四年級西班牙文沉浸式寫作密集課程：「Mi Arcoiris」 - 意見寫作

In this Spanish Language Arts class, students will strengthen and develop their academic writing skills by learning the structure and organization of an opinion paragraph. Students will practice opinion writing while also paying attention to the components and rules of academic writing:
* Logical and structured form 
* Components such as introduction, body, conclusion
* Appropriate punctuation such as capitals, commas, periods, etc.

Why writing? Writing is an essential skill in itself and a powerful tool for improving reading skills, comprehension, and content learning. Writing by hand also engages fine motor skills and it has been shown to increase memory, retention. focus, creativity, and even improve your mood!

Students will also practice speaking, listening, and reading  through collaboration and participation during class and  through Flipgrid (optional) after class. What is Flipgrid? Flipgrid is a free, safe, easy to use, education-focused platform to record and share short videos. It's a great way to practice reading skills, build confidence in speaking, and even celebrate finished assignments! Also, sharing videos with their own group, helps students build and strengthen social learning communities.

PLEASE NOTE: This class is presented completely in Spanish. Students are encouraged to use Spanish as much as possible, with the understanding that they are still developing Spanish as their second language.

Students will participate within an “You do, I help" class model. This means students "do" by composing a written answer to a prompt. As the teacher, "I help" by modeling proper Spanish while providing guidance and support. Each week, they will complete one part of their rainbow craftivity. What is a craftivity? It's a hands-on, creative activity that becomes an educational tool. Each part of the craftivity will serve as a jumping off point to answer an opinion prompt.

The 6 themes will be:
Week 1 - Favorite animal
Week 2 - Favorite food
Week 3 - Favorite clothing
Week 4 - Favorite character
Week 5 - Favorite dessert
Week 6 -Favorite book or series

Some printed materials will be needed. 

Materials:
printed materials
A notebook 
Pencil and eraser
Crayons or markers

This class is tailored for students attending a Spanish Immersion or Dual Language program in 4th grade. For other grades, please consider my other classes.