Un viaje a Venezuela Unit Web & Outline of Major Topics and Activities
Major Activities
I. Unit Introduction (Lesson Plan 1)
- Students will begin a KWL chart about Venezuela. First, they will brainstorm what they know, then what they would like to know by the end of the unit
- Students will see pictures or a video about Venezuela and learn basic facts about the country
II. Technology vocabulary (Lesson Plan 2)
III. Future Tense
a. Introduction
b. Practice activities
c. Time capsule activity - Talking about what the world will be like in the future
IV. Present Perfect Tense
a. Introduction
b. Practice
V. Jeopardy (PowerPoint Lesson Plan)
a. Review for quiz over Ch. 3
b. Categories including vocabulary, grammar, culture
VI. Begin Ch. 4 on Food (Learning Centers Lesson Plan)
a. Students will play a game with Por and Para. One student will the the "Host" and have a list of sentences with por or para. Students will then have to buzz in the correct answer.
b. Students will do an activity where they will work on the grammar focuses of this unit
c. Students will work with me the teacher, and we will be having a conversation about food and how it tastes, we will be focusing mainly on the new vocabulary.
d. Students practice contextualized vocabulary as a review game.
VII. Technology Lesson Plan
a. Students are introduced to their final project which will combine technology and topics from the unit
VIII. Double Object Pronouns
IX. Mock Restaurant Activity
a. Using authentic Venezuelan menus, students will pretend they are ordering food at a restaurant in Venezuela
X. Talking about unintentional events
XI. Review for unit test
Standards:
1.1 Interpersonal Communication. MI Standards: 1.1.N.SL.h, 1.1.N.RW.h,
1.2 Interpretive Communication. MI Standards: 1.2.N.L.c
1.3 Presentational Communication. MI Standards: 1.3. N.S.c
2.2 Products and Perspectives. MI Standards: 2.2.N.G.a, 2.2.N.G.b, 2.2.N.C.a, 2.2.N.F.b.
4.1 Comparing Languages. MI Standards: 4.1.N.a, 4.1.N.b
4.2 Comparing Cultures. MI Standards: 4.2.N.a.
5.2 Personal Enrichment. MI Standards: 5.2.N.a
Projects:
Unit Project
Cultural Food Presentation
This project will sum up everything that was taught in this unit. It will be using the vocabulary words and grammar tenses that were learned.
Project Standards
1.1 Interpersonal Communication. MI Standards: 1.1.N.SL.h, 1.1.N.RW.h,
1.3 Presentational Communication. MI Standards: 1.3. N.S.c
2.2 Products and Perspectives. MI Standards: 2.2N.F.d,
4.2 Comparing Cultures. MI Standards: 4.2.N.b
Key Concepts:
Talking about what has happened
Expressing and supporting a point of view
Using conversational fillers
Talking about future events
Talking about responsibilities
Talking about how food tastes
Talking about unintentional events
Asking for help and requesting favors
Vocabulary:
Technology
Food
How Food Tastes
Shop titles
Asking for Help/Favors
Unintentional Events
Advantages/Disadvantages of Modern Life
Talking about what has Happened
Around Town
Expressing and Supporting a Point of View
Conversational Fillers
Talking about Future Events
Talking about Responsibilities
