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Fifth Grade Spanish |
• What resources do I need to express myself more efficiently in Spanish?
• How do I use Spanish to express myself more completely in writing?
• How do I use the vocabulary learned to talk naturally in more elaborate conversation?
• How do I use context to understand words I do not know?
• How Spanish expressions differ from the English?
• How will I use the Spanish I have learned in the Middle School?
• How will I practice my Spanish when I travel to Spanish speaking countries?
• What are some differences among Spanish speaking countries? |
- Persisting
- Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision
- Managing impulsivity
- Gathering data through all senses
- Listening with understanding and empathy
- Creating, imagining, innovating
- Thinking flexibly
- Responding with wonderment and awe
- Thinking about thinking (metacognition)
- Taking responsible risks
- Striving for accuracy
- Finding humor
- Questioning and posing problems
- Thinking interdependently
- Applying past knowledge to new situations
- Remaining open to continuous learning
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*Review of most important topics
*Vocabulary related to food
*Follow a Spanish recipe (ingredients and utensils)
*Ser vs Estar: meanings and differences
*-ar, -er, -ir verb conjugations in the simple tense (estar, jugar, ver, ir, tener)
*Noun - adjective agreement
*Prepositions of place: en, entre, detrás, debajo, delante de, sobre, a la derecha de,
a la izquierda de, adentro de, afuera de
*Personal subject pronouns (singular and plural)
*Cinco de Mayo celebration |
*Recognize, comprehend new vocabulary in meaningful context
*Use correct pitch and intonation patterns in questions and exclamations
*Discriminate between affirmative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences
*Produce sentences using new vocabulary related to content area
*Reproduce sounds, stress and intonation patterns specific to Spanish
*Use feminine and masculine endings
*Give information regarding spatial relationships
*Use word attack skills to decode written language
*Write inflectional endings for masculine/ feminine/ plural words
*Use the verbs SER, ESTAR, JUGAR, VER, IR, and TENER and their conjugations correctly in sentences
*Use ser in describing personal characteristics; singular and plural forms
*Use personal pronouns correctly in sentences
*Respond spontaneously to questions asked in class
*Produce simple sentences using new vocabulary and sentence structures practiced in class
*Use vocabulary and expressions needed in everyday situations relevant to the unit lesson while speaking
*Use basic structures and familiar vocabulary to communicate in writing
*Appreciate cultural diversity |
- Informal observation of student participation
- One-on-one work with student
- Participation in class games, activities
- Responses to routine phrases/questions
- Observation of student engagement
- Student participation in Q and A after presentations
- Assessment of student responses on worksheets
- Analysis of written work on creative projects, journals and worksheets
- Independent use of vocabulary in creation of books and other creative projects
- Independent use of routine phrases and sentences during class participation
- Formal written assessments on key grammar / syntax units
- Regular student self-assessment
- Conversations / skits / oral dialogues
- Computer exercises and games
- Written exercises
- We expect students to develop language skills at different rates
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Spanish cook-book
Video: Spain
Overhead and transparencies
Books, tapes and cd's related to the material
Realia |
*Exposure to a native Spanish speaker
*Pictures from other cultures as basis of language acquisition
*Exploring differences in celebration of various Hispanic holidays and festivities
*Exploration of how children in target culture celebrate a major event
*Visit Spanish restaurant
*Taste of authentic Spanish food (ie. paella and tapas) |
