Educating Our Eagles - Issue 13
HIGH SCHOOL: Ser and Estar Mnemonic devices: such as acronyms, chunking, and rhymes work by tapping into how the brain naturally stores data. Students enrolled in Spanish with Sra. Johnston practice using these tools to help remember the terms and phrases they study in class. In this lesson, students use the acronyms DOCTOR and PLACE to help remember when to use the two verbs for “To be” in Spanish called Ser and Estar. As a result of instruction, students will be able to: • memorize and use the verbs Ser and Estar with a variety of topics outlined within the Acronyms DOCTOR and PLACE. Ser: Descriptions, Occupations, Characteristics, Time, Origin, Relation Estar: Position, Location, Action, Condition, Emotion. Observations: The students were grateful to have learned the mnemonic devices that allow them to better understand two very important verbs in Spanish. When comparing the English language to Spanish, English only has one form of “To Be” whereas Spanish has two main forms of the verb "To Be". The acronyms for Ser (DOCTOR) and Estar (PLACE) are relatively easy to remember and give them a way to focus on when to use the verbs. MA Standards: ACTFL – World-readiness standards for learning languages: Communication and Connections. • Interpersonal Communication: Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions. • Interpretive Communication: Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics. (Videos, Lecture and Core practice) • Making Connections: Learners build, reinforce, and expand their knowledge of other disciplines while using the language to develop critical thinking and to solve problems creatively. (Lecture, Cultural comparison, Literary comparison, Core practice) EDUCATING OUR EAGLES 16
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