Commitments to Succeed

Brainstorm what they know/don’t know about the topic

List their wonderings about the topic

List five to ten words that might appear in this lesson and look them up in Japanese

watch/listen to/view an assigned cultural video and respond to comprehension questions

Interact with Japanese text and obtain key information

sort/categorize/rank new words and phrases in Japanese

Understand meaning of new words and phrases

Make meaning of the new language structure together with peers

Notice language patterns through peer discussion

Clarify questions in class

Apply understanding by creating original sentences to express ideas independently

Exchange ideas with peers in Japanese

Use strategies to maintain communication in Japanese

Listen to peers attentively in order to fully understand message

Present ideas in Japanese writing and/or speaking

Appreciate and learn from peers’ presentations

Evaluate their own learning in order to further improve their Japanese

Ignite students’ curiosity with driving questions

Engage students with cultural video/text/visuals with purpose

Provide students opportunities to interact with video/text/visuals

Engage students with an intriguing story

Support students with comprehension by providing visuals and gestures

Facilitate word sorting/categorizing activities

Answer questions

Provide students time to discover language patterns

Facilitate conversation about meaning and mechanics of the language

Think aloud to model expert thinking

Provide learners opportunities to apply new knowledge

Establish purpose for communication tasks

Model communication in Japanese

Facilitate communication tasks

Provide oral corrective feedback

Provide purposeful tasks that reflect new learning

Provide multiple ways to demonstrate learners’ understanding and newly acquired skills

Provide students opportunities to celebrate and reflect on their learning