Unit Plan
Unit Theme: Bilingual and Proud 2.1 Date: Period: 5 weeks Teacher:
Subject: __ENGLISH______
Reform Strategy (PCEA): Theme of Unit:
Grade:1×2 34 5 67 8 910 11 12
Transversal Theme: Cultural Identity Civic and Ethic Education Education for PeaceEnvironmental EducationTechnology and Education Education for Work
Integration:Spanish English Social Studies Science Math Fine Arts Physical Education Health Sciences Technology
Transfer Objective (T) and Acquisition (A)Transfer (T) and Acquisition (A) Goals
T1. The student will leave the class able to use their understanding of bilingualism and its importance in society to develop their own identities as a bilingual speaker who can move through different cultures by speaking more than one language. He/she will make connections between his/her life and those around them, as well as with characters and people he/she reads about to better understand his/her life and its influences.
The student acquires skills to...
A1. Offer basic opinions and discuss topics in groups of varying size, using words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to.
A2. Retell conversations and fictional and informational texts.
A3. Respond to stories, read-alouds, and presentations orally using a growing number of general academic and content-specific words.
A4. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in stories and informational text.
A5. Use information from personal experiences and a variety of sources (e.g., word wall, book talks, grade-appropriate texts) to answer a question in writing.
A6. Collaborate with peers to draw and write texts using grade-level appropriate high frequency words (e.g., Dolch list).
Essential Questions
EQ1. What does it mean to be bilingual?
EQ2. How are English and Spanish similar and different?
EQ3. Am I the same person when I speak in English or Spanish?
EQ4. Why do words matter?
PERFORMANCE TASKACTIVITIES
Days / Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 / Day 5Standards and expectations
2.S.1, 2.S.3, 2.4a, S.6.a
- Group Discussion: see Bilingual Questions. Curriculum Map
2.S.1, 2.S.3, 2.4a, S.6.a, 2.L.1a, 2.L.1b,2.L.1d, 2.L.1f
- Group Discussion: see Bilingual Questions. Curriculum Map
Proud Learning
Activities / Standards and expectations
2.S.1, 2.S.3, 2.4a, S.6.a, 2.L.1a, 2.L.1b,2.L.1d, 2.L.1f
- Family Members Activity. Family Members share their experience of being bilingual with the group.
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.6
- Thank You Notes: students will create thank you notes for family members that shared their experience of being bilingual with the group.
2.W.1
- PT: Spanish Me/English
- T-Chart
1
week
Day 6 / Day 7 / Day 8 / Day 9 / Day 10
Standards and expectations
2.R.1
- Spanish Me/English Me See Attachment 2.1
2.R.1, 2.R.2l
- Read Aloud Books. Ex. “I Hate English” Group Discussion: Focus i=on question: Am I the same Person when I Speak English and Spanish?
2.R.1, 2.R.2l
- Read Aloud Books. Ex. “A Diary form here to There” Group Discussion: see Bilingual Questions. Curriculum Map
2.R.1,2.L.1f
- PT Bilingual Poem Read the Poem: “My tongue is like a Map” See Attachment 2.1
2.S.1, 2.Llf
- Poem Discussion
2
week.
Day 11 / Day 12 / Day 13 / Day 14 / Day 15
Standards and expectations
2.LA.4c, 2.LA.6, 2.W.1
- Students write a poem.
2.LA.4c, 2.LA.6, 2.W.1
- Students write a poem. Drafting
2.LA.4c, 2.LA.6, 2.W.1
- Students write a poem. Drafting
2.LA.4c, 2.LA.6, 2.W.1
- Students write a poem. Revision
2.LA.4c, 2.LA.6, 2.W.1
- Students write a poem. Revision
3
week
Day 16 / Day 17 / Day 18 / Day 19 / Day 20
Standards and expectations
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.6, 2.W.7
- PT Class Book (Poems)
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.6, 2.W.7
- PT Class Book (Poems)
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.6, 2.W.7
- Group Discussion:
How are English and Spanish different? / Standards and expectations
2.LA.4c
- Cognates
- Use list
2.LA.4c
- Cognates
4
week
Day 21 / Day 22 / Day 23 / Day 24 / Day 25
Standards and expectations
2.W.7, 2.LA.6
- Sight Words
- Fill in sentences
2.LA.4c
- Sight Words
- Fill in sentences
2.LA.4c
- Word Search in book.
2.W.1
- PT Writing Sight Words
2.W.1
- PT Writing Sight Words
5
week