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| Title | Review Ideas - Part 2 |
| Body | One thing that turned out really well which I think I might have gotten from this list is the "notebook game." I called it "Drei oder Fünf" (three or five) in class. Divide the class into two teams. Set 4 chairs or desks at the front of the room at an angle so that they're slightly facing each other and the class. All students put everything away but their notebooks. Two students from each team come to the front of the room and sit in the chairs. The students from Team A put their notebooks under their chairs. The two students from Team B have their notebooks open on their laps or desks at the front. I ask Student 1 from Team A, "Do you want a 3 point question or a 5 point question?" A 3 point question is one requiring a reply in English, a 5 point is in German. Student 1 on Team B can leaf through his notebook and ask a question (vocab, culture, verb tenses, etc.). For instance, Student 1 on Team A wants a 5 point question. Student 1 on Team B asks, "How do you say 'to mow the lawn' in German?" or "How do you say, 'I mowed the lawn' in German?" If Student 1 on Team A answers correctly (he may not use his notebook which is under his desk or chair), that's 5 points. If Student 1 doesn't know and wants to ask Student 2 seated next to him for help, he can (that student, too, cannot look in his notebook), but, if the answer he gives is correct, it's only worth 3 points. If Student 2 doesn't know, Student 1 can ask his teammates in their seats (who are allowed to have their notebooks open) for the answer, in which case, if it is correct, it is only worth 1 point. After both students on Team A have had a turn, the two on Team B close their notebooks, put them on the floor under their desk or chair, and the two from Team A use their notebooks to ask their questions of the two Team B people. When their round is done, four more students come up front - two from Team A and two from Team B. Eventually, every student gets to be up front. This turned out to be a great review activity because students were poring over their notes trying to find something difficult to ask the other team. Haring, C. (9 May 2004). Review Ideas? Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (13 May 2004). |
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