Inthislessonplan,youwillseeanexampleofanassessmentgiventosixthgradersregardinggustar,

hobbies,andtoys.Ihavechosentoincludethisassessmentbecausethetaskdemonstratesnotonly
whatstudentsknow,butwhattheycandointhetargetlanguage.Thisassessmentinvolvesa
presentationalspeakingportion(ShowandTell),alisteningportion,andawritingportion.

Class/ClassLevel
IntroductiontoSpanishSixthGrade

Objectives
Studentswillbeabletopresentatoyoftheirownsolelyinthetargetlanguagetotheirpeers.
Studentswillbeabletolistentoavideointhetargetlanguageandinferdifferenttoynames.
Studentswillbeabletowriteoutsentencesusinggustar.

Rationale
Todayslessonistheassessmentportionoftheunit.Forsixthgrade,however,theydonot
reallyhavetestsorlargeprojects.Therefore,Iadaptedthislessontoincludeawatereddown
IPAstyleassessment.Studentswillbepresentingtotheirpeersabouttheirfavoritetoyto
provideapresentationalspeakingaspecttotheirassessment.Thenstudentswillcompletea
writtenportioninwhichtheywillneedtolistentoavideoandinfertheEnglishmeaningof
Spanishwords,andthenwriteoutsentencesusinggustar.Thiswillprovidemewithvaluable
informationonhowmystudentsareperformingandunderstandingthecontent.

StandardsAddressed
PointofView3.2.M.aUseaudio,visual,and/orprintmaterialsavailableonlyinthetarget
languagetoacquireinformation
PresentationalLanguageWriting1.3.N.W.aIllustrateandpresentmaterialsinthetarget
languagesuchasanadvertisement,poster,ormenu
PresentationalLanguageSpeaking1.3.M.S.aPresentskitsorshortplaysinthetarget
language

Materials
PowerpointTranslation
Show&TellWorksheet
Toys
Assessment
AssessmentVideoVeoenelmercado
LosJuguetesWordsearch

Agenda
WarmUpTranslation
Show&TellWorksheet
Assessment
WrapUp/LosJuguetesWordsearch(Forfastfinishers)

Timing
5Minutes

Activity
WarmUpActivity:
Thewarmupactivitywillconsistofaslidewithfourdifferent
sentencesinSpanish.Thestudentswillhavetotranslatethe
sentencesfromSpanishtoEnglish.Afterafewminutes,Iwillhave
studentscomeuptotheboardtowritetheiranswersforeveryoneto
see.

Bueno.HolaClase!Vamosatrabajarconelwarmup.Vamosa
traducirlasfrasesdeespaolaingls.Entonces,elwarmupespara
preparlesparalaprueba.Elwarmupesunaactividadindividual.

Bueno.Haycuatrovoluntariosparaesciribrsusrepuestasenla
pizzara?

Muybienclase.Entoncesqupiensas?

Haypreguntas?Estamosbien?
.

TeacherThinking

Asstudentswalk
in,tellthemto
puttheirtoyson
theshelfor
underneaththeir
desks.

PTL:Iliketobe
proactivewhenI
can.Therefore,I
willremindmy
studentsassoon
astheywalkin
whatthe
expectationsare
withtheirtoy.

Transition

Muybienclase.Vamosamostraryexplicar.

Havestudent
passout
handout.

Besuretomodel
ashowandtell
formystudents.
Befunand
engaging.

Remindstudents
ofwhatagood
presentation
lookslike.

Walkaround

20Minutes MostraryExplicar
Inthisactivity,thestudentswillhavetheopportunitytopresenttheir
toytotheirtablemates.Beforetheybeginthispresentation,theywill
eachreceiveanotesheettoactasaguide.Wewillgooverthe
definitionsofeachoftheSpanishwordssotheyhavemoreadjectives
touse.Studentswillthenneedtowriteatleastfoursentencesto
describetheirtoy.Aftertheywilltaketurnspresentingtheirtoyto
theirtable.Whileothersarepresenting,theymusttakenoteswriting
downtheirname,theirtoy,andanadjectivetheyusedtodescribethe
toy.Theymustalsoprepareonequestiontoasktheirtablemates.

PresentationalLanguageWriting1.3.N.W.aIllustrateandpresent
materialsinthetargetlanguagesuchasanadvertisement,poster,
ormenu[Studentswillbewritingtheirdescriptionsoftheirtoys

entirelyinthetargetlanguagewiththepurposeofeventually
presentingtheirtoy.]

PresentationalLanguageSpeaking1.3.M.S.aPresentskitsorshort
playsinthetargetlanguage[Thispresentationcouldbeclassifiedas
somewhatofaskitsincestudentswillbereadingfromwhatthey
wroteandshowingofftheirtoy.]

Bueno.AhoravamosaprepararparaelMostraryExplicar.
Entoncesvamosatradicurlasfrasesdeespaolaingls.Despus
tienenqueescribirunprrafoquetienecuatrofrasescompletas
sobresujuguete.Entoncesvamosatomarapuntes.Escribanlas
palabraseningls.

Ahora,piensensobreunapreguntapuedespreguntarleunamigo.

Duranteestactividad,noingls.Solamenteespaol.Durantelas
presentacionesdesusamigos,tienenqueescribirsunombre,el
juguete,yunadjetivodeljuguete.Tambintienenquepreguntarle
asuamigounapregunta.

Porejemplo,HolaMellamoSeoritaBuie.Elpatitoamarilloesmi
juguetefavorito.Essuave.Espequeo.Esinteresanteynoesmuy
complicado.TambinmipatitoAmarilloesmuymono.

S?Estamosbien.Entoncesempieza!

\
Transition AhoraVamosaempezarconlaprueba.
25minutes Assessment
Theassessmentinvolvesfourparts.Thefirstparthasapictureofa
girlinatoystore.Studentsmustwritedownthreesentences
describingwhattoystheylikeinthepicture.

Thesecondpartoftheassessmentinvolvesavideo.Thestudentswill
listentothevideotwiceandfromcontextclueshavetowritethe
EnglishdefinitionforfourdifferentSpanishwords.

Thethirdpartoftheassessmentinvolvestranslatingsentencesfrom
SpanishtoEnglish.

andbeextra
supportiveas
kidsmaybe
nervoustotalk
infrontoftheir
peers.

PTL:Ineedto
teachmy
studentshowto
reachmy
expectations.By
doingademoof
asuccessful
showandtell,I
amgivingmy
studentsthe
toolstoseewhat
Iamlookingfor.

Usethedoccam
toshowthe
studentsexactly
whatIam
lookingforand
pointtothe
directions.

Remindstudents
tobecalmand
thatthisis

Transition
2Minutes

Thefourthpartoftheassessmentinvolvestranslatingthesentences
formEnglishtoSpanish.

Oncestudentsaredonetheywillgrabalosjugueteswordsearchto
becompletedsilentlyattheirdesk.

PointofView3.2.M.aUseaudio,visual,and/orprintmaterials
availableonlyinthetargetlanguagetoacquireinformation[The
videoonlycontainsthetargetlanguage.]

Bueno,Ahoravamosaempezarelassessment.Laprimeraparte
oparteA,necesitaescribirtresjugueteslesgustan.ParteB,
traduzcanlapalabradeespaolaingls.Vamosaverelvideodos
veces.

ParteC,tienenqueescribrlasfrasesdeespaolaingls.

ParteD,tienenqueescribirlasfrasesdeespaolaingles.

Cuandoeststerminado,empiezaconelwordsearchdelos
juguetes.

Haypreguntas?

HolaHola,CocaCola.Bueno.Muybienclase.Voyatomarsus
pruebas.
WrapUp
Iwillfinishcollectingalltheexamsandhavestudentsquietlyput
awaytheirfolders.Iwillusethattimetoremindthemtocollecttheir
toysandthatthewordsearchisnotduetomorrow.

Bueno,Cmoestn?Estamosbien?Bueno.Ponsuscarpetasenla
cajaytomensusjuguetes.Nohaytarea.Vamosahablarsobrela
pruebamsmaana.

Hastaluego!

simplyformeto
seehow
studentsare
doing.

Remindthemto
takeouttheir
foldersto
prevent
cheating.

PTL:Onceagain,
inanattemptto
beproactive,I
havealready
assignedatask
tobedoneonce
thestudents
completethe
assessment.

Remindthem
thisissolelyfor
metocheckour
progress.

PTL:Iwanttobe
clearwithmy
students,soIwill
usethewrapup
tonotifythem
thattheword
searchisnotin
facthomework.

Assessment
IwillknowifstudentshavelearnedwhatItaughtthembasedonwhetherornottheyareable
tosuccessfullycompleteashowandtelldemonstrationoftheirfavoritetoy.IfInoticethereare
alotofpausesorifIhearEnglish,Iwillknowmystudentsarenotreadytocompletesuchan
activity.Theassessmenttodaywillalsohelptoopenmyeyestoseeifmystudentsareactually
catchingontoeverythingthatwehavebeenworkingoninthisunit.

CriticalQuestions
Willstudentspanicduringtheassessment?
HowcanIbettermonitoreachgroupduringtheshowandtellportionoftodaysactivities?
HowmanyadjectivesshouldIgivethemtodescribetheirtoys?
Howwillmystudentsdoontheirassessment?Willtheystrugglebecausetheywerenottold
tostudyorhadanywarningprior?

Nombre ____________________________

La fecha _______________

Parte A. Look at the picture. Write down three sentences describing what toys you
like in the picture.

Parte B. Listen to the video. Using context clues and the images provided, identify
what the following words mean:
1. Pingino _____________________
3. Pato _______________________

2. Caballo _____________________
4. Elefante ____________________

Extra Credit: Veo _________________

Parte C. Translate the following sentences from Spanish into English.
1. Me gusta cantar.
2. Te gusta el libro.
3. A l le gusta leer.

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
4. A ella le gusta el avin.

Parte D. Translate the following sentences from English to Spanish.

1. He likes the ball.

2. I like to eat.
3. You like to play soccer.
4. She likes the doll.

Extra Credit. Translate the following sentence from English to Spanish.

She likes the puzzles

Nombre ____________________________

La fecha _______________

Mostrar y Explicar
Show & Tell
Using the vocab box to the right, write down a
short description of your toy.
_______________________________________

Qu es? __________________________________
Es un/una __________________________________

_______________________________________

Es grande/pequeo/a ______________________

_______________________________________

Es interesante _____________________________

_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

Es divertido/a ______________________________
Es mono/a _________________________________
Es duro/suave _____________________________
Es viejo/nuevo/a ___________________________

_______________________________________

Es caro/barato/a__________________________

_______________________________________

Es complicado/a ___________________________

_______________________________________

(No) Me gusta ____________________________

_________
Think of a question you could ask someone else about their toy. Write it here:

_______________________________________________________________________________

In groups of four, you will take turns presenting your toy completely in Spanish. Take notes on what each
person brought. After ask one person your question you previously wrote down.
1. Nombre __________________

Juguete ___________________ Adjetivo _________________

2. Nombre _________________ Juguete ___________________ Adjetivo _________________

3. Nombre __________________ Juguete ___________________ Adjetivo _________________