I am an active listener and can respond to simple, direct questions.
When we were listening to Signora Durand tell the story of Richard Gere Impara Ballare il Tango, I showed that I was listening by actively engaging when she asked us questions. Another way that I show I am actively engaged and listening is by answering questions with the class when Signora Durand asks us. I know that if I do this, it will help me to understand the language faster, and keep the phrases in my brain longer.
I can present information clearly and in an organized way.
When writing my third story in class, I felt like I could piece different vocabulary together much easier than during previous writings. I also found that I was using my skills from the verbathon, as I was trying to remember what conjugations went with the correct tense. I am very proud of myself for being able to utilize my knowledge from previous lessons and stories we have done. At the beginning of term, I never would have thought that I would be able to write a full story in Italian without any references in only a month. One thing that I would do differently would be choosing different vocabulary throughout the story, as I tend to use things that I already know in Italian.
I can recount simple experiences and activities and tell something I learned.
Being an active participant during the storytelling sessions with the class and Signora Durand has helped me to complete the in-class write much easier and more efficiently. Actively participating had also helped me to learn new vocabulary that I can recognize in other stories or songs. When doing my in-class write, having done a lot of stories with the class really helped me to complete the story.