Rescaffolding the curriculum to reach the new AP What needs to happen differently at level four?, level three? level two? (no comment yet on level one)

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1 Rescaffolding the curriculum to reach the new AP What needs to happen differently at level four?, level three? level two? (no comment yet on level one)

2 level four: AP pre-course Start with a focus on spoken interpersonal 1. Consider ten primary objectives on page 8 1. student engages in the oral exchange of information, opinions, and ideas in a variety of time frames in formal and informal situations. 2. student understands a variety of vocabulary, including idiomatic and culturally appropriate expressions. 2. Then focus achievement level descriptors 1. at level four students initiate, maintain and close conversations on familiar topics.

3 sample early lesson Sept 2012 1. Theme: Familie und Gemeinschaft 2. Genre: media- current events 3. Primary Learning Objectives: written and print interpretive communcation; audio, visual and a-v interpretive communication; spoken presentational communication

4 sample early lesson Sept 2012 1. Print interpretive : reading Die Dimensionen des Terrors sind unfassbar http://www.welt.de/debatte/article13503993/Die -Dimensionen-des-Terrors-sind-unfassbar.html 2. Reading comprehension questions Was ist kaum zu fassen? [from title] Questions designed to elicit use of good reading skills by forcing students to paraphrase to show understanding of reading rather than just find chunk of text

5 sample early lesson Sept 2012- first section of text Terrorismus hat nicht allein islamistische Wurzeln. Die Spirale der Gewalt kann auch mitten im so aufgeklärten Europa ihren Ausgang nehmen Kommt der Terror nur aus der moslemischen Welt? Kann etwas Gewaltätiges auch in Europa passieren?

6 body of text Es fällt schwer, nicht die Fassung zu verlieren angesichts der Ereignisse in Norwegen. Die Erschütterung des Grundvertrauens in die Schutzvorrichtungen der Zivilisation, auf die Terrorismus stets abzielt, hat in diesem Fall eine weitere Steigerung in die Dimensionen des Unheimlichen und Grauenvollen erfahren. 1. Kann man die falsche Perspektive haben, wenn man daran denkt, was in Norwegen passiert ist? 2. Was ist oft das Ziel des Terroristen? 3. Was vertrauen Bürger einer normalen Zivilisation?

7 Still in level four: audio-visual interpretive 1. Der Spiegel news report on massacre in Norway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qiz- MCQhJbA 2. Watch one minute, ask questions, watch next minute Students show comprehension through oral Q and A or written responses Questions based on new AP test format

8 assessing student work O Assessing student participation in class discussion – challenging to capture evidence O Use new AP format rubric interpersonal speaking on page 96-97 of workshop handbook

9 Level three: sample early lesson Sept, 2012 O Use same unit and lesson format – 8x interpersonal O Use same theme spiraled from AP and four O Big leap from previous level three structure O Islam in Europe http://neuneinhalb.wdr.de/sendungen/2012/ 09/2012_09_22.php5 Neuneinhalb- ARD kids program with vidcast archive – 8 years of episodes

10 Level 3- audio/visual interpretive 1. Theme: Familie und Gemeinschaft 2. Genre: media; video podcast, kids tv 3. PLO: audiovisual interpretive communication

11 Lesson rolls smoothly from audio to print interpretive – using website Der Islam ist nach dem Christentum die zweitgrößte Religion der Welt. Menschen, die dem Islam angehören, nennt man Muslime. Sie glauben an einen einzigen Gott: Allah. Um ihn zu ehren und gemeinsam zu beten treffen sich die Muslime regelmäßig in ihren Gotteshäusern, den Moscheen O Welche Religion ist die grösste in der Welt? O early rendition of the level four and AP reading comprehension assessment strategy

12 level two: start of high school O New vehicle for reaching AP- aligning all lessons to new AP test format O Fully-implemented new unit and lesson format

13 Interpersonal 8 times a quarter: speaking/writing every other week Interpretive 4 times a quarter 2 listening 2 reading Presentational 1 major spoken 1 major written Culture elusive, but important trying to weave it into all units

14 level two: sample early lesson Sept, 2012 1. Theme: Familie und Gemeinschaft 2. Genre: media; video podcast, kids tv 3. PLO: audiovisual interpretive communication www.kikaninchen.dewww.kikaninchen.de – watch Bummibär podcast Nr 7 Löwenmut Follow Q and A format of previous levels in first interpretive lesson