homework and TPR storytelling?
If you follow Blaine Ray’s Storytelling hook, line and sinker there is very little homework. Homework is usually given to reinforce the material learned in class. Most students learn the vocabulary so well through Storytelling that there is no need to bore them with worksheets at home. When I do Storytelling (I alternate the stories with other units) it takes me approximately 2 weeks to do a story from start to finish. During that time I might give 2 homework assignments. Occasionally I will give only 1 and rarely I will assign 3 worksheets. I use the worksheets basically so the students can practice the spelling of the vocab words. Julianne Baird ====================== 97/07 From-> Kate Doolittle KTDoo@aol.com Subject: TPR (again!) I hate to be redundant, but back to the topic of TPR storytelling. . .I was inspired to read more about it by the enthusiastic comments and discussions on the list. But in trying to decide if it’s a method I would like to attempt in my level 1 German, I hav
