Subject: Spanish I Grade level: 9-10
Spanish I
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Essential understanding: Many linguists believe that the first spoken words of humans were nouns. The power of a noun is rooted in the fact that, in various cultures, language is used to identify and give meaning to that which we name. The names of people, places and things are reflections of values and the organization of cultures. Because of the diversity among Spanish speaking countries, the name of a fruit, for example, may vary from region to region. Furthermore, a noun is an important part of speech with a special relationship to articles and adjectives.
Artist: Roberto Matta (1911 - 2002)
Roberto Mattawas a famous Chilean Surrealist Painter. This painting is one of his best-known works, called “La Mela”
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language that goes to his heart — Nelson Mandela
Overview: This month you will learn that nouns are called “sustantivos.” You will practice categorizing nouns, including by gender (In Spanish all nouns are assigned a gender and the article preceding it is also gender based) As you gain knowledge of nouns, you will also have the opportunity to write a simple sentence using what you learned this month and in the previous unit. Finally, you will explore the cultural variations of “naming things”
Guiding question 1: What is the relationship of a noun to other parts of speech and Spanish speaking cultures?
Lessons: Bring your interactive notebook to all lessons
Week of October 2-6th (País: Costa Rica)
___ Monday October 2nd: No lesson today, begin your passport work and review last week’s lessons
___Tuesday, October 3rd: Sustantivos/nouns: Introduction to Montessori noun symbol (comida, repaso de partes del cuerpo etc. )
___Thursday, October 5: No lesson today, begin your follow up work for nouns.
___Friday, October 6: No lesson today self- reflection/assessment and optional presentation day
Week of October 9-13 (País: Ecuador)
___ Monday, October 9: No lesson, begin your passport work.
___Tuesday, October 10: Articles -singular: “El and “La”; Plural: “Los”and “Las” in relation to nouns (Introduction to Montessori symbol for articles)
___ Thursday, October 12: No lesson today, begin your follow up work for nouns paired with corresponding article
___ Friday, October 13: No lesson today. Record or perform your story board idea
Week October 16- 20 (País: El Salvador)
___ Monday, October 16: No lesson, begin your passport work.
___ Tuesday, October 17: Review lesson( Article, Noun, Adjective Sentence Structure “AR” verb conjugation and basic Spanish from previous unit)
___ Thursday, October 19: No Lesson: Play a game, take a practice assessment, prepare for 1st Quarter assessment
___ Friday, October 20: End of Quarter Assessment
Week October 24-27 (País: Guinea Ecuatorial)
___ Monday, October 23: No School
___ Tuesday, October 24: Log on to your google classroom& view lesson. (I won’t be in class this day.) Please take notes in your interactive notebook and date them
___ Thursday, October 26: No lesson today, begin your follow up work on noun variations across 21 Spanish speaking countries
___ Friday, October 27: No formal lesson- Presentation and Assessment day.
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Subject: Spanish I Grade level: 9-10
Group work: You will be able to work in groups to complete your research on the weekly Spanish speaking country and other follow up work.
Week of October 2-6
· Complete Costa Rica passport Due: Friday, October 6th
· Choose one: Play a matching noun game, symbolize sentences with noun symbol, write a song using nouns.
· Create your own follow up or extension
Week of October 9-13
· Complete Ecuador passport Due Friday, October 13
Choose any of the options below
· Using some of the recipes from the countries you have researched thus far; Create a menu or travel guide with a friend. Due: Thursday, October 12
· Find a song with roots in one of the countries you have researched thus far and, either learn to play it, sing it or translate it and play it for the class (see interactive notebook hand out) Due: Friday October 13
· Create a game to review: singular, plural, male and female articles
Week of October 16-20
· Complete El Salvador passport Due: October 20
· Find a partner or create a group to review and assess each other’s learning
Choose any of the following:
· Conduct research on an artist/ performer from El Salvador and prepare a visual presentation Due: October 24
· Write a song to music from El Salvador and recruit friends to help you perform it. Due Per students requested date : See sign- up sheet, located in classroom, near three-part card organizer.
Week October 24- 27
· Find high schools in the countries you have researched and come up with a time line to contact them to find a skype/pen-pal Due: October 27
Individual work
Week of October 2-6 (País: Costa Rica)
___ Due: -Tuesday, October 3: Place your lesson information in your interactive notebook and choose a way to demonstrate how you will learn and study the lesson (Example: Create flashcards, record practicing the pronunciations learned, write a short commercial/skit applying your knowledge of “sustantivos”/nouns or simply complete the worksheet provided.
___Due -Thursday, October 5: Complete follow up work of your choice ( See environment reminders/handouts etc. of work you can choose/ engage in or create.
___Due -Friday, October 6th: Interactive notebook “check- in”
Week of October 9-13 (País: Ecuador)
___ Due: Tuesday October 10: Place your lesson information in your interactive notebook and choose a way to demonstrate how you will learn and study the lesson (Example: Create flashcards, record practicing the pronunciations learned, write a short commercial using the numbers)
___ Due: Thursday, October 12: Complete the visual presentation request if you are making a presentation this week.
___ Due: Friday, October 13: Presentations
Week of October 16- 20(País: El Salvador)
___ Due: Monday, October 16: Create a sentence using the information from your lesson then “symbolize” the lesson or create a follow –up of your choice.
___ Due: -Tuesday, October 17: Place your lesson information in your interactive notebook and choose a way to demonstrate how you will learn and study for memorization of the vocabulary and or review of lesson.
___ Due: Thursday, October 19: Use your interactive notebook to create a game or “practice test” for assessing your learning for this quarter.
___: Due Friday, October 20: Complete Quarter assessment.
Week 4 October 23-27 (País: Guinea Ecuatorial)
___ Due: Monday October 23 NO SCHOOL
___ Due: Tuesday, October 24: After watching the lesson and listening to the audio on Guinea Ecuatorial- write, compose or draw your response to the lesson: You can also use the template, attached in the lesson, to guide your response if you need help.
___ Thursday, October 26: Take Practice test.
___ Due: Friday, September 28 Take test and turn in.
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Subject:Spanish I Grade level: 9-10
Assessment
___Friday, October 6: Interactive Notebook check in ( Please make sure your week’s lessons are all included in the notebook)
___ Friday, October 13 : Presentations(NOTEBOOKS ARE TURNED IN TODAY)
___ Friday, October 20: End of Quarter Assessment
Extensions
See your interactive notebook, “Challenges and Extensions” and have fun completing as many tasks as you want.
Readings: Note that the readings are the same as last unit. This time try the activities suggested on the practice section and log on the website: Classzone.com
___ Monday, October 2: Avancemos, by McDougal Littel ,pages 2-4 and 6-8 also refer to top of page 25 for greeting vocabulary
__ Tuesday, October 10, Avancemos, by McDougal Littel, pages 10- 11
__ Monday, October 16, Avancemos, by McDougal Littel, pages 16-17
__ Tuesday, October 24, Avancemos, by McDougal Little, pages 18-19
Links
Duolingo.com
Quizlet.com
ClassZone.com
Google classroom invitation code: 5fxmsj7
http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/our-issues/spanish-language-african-country
Your Notes:
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