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elements of change? Surprise? Tension? Gain and loss? Happiness and sorrow? Uncertainty? Courage? Outside forces and influences? Personal breakthrough
Step Three. Identify POP. To hold the attention of your audience, ensure your narrative has POP – personalize (P) your story; insert an outstanding (O) twist, tension, fact, or surprise; and say something powerful (P) that will affect your audience.
Step Four. Draw your River of Life Journey. Use a large piece of white paper. Use any writing utensils you have. Think of colors, texture, perspective.
Log out-of-class SLA time
Step One. Log out-of-class time that you spend working— reading, listening, writing, speaking—on Second Language Acquisition (SLA) to be “bilingual with purpose” with a range of people:
Step Two. Take three minutes to begin a list of reasons why being “bilingual with purpose” matters in your life. For starters, write down five reasons in complete sentences.
1. ___________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________________ 4. ___________________________________________________ 5. ___________________________________________________ 6. ___________________________________________________
SLA time with:
Hours
Minutes
Topics covered
Questions raised
Family
Friends/classmates
Neighbors/teachers
Strangers
Tourists
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