So this week we have a lot of accumulated PAT and since it's the end of the year, I thought we could play a simplified version of Mafia.
I got the idea from Martina Bex last year.
Changes I made:
- I decided for my Spanish 1 class to remove the doctor, because we never finish a game anyway.
- I added a point system because we never finish a game so that way it gives some more semblance of purpose
And here's the presentation I came up with for today to facilitate the game. The language for "se hace de noche" comes from an activity we do earlier in the year so it's familiar.
You could easily take away the language like "killing" to something else. I talk about how the mafia eliminates people, but might use the term "kill" if the classes are familiar with it. The people they accuse go to prison.
If you can use it in your classes, great! The kids enjoyed the picture of their town in the presentation.
I enjoy reading your blog and often use your ideas and materials in my classroom. Thank you so much for all your help. Your slides about Mafia have helped me to finally understand the game well enough that I would like to try it this year. I would also like to use your slides if that is possible. Is there a way that I can download them?
ReplyDeleteSure Jennifer. Use this link. Go to File and it should give you an option to make a copy to your google drive. Then you can edit that one and enjoy.
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I enjoy reading your blog and often use your ideas and materials in my classroom. Thank you so much for all your help. Your slides about Mafia have helped me to finally understand the game well enough that I would like to try it this year. I would also like to use your slides if that is possible. Is there a way that I can download them?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this Powerpoint. I have been wanting to try this activity for a while, and many of my 7th grade students will be absent tomorrow on a field trip - although I should still have at least 12 kids for this to work so I am excited to give it a try. I love having a Ppt though to provide the visual information and context.
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