Spanish II Comparing School Cultures (L&R)

Student Teachers Name: Kelsey Konecky

Date: 9/22/15 & 9/23/15 (Tues-Wed)
Lesson Title: Comparing School Cultures Listening and Reading Practice
Subject: Spanish II
Instruction time: 1 hours (block period)
Students level by grade: 9th grade
Standard(s) to be addressed:
ACTFL standards
Interpersonal Communication: Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written
conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
Interpretive Communication: Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed
on a variety of topics.
Presentational Communication: Learners present information, concepts and ideas to inform, explain,
persuade, and narrate on a variety of topic using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of
listeners, readers, and viewers.
Language Comparisons: Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of
language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.

Learning Objectives for this lesson:

I will be able to demonstrate understanding of spoken and written Spanish

I will be able to talk about people and places in my school

Identified student needs and plans for differentiation:

There are students in this class who have never taken Spanish before as well as students who took
Spanish 1 in 7th and 8th grade, and occasionally some students who have exposure to Spanish at home.
Partner/group work
modeling
sentence frames
visuals
choice (pick _# flashcards then tell your partner ____ , pick 1 other person to talk to about_____)
Specific resources needed for this lesson:
Vocab flashcards (1 set per student), computer/projector, timer, taboo flashcards, Station directions (1-6)
posted around the room
Instructional method(s) used in this lesson:
Questioning, stations, games, partner/group work

Lesson Sequence:
Warm up: Q & A about classes in Valley Southwoods (VSW) (ppt)

Work with partner to ask and answer questions about VSW

Culture questions

Select students will briefly present their mini-research questions to the class

Flashcards

Know/Dont know piles

Compete against your partner in 30 seconds how many vocab flashcards can you get through
(online countdown timer on the projector)

Reading & Listening Stations

Teacher: give station directions overview before students start.

(Note: All the listenings are posted on the class website.)
Take a piece of paper, your notes, and something to write with no matter where you start. One
student in each team read the directions at each station.

Station 1: Listening Copy down the chart on the directions sheet. Fill it in as you listen.

Station 2: Reading Read the descriptions. Answer the questions in English

Station 3: Listening - Listen to the dialogue. Answer the questions as True or False.

Station 4: Reading Read then answer the questions.

Station 5: Taboo! Game! Divide into 2 teams. Take turns. Describe the vocab IN SPANISH,
WITHOUT saying the vocab word. Try to get your team member to guess as many words as they
can in 30 seconds. DONT skip any cards!

Station 6: Vocab Descriptions Try to guess/write the vocab WITHOUT your notes FIRST, then
use your notes if you need a little help.

How will you modify or adjust this lesson in the future?

FlashcardsSpanishupknow/dontknow
SpanishsideupsaytheEnglish30seconds
Listening1chartontheprojector
Explain/modeltaboogamewithwholeclassbeforebeginning