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Language Level
Unit Theme and Question
Daily topic:

Intermediate

Grade

Which modes of
communication will be
addressed?

Communication
and
Cultures

Interpersonal

Interpretive
Presentational

If applicable, indicate how

Connections Comparisons

Communities Common
Core will be part of your
lesson.

Date

7/16/16

Day in
Unit

Minutes

54

Latin Traditions.
Of the given celebrations and holidays where do they come from, how are they celebrated, and what role do they
play in the U.S?
Traditions, learn about the various Latin American traditions and holidays celebrated in America

STANDARDS

What are the communicative

and cultural objectives for the
lesson?

10-11

Connections

Comparisons
Communities

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LESSON OBJECTIVES
Students can:
Understand family roles and traditions of various Latin cultures by
studying unique traditions and presenting their findings.
Focus on comparisons between typical United States celebrations and
compare them with their newly learned tradition
Discuss how Latin families continue to celebrate them, and the social
significance that it has.
Read historical accounts and summarize information presented

Standard 3.2 - Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives: Learners access and evaluate
information and diverse perspectives that are available through the language and its cultures.
Students will connect to the information presented about Latin American traditions celebrated
in America
Standard 4.2 - Cultural Comparisons: Learners use the language to investigate, explain,
and reflect on the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and
their own.
Students will compare traditions they celebrate with celebrations of other students
Standard 5.1 - School and Global Communities: Learners use the language both within
and beyond the classroom to interact and collaborate in their community and the
globalized world.

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Students will reflect on Latin traditions their families celebrate in America
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.2
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key
supporting details and ideas.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and
quantitatively, as well as in words.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.8
Common Core
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and
accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by
using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized
reference materials, as appropriate.
Activity/Activities
What will learners do?
What does the teacher do?

Lesson Sequence
Gain Attention / Activate
Prior Knowledge

Teacher will have 2 images on the projector screen

Students will be asked to analyze both images; one of a typical
Latin family celebrating Christmas and an American family
having Christmas;
Qu ves en la imagen de la celebracin de la familia latina que
no ves en la celebracin de la familia americana? Hay otras
diferencias que notan?
Teacher will conduct discussion
As a class, they will read a scholarly article on immigrant
families living in the U.S: Amrica Latina y Estados
Unidos: historia y poltica pas por pas
They will understand difficult words through context clues and
make notes on handout and journal for future reference
After reading, they will respond to questions written on projector

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Time*
How many
minutes will this
segment take?

15 min

Materials Resources
Technology
Be specific. What materials will you
develop? What materials will you
bring in from other sources?

Two images (1,2) from

Google and a scholarly article
Notebook for notes

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screen and discuss; Qu es el mensaje del autor? Cmo puedes
relacionar con el punto de vista del autor?

Teacher will ask students if they have a family tradition they

celebrate: Cmo celebran navidad en Per Betty?
She will ask how different traditions are celebrated here in
comparison to traditions celebrated back in the Latin American
country.
Provide Input
10 min
Teacher will pass out a paper with the scholarly article printed on
it where they are able to highlight and make note of certain words
that need to be defined.
Students will work with teacher to identify difficult words while
also learning grammatical rules such as prefix and suffix
Teacher will have students sit through a Prezi presentation full of
information, pictures, and videos to capture attention and build on
vocabulary previously learned.
Students will receive a copy of the presentation so they can take
Elicit Performance / Provide
additional notes and follow along
10 min
Feedback
Teacher will pause and reflect during each tradition introduced
and pose questions
Quin celebra Da de las Velitas?

Provide Input

Students will be introduced to particular traditions and holidays

celebrated all over Latin America
Teacher will pause and reflect on every tradition presented in
Prezi presentation
Teacher will write additional notes on board while projector
screen is on
Students will be reminded to take notes in journal of specific
terms
Teacher will have students write down one of the traditions they
are interested to learn more about

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10 min

Scholarly article on
Reflexiones acerca de las
familias transfronterizas y las
familias transnacionales entre
Mxico y Estados Unidos
Journal for notes on grammar
Online dictionary and
projector screen
Notebook for notes
Prezi presentation and
handout
Prezi Presentation on Traditions and
Holidays

Projector with internet access

Projector screen with internet

access
Handouts

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Teacher will post an exit slip discussion topic: Students must
write, then discuss, 3 things they each hope to learn about their
Post-its
Closure
given tradition/holiday. Every student will pull out a sticky-note,
9 min
answer the question, discuss it with their peers, then slap their
Notebook with notes
slip on the door on their way out of the classroom.
Recall a particular tradition your family celebrates. Select
something interesting you do with your family that is a tradition
Students will converse and
Enhance Retention &
1-2 hours of
you also do back in the native country where your family is from.
find information talking to
Transfer
homework
I want you to write a descriptive paragraph about it and bring it to
family
class tomorrow.
Reflection Notes to Self
Students may need additional time discussing about traditions they can relate to
What worked well? Why?
Some students may not be able to connect to their Latin roots because they are 5th generation so I will make sure to
What didnt work? Why?
provide people they can interview and receive more information about a selected tradition or holiday.
What changes would you make If technology is available, students will be able to use Google Chrome books and research Latin traditions instead
if you taught this lesson again? of giving them the information. I would give them the tools to educate themselves using technology
????
* Remember

that the maximum attention span of the learner is approximately the age of the learner up to 20 minutes. The initial lesson cycle (gain
attention/activate prior knowledge, provide input and elicit performance/provide feedback) should not take more than 20 minutes. The second cycle
(provide input and elicit performance/provide feedback) should be repeated as needed and will vary depending on the length of the class period.

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