Big Ideas:
The big of idea of the unit is to be able to show how students make healthy choices by where the go in the community and what
kinds of thing they do in the community.
-Exploring your community, how would you define your community? Is it a big part of your life?
-Healthy living, does the community promote a healthy lifestyle? How?
-Increasing your Spanish repertoire, including new vocab and new grammar tenses
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In this unit, students will learn vocabulary dealing with the community and places they frequent. They will also learn the
grammar content of past participles and the present perfect tenses, which they will be using in their presentations. At the end of
the unit, students will give a tour of their town, determining if they are making healthy choices at the places they go, including
the modes of transportation.
Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level: Ranking situations
Formative:
Vocab Quiz
Vocab flashcards - Quizlet
Grammar Quiz
Quick write writing about their own
community
Summative:
Glogster online infographic of community
(as an intro to community)
Presentation on community and healthy
choices to class
Lesson 1
Student Learning
Objective:
I can identify places in
my community.
Student Learning
Objective:
I can say what I have
done in the
community and
describe those
choices
Acceptable Evidence:
Vocab Quiz
Flashcards - quizlet
Acceptable Evidence:
Quiz (grammar based)
Quick write about
community
Creation of online
map
Instructional
Strategies:
Communication
Collection
Collaboration
Presentation
Organization
Interaction
Lesson Activities:
-learning the new vocabulary (TPR and picture association)
-practice with that vocabulary
-learn grammar concepts
-cloze notes on recipes
Instructional
Strategies:
Communication
Collection
Collaboration
Presentation
Organization
Interaction
Lesson Activities:
-explore strange city
-read about healthy teens
-create map
-keep practicing the grammar/vocab
Lesson 3
Student Learning
Objective:
I can differentiate
between healthy
choices in the
community and
unhealthy choices.
Acceptable Evidence:
Use of graphic
organizer
Infograph on
community using
glogster
Presentation of
community (using
type of visual
technological aid)
Instructional
Strategies:
Communication
Collection
Collaboration
Presentation
Organization
Interaction
Lesson Activities:
-Read article about healthy living and use graphic organizer
-make visual aid
-present town in small groups (in target language)
Unit Resources:
Avancemos Level 3
Avancemos Level 3 cuaderno para niveles
Useful Websites:
www.Classzone.com
http://www.wordreference.com/definicion/
http://www.ciudaddesalamanca.es/
ZeeMaps.com
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/en-espanol.html
http://cec.vcn.bc.ca/mpfc/whats.htm
http://www.spain.info/es/
http://www.wholeliving.com/136136/50-simple-health-tips
http://www.ycomo.com/vivir-saludable
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-communication-programs/win/win-health-topics/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/presperfect.htm
https://conjuguemos.com/activity.php?language=spanish&id=16&source=public&type=verbs