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La Frontera Y La Comunicación: How Language Influences Our Identity, Josie Hammons, Claudia Fernanda Ramirez
La Frontera Y La Comunicación: How Language Influences Our Identity, Josie Hammons, Claudia Fernanda Ramirez
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This unit is designed for IB Spanish B Standard level year 1 and year 2 and it is aligned to the core topic Identidades although it can also be used in AP Spanish language or other higher level Spanish classes. Students must have completed at least 2 years of Spanish prior to taking the class. The purpose of this unit is to begin the year by demonstrating the relevance and importance of language as part of our identity as human beings. In this unit, we will incorporate history, theory of knowledge, linguistics, and composition in a variety of assessments. The …
¿Cómo Eres Y Qué Te Gusta Hacer? (Who Are You And What Do You Like To Do?) 1a-7th Grade, Jaclyn K. Metcalf
¿Cómo Eres Y Qué Te Gusta Hacer? (Who Are You And What Do You Like To Do?) 1a-7th Grade, Jaclyn K. Metcalf
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This unit is designed to be taught early in Spanish I. In this unit, students will explore what it means to be made uniquely and how their preferences reflect who they are. This unit focuses on language learning through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It covers activities vocab, personality characteristics vocab, infintive verbs, cognates, negatives, agreement, adjectives, and articles. By the end of the unit, students will be able to talk about what they like and dislike doing, to describe their personality and how that reflects their activity preferences and to describe other people's preferences and personalities.
La Tecnología Ha Evolucionado (12th Grade), Josie Hammons
La Tecnología Ha Evolucionado (12th Grade), Josie Hammons
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This unit is designed so that students will be able to explain the purpose of varying types of technology in Spanish. Additionally, students will recognize that “technology” does not have to mean something electronic, but even the wheel, writing, and medicine are also forms of technology -- tools that humans use on a regular basis. Because they use technology in their everyday life, students will most certainly learn vocabulary relevant to their everyday lives. They will read articles about the power (literal and figurative) that comes with access to technology, as well as articles that express what it means to …
¿Quieres Ir Conmigo? (6th-7th Grade - Spanish), Jaclyn K. Metcalf
¿Quieres Ir Conmigo? (6th-7th Grade - Spanish), Jaclyn K. Metcalf
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This unit focuses on how students spend free time and comparing and contrasting free time in different cultures. It is intended to be taught in the middle of a Spanish I course. Students will understand that 1) Free time activities enjoyed by young people are often similar despite differences in culture, and that 2) Experiences can change for an individual when shared with someone else and a shared experience can affect relationships between people. By the end of the unit, students will be able to 1. talk about what I/others do and where I/others go in free time, 2.extend an …
La Bienvenida (Grades 7-9), Merida Elizondo
La Bienvenida (Grades 7-9), Merida Elizondo
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This unit is designed to be taught near the beginning of the year. In this unit, students will explore what it takes to learn another language. The unit focuses on language learning through repetition, practice, and observation. This unit was designed to be taught within the scope and sequence of Holt Spanish 1 ¡Exprésate!, but can be used without access to the source materials. At the end of the unit students will have a better understanding of the repetition and practice it takes to learn another language. They will also have built up their presentational speaking skills by leading the …
La Cultura De Deseos Y Necesidades (7th-12th Grade), Haley Hansen
La Cultura De Deseos Y Necesidades (7th-12th Grade), Haley Hansen
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This unit is designed for the middle of the school year in a Spanish 1 classroom. The unit focuses on reviewing previously learned vocabulary including school supplies and activities while adding the present tense verbs "tengo," "quiero," and "necesito." Students will be exposed to information about and images of classrooms around the world to show how wants and needs differ by culture. At the end of the unit, students will have two Performance-Based Assessments- an interpersonal conversation about what they want to do and need to do and an integrated writing assessment comparing wants and needs in their school to …
Cuerpo Sano, Mente Sana: Healthy Living ¡En Español! [8th-10th Grade], Shannon Probe
Cuerpo Sano, Mente Sana: Healthy Living ¡En Español! [8th-10th Grade], Shannon Probe
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Casas Del Mundo [8th-9th Grade], Merida Elizondo
Casas Del Mundo [8th-9th Grade], Merida Elizondo
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¡Saludos!: Greetings & Introductions For Spanish 1 [7th-9th Grade], Shannon Probe
¡Saludos!: Greetings & Introductions For Spanish 1 [7th-9th Grade], Shannon Probe
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This unit was created to be taught using the TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) approach and traditional methods. The textbook used with this unit is Exprésate 1, specifically Chapter 1. This UbD unit was written for an ABc schedule (90/90/45) with the goal of students becoming more confident with their use of basic Spanish and understanding the importance of introductions. It should be noted that while “Days” are written in the unit they should function more as a guide. The sequence is significantly more important than the schedule.
Para Mantener La Salud [9th-11th Grade], Maria S. Allen
Para Mantener La Salud [9th-11th Grade], Maria S. Allen
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Food and nutrition are an integral part in the study of a country’s lifestyle. There are many factors that influence the diet and exercise regimen of a nation and its culture. Some of these factors include diet and exercise. In understanding a region’s culture, one must compare how our own lifestyle is affected by the diversity of cultures here in the United States. To encourage this understanding, students must be aware of the cultural similarities and differences of these lifestyles. Students will be exposed to ideas about nutrition and exercise based on a global comparison of the eating and exercise …
Conjugation [8th Grade], Leigh Sheppard
Conjugation [8th Grade], Leigh Sheppard
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In this unit students will learn how to conjugate AR, ER, and IR verbs successfully in the present tense. They will be asked to define what conjugation is and why it is important to communication in the target language. Students will reflect on their own language to help them grasp the new concept in Spanish. At the end of this unit, students will be asked to use their new skill to create a children’s book for the district’s bilingual program. The books will be donated to the program for use in their kindergarten classrooms. Students will use the correct conjugations …
Intro To Spanish I [8th Grade], Leigh Sheppard
Intro To Spanish I [8th Grade], Leigh Sheppard
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In this unit, students will learn what basic conversation skills are and how they begin the process of language acquisition. They will define what a basic conversation is and what makes up how they appear to others. We will begin in the native language and end in the target. Students will create personal “web pages” about themselves in Spanish to be posted on “MiEspacio”, our created Spanish MySpace. Students will be able to describe themselves and carryon a polite conversation about themselves and their school in Spanish.
Imperfect Tense And The Past [10th Grade], Leigh Sheppard
Imperfect Tense And The Past [10th Grade], Leigh Sheppard
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