This week I finished teaching the preterite in Spanish to my year 8 class.
I wanted to do a lesson which was fun, but challenging, to consolidate their learning.
So I came up with this (all photos I used have been removed for copyright reasons or to protect the innocent/guilty):
Starter: The setting
Students in pairs or groups figure out what has happened.
They explain it to the others in their group.
Task 1: Alibi
Students write an alibi in Spanish saying:
- where there where and the time
- what they were doing and giving an opinion about it
- who they were with
Task 2: Taking statements
Students are now a police officer taking statements.
An opportunity for speaking and listening.
In groups, students give their alibi, the others take notes in English.
They then use the information they have gathered to decide who has given the least plausible alibi.
Task 3: Giving evidence in court
Students now have to prepare a statement to give in court.
This involves writing a paragraph to say what the murderer said they were doing and giving alternative explanations as to what you thought they were really doing.
Plenary
Volunteers give their evidence to a massive photo of Judge Judy.
There are no wrong or right answers to this task.
As long as the students are using their Spanish, then that's fine.
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