Unit 5: The Family/la familia

UNIT INFORMATION
Grade/Subject: Spanish I – 9th, 10th, 11th grade

Unit Name: The Family/La familia

Length of Unit: 4 Weeks

UNIT LEARNING GOALS

Learning Goals/Standards/Performance Indicators
6A Exchange basic information about family and pets.
6B Interpret spoken or written descriptions of family and pets.
6C Present information about family members and relationships.
6D Describe family traditions and traditions in a Spanish-speaking country.

Possession with de
Essential
Possessive adjectives
Structures

Review:
-tener and tener expressions
Spiraling -Regular verbs
-gustar + infinitive
-Adjective agreement
 6A.1 SBWAT identify 20 family and pet vocabulary words.
6A.2 SWBAT apply tener to describe the composition of their family.
6A. 3 SWBAT use possessive adjectives in singular and plural forms
6A.4 SWBAT describe how family members are related to each other (i.e. La
madre de mi madre es mi abuela.)
6B.1 SWBAT identify 10 vocabulary words for physical descriptions
6B.2 SWBAT describe the physical characteristics of themselves and others
(eyes, hair, short/tall, young/old, curly and straight hair)
Objectives 6C.1 SWBAT apply the verb llamarse to state the names of family members
6C.2 SWBAT ask and answer questions about where family members are from
6C.3 SWBAT combine tener and numbers to state the ages of themselves and
others
6C.4 SWBAT describe whether someone is younger or older
6D.1 SWBAT identify family traditions in Spanish-speaking country.
6D.2 SWBAT compare family traditions in the US and Spanish-speaking
countries.

1. 6A.1 SBWAT identify 20 family and pet vocabulary words.

2. 6A.2 SWBAT apply tener to describe the composition of their family.
3. 6A.4 SWBAT describe how family members are related to each other (i.e. La
madre de mi madre es mi abuela.)
4. 6A. 3 SWBAT use possessive adjectives in singular and plural forms
5. 6C.1 SWBAT apply the verb llamarse to state the names of family members
Order of
6. 6C.2 SWBAT ask and answer questions about where family members are from
Objectives
7. 6C.3 SWBAT combine tener and numbers to state the ages of themselves and
others
8. 6C.4 SWBAT describe whether someone is younger or older
9. 6B.1 SWBAT identify 10 vocabulary words for physical descriptions
10. 6B.2 SWBAT describe the physical characteristics of themselves and others
 Assessments to
Include
Monday
2/22
review unit 5
3/1
6A.4 SWBAT describe
how family members are
related to each other (i.e.
La madre de mi madre
es mi abuela.)
-6A. 3 SWBAT use
possessive adjectives in
singular and plural
forms
3/8
6B.1 SWBAT identify
10 vocabulary words for
physical descriptions
3/15
-speaking, right before/during the interim
-project, family album
CALENDAR OF DAILY OBJECTIVES
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2/23 2/24 2/25 2/26 – ODD
Test – Unit 5 6A.1 SBWAT identify 6A.2 SWBAT apply Read Write #4
20 family and pet tener to describe the
vocabulary words. composition of their (cultural topic)
family.
3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 – EVEN
-6C.1 SWBAT apply the (REVIEW NUMBERS) QUIZ – family vocab Read Write #4
verb llamarse to state the -6C.3 SWBAT combine
names of family tener and numbers to -game (cultural topic)
members state the ages of
-6C.2 SWBAT ask and themselves and others
answer questions about -6C.4 SWBAT describe
where family members whether someone is
are from younger or older
3/9 3/10 3/11 3/12 – ODD
6B.2 SWBAT describe 6B.2 SWBAT describe Begin Family Tree Read Write 5
the physical the physical Project 6D.1 SWBAT identify
characteristics of characteristics of others In class, to be family traditions in
themselves continued at home Spanish-speaking
and due on Tues or country.
Wed of next week
3/16 3/17 3/18 3/19 – EVEN
Review Day 1 – Review Day 2 – Review Day 3 - Writer’s Workshop – Read Write 5 – family
places/ir sports/jugar Family The Family 6D.2 SWBAT compare
family traditions in the
US and Spanish-
speaking countries.