Students create a visual display accompanied by written reports for presentation outside the classroom such as bulletin boards, media center, or PTA functions. Create original short works of poetry or prose to a model. Continue to self and peer edit. Students critique each others' rough drafts of a paragraph about a hobby or favorite after school activity. Read linguistically and developmentally appropriate passages including articles, stories.
Students read passages from graded readers, magazines, newspapers, and other available texts.
Read to locate needed information. Students read a target language catalog to find specified items and fill out order forms. Use reference materials such as dictionaries and the Internet. Students research historical significance of figures displayed on target country currency and share findings with peers. Students research popular neighborhood meeting places and commercial establishments in target language countries using a variety of reference sources.