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UNIT 1 / DATE RANGE / TEACHER / GRADE
¡Empecemos! Let’s Begin! / 6 weeks / Miller / HS Spanish 1
UNIT LEARNING GOAL
Students will be able to introduce themselves and others and others and exchange essential personal information in the target language.
UNIT OBJECTIVES and ESSENTIAL CONTENT
Essential Questions:
1. What are some ways to greet people in Spanish?
2. How do greetings in Spanish differ from greeting in English?
3. How is the way you talk to adults different from your peers in the Spanish language?
4. How is giving your age done differently in Spanish?
5. How is giving your phone number and email done differently in Spanish?
6. How is Spanish grammar different from English grammar?
7. Why study Spanish?
8. How do we become bilingual?
Objectives:
  1. apply interpretive listening to Spanish
  2. interpret Spanish reading passages
  3. analyze and use different patterns of interpersonal communication
  4. present information and ideas to an audience through speaking and writing in Spanish
  5. demonstrate understanding of social interaction patterns within Spanish culture

UNIT VOCABULARY
Key Vocabulary:
Greetings and farewells ,
Emotions,
Introductions,
Alphabet ,
Numbers up to 10,
Days of the week ,
Months of the year
Grammar:
Nouns and verbs in sentences,
The verb Ser ,
Subject pronouns, Tu and Usted
CHUNKING THE UNIT
WHAT / HOW
ACTIVITIES AND AGENDA / Presentational Writing: provide some basic information on familiar topics in lists, phrases, often using memorized expressions.
-Write an introduction of yourself
-Write your age and your birthday
-Write where you are from
-Write your phone number
-Write the date and time
Presentational Speaking: provide basic information about yourself and your immediate surroundings, using words and phrases, and memorized expressions.
-Greet people
-Introduce yourself
-Tell your age and birthday
-Tell where you are from
-Tell the date and the time
-Tell your telephone number
Culture: USA-Spanish Influence/Spain
recognize basic practices and perspectives of cultures where the target language is spoken (such as greetings, holiday celebrations, etc.)
-Identify verbal and nonverbal communicative skills (language, gestures, body language)
-El mes de la Hispanidad (EnSeptiembre y Octubre)
-Overview of Spanish-speaking countries.
Connections: identify key words and phrases in the target language that are based on previous knowledge acquired in subject area classes.
-Explore geography, fine arts, and relevant historical facts of the target culture.
Comparisons: identify words that are similar to those in my own language.
-Identify cognates or characters that help me understand the meaning.
Communities: use key words and phrases in the target language to participate in different activities in the school and the community.
-Investigate the language skills unique to the local community.
-Discover advantages of being able to communicate in more than one language
UNIT ASSESSMENT / Various assessments throughout unit
Chapter test
LEARNING STRATEGIES UTILZED
Interactive Notebook (INB), PowerPoints, hands-on, foldables, thinking maps/charts/ graph/organization tools, multi-media, songs, Cornell Notes, cooperative groups, Mark the Text, virtual labs, Edmodo, AVID strategies, CRISS strategies, KAGAN strategies, modeling, textbook
FLORIDA BENCHMARKS
WL.K12.NM.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of basic words, phrases, and questions about self and personal experiences, through gestures, drawings, pictures, and actions.
WL.K12.NM.1.4 Demonstrate understanding of simple information supported by visuals through a variety of media.
WL.K12.NH.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of familiar topics and frequently used expressions supported by a variety of actions.
WL.K12.NM.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of written familiar words, phrases, and simple sentences supported by visuals.
WL.K12.NH.2.1 Determine main idea from simple texts that contain familiar vocabulary used in context.
WL.K12.NM.3.1 Introduce self and others using basic, culturally-appropriate greetings
WL.K12.NM.3.4 Exchange essential information about self, family, and familiar topics.
WL.K12.NH.3.1 Engage in short social interactions using phrases and simple sentences.
WL.K12.NH.4.1 Provide basic information on familiar topics using phrases and simple sentences.
SUPPORT STANDARDS
LANGUAGE ARTS / MATH
Standards as required / Standards as required
ESOL / RTI / ESE
Extended time / Test Corrections / Making use of context clues
Peer assistance / Proximity / Using multi-media
Check for comprehension / Modeling / Using linguistic modifications
Organizational strategies / TOWER - writing strategies / Individualized instruction and assistance
Leave class for assistance / Language / Vocabulary Games / Peer tutoring
Preferential seating / Use of analogy / Using written and pictorial forms to teach
Read directions aloud / Provide student choices / Adjusting or shortening assignments
Students paraphrase directions / expectation review / Hands-on experiences
Alternative test settings or small group testing / Use of partners / collaborative groups / Small group instruction
planned movement / Cooperative learning groups