Today, I showed my students a traditional folk dance from Ecuadorian and Panamanian culture. My goal was to have the students compare the traditional dances to a dance that is native to their own culture, whatever it may be. I should have anticipated the responses that I had gotten from my classes. The popular responses were the "Wop", "Twerking", "The Wobble", and other recent dances that they have learned from social media. Unfortunately, once the students had started comparing the traditional dances to their own percolation, the class became unruly which made it hard to refocus their attention. I thought that a video of the traditional dances would help. To my satisfaction, I was right! Simultaneously, as I started the "Youtube" video, every single student stopped talking and watched the video. From here on out, I know that I have to guide my students to ascertain a specific response that is beneficial towards their educational experience in my Spanish I class.
anticipated- To figure out something before it happens
responses- an answer
percolation- dance/movement
unruly- misbehaved/hard to manage
simultaneously- at the same time
beneficial- has worth
ascertain- to discover something
satisfaction- pleased or happy about something
Match the following vocabulary words with its synonym:
1. anticipated a. at the same time
2. responses b. misbehaved/ hard to manage
3. percolation c. to discover something
4. unruly d. pleased or happy about something
5. simultaneously e. an answer
6. beneficial f. dance/ movement
7. ascertain g. has worth
8. satisfaction h. to figure out something before it happens
Grammar Point: Commas are used frequently used in the written language. Commas can be used to separate clauses or to separate things in a list.
Grammar Activity: Underline the phrase or phrases that use commas to separate clauses. Put a square around the phrase or phrases that use commas to separate things in a list.
Great first entry! I like your simple definitions for some complex words.
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