Dialogo para Octavo

So, I know a lot of my notes have been about my nights out, my friends, celebrations with my family, but I work, too. As a little evidence and insight into what I teach my students, I've copied the dialogue (dialogo, which I've constantly mispronounced as diagolo) which two of my 8th graders will recite for the region's annual English dialogue competition happening in August or September.

Official Dialogue 1: The Magic Lamp
Written by: Lisa Knox, Region del Bío Bío (Chillán) Volunteer 2007


A: Hey, you’re a genie!
B: Could be.
A: Well, there’s your magic lamp...
B: Could be.
A: You are a genie!
B: Fine, you’re right. I am a genie.
A: That means I get wishes.
B: Yep.
A: How many?
B: Three wishes, that is the rule.
A: Any wish?
B: Any wish you like.
A: Let me think...
B: Hurry up! I haven’t got all day.
A: Ok. I wish for a million dollars!
B: Done.
A: Done?
B: Your wish is granted.
A: Well, where is it?
B: Where is what?
A: My million dollars!
B: Oh, that.
A: Yes, that.
B: It’s in the box.
A: What box?
B: That box right there.
A: I don’t see a box.
B: Of course not, it’s invisible!
A: But I don’t want invisible money!
B: Well, why didn’t you say so?
A: Make it visible.
B: But that’s a new wish!
A: All right, I wish the box were visible.
B: Done.
A: Hooray, I see it!
B: Of course, you’ll need the key...
A: What?
B: The key. To open it.
A: Why?
B: Well I can’t leave a million dollars in an open box!!
A: Genie, you drive me crazy! I wish I’d never met you.
B: Done.
A: Wait, I didn’t mean that!
B: That’s three wishes.
A: But that was a mistake.
B: Be careful what you wish for. Goodbye!
(194 words)

This was written by the beautiful and brilliant Lisa Knox of the World Teach program! And, for your viewing pleasure (as I don't like to post stories without pictures) are photos of my little 1 1/2 yr old. host brother, Benjamin, who will be 2 in the end of October and my classroom, the multitaller.

We're deciding the two participants this week out of the five who have been practicing very hard for the past couple months. Tomorrow I teach my 1st and 2nd graders (pieces of clothing), Thursday are my classes with 8th grade, 7th grade (memorizing the Peanut Butter Sandwich poem), 6th grade (the phrases "yes, I can" and "no, I can't"), and Friday I have my 3rd graders (singular and plural nouns ex. leaf/leaves, child/children), and 4th graders (commands).

I've been a little sick lately, but if I'm feeling up to it this weekend, I'll run a 10K!