and language of “directions” Ss have been studying, Ss take turns directing their classmates around the neighborhood for practice.

Ss show a map of their neighborhood to the group. Using prepositions and language of “directions” Ss have been studying, Ss take turns directing their classmates around the neighborhood for practice. This is given a “low-stakes” score.

Ss read an article from the textbook about climate change. T tells Ss they must note 3 important “takeaways,” but they may choose any of the following ways to show this: create a poster, write an essay, record a video ad; these are scored with a rubric the Ss are familiar with.

Ss work in groups of 4. Each group is assigned a different paragraph of an article to read and summarize. In breakout rooms, each group discusses their paragraph to be sure they each understand. They may use dictionaries and should consult with each other until they are clear, and each member can summarize it clearly. During instructions, T explains that each person needs to be able to summarize because they will be in new groups and will be the only one with this information in their new groups. Ss return to Main Session and are reassigned to a new group composed of 1 person from each of the other groups, so now, each group has “the entire article.” Ss sequence and share their summaries. When they return to the Main Session, they check in with other groups to compare answers of sequence and summary. They write test questions for each other to answer.

T plays a scene from a movie without the sound. Ss discuss and take guesses to answer, “What’s going on” and “what’s going to happen next?” Ss take guesses, then watch the scene with the sound on and discuss whose answers were correct.

T plays a scene from a movie once. Ss discuss and ask each other questions they write about the scene. The T then uses a pre-made transcript of the movie with blanks (a cloze exercise) and asks Ss to fill it in. T scores these using an answer key.

Ss choose a song in English they like and play it in class. For homework, they prepare a talk stating:

· why they like this song

· what their favorite line is and why

· ask other Ss which lines they like and why

Ss get points for presenting and volunteering opinions about the lines.