Stage 1 - Lesson Plan 1
Spanish – Imperfect vs. Preterite Tense
Online Review Activity
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/pretimp4.htm
Stephanie Hofer
Educational Psychology
March 18, 2010
Lesson Plan
Lesson: Spanish - Imperfect vs. Preterite Tense Review –
Online Activity: http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/pretimp4.htm
Length: 25-30 minutes
Age or Grade Level Intended: Secondary Education (12th grade)
Academic Standard(s): World Language
MH12.6.1: Use digital media and culturally authentic resources to build vocabulary
and improve receptive and productive skills. Examples: Electronic dictionaries, RSS
feeds/Podcasts, streaming audio, streaming video, etc.
MH12.7.1: Use elements of word formation to expand vocabulary and derive
meaning. Examples: Prefixes, suffixes, roots
Performance Objective(s):
 Given the list of required links to the website:
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/pretimp4.htm, students will practice the
skill of differentiating preterite versus imperfect tense by selecting the correct
answer on the pre-made online quiz questions with 95% accuracy.
Assessment:
Students will go to the website http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/pretimp4.htm and
click on the Preterite vs. Imperfect I option, and then complete the Basic Quiz and Mini
Test. This process will be repeated for Preterite vs. Imperfect II and Preterite vs.
Imperfect III. This activity is to be used as a review to recall the appropriate AR, ER, and
IR endings for preterite and imperfect verbs, which can be found both in the students’
textbook and on the opening page to which the website directly opens. Students have the
option of reviewing directly on the website before taking the online practice quizzes
(Basic Quizzes and Mini Quizzes). Upon completion of the exercise, students will have
completed six different online quizzes (Three Basic Quizzes and three Mini Quizzes) that
increase in difficulty as students transition from Preterite and Imperfect I to Preterite and
Imperfect II to Preterite and Imperfect III. By the end of the exercise, students will have
reviewed the concept of preterite vs. imperfect tense through a visual and interactive
manner. This exercise requires students to complete two different quiz formats compiled
into one quiz. The first portion of the quizzes asks students to conjugate the given verb to
imperfect or preterite, as well as follow a coordinating subject pronoun. The second
portion of the quizzes gives students a sentence with a fill-in-the-blank answer format;
students must decide whether to use preterite or imperfect, and they must conjugate the
verb correctly according to the context clue words, such as subject pronouns for example.
Comment [jcg1]: How are you going to assess
practicing for 95% accuracy? You really need to
evaluate selecting.
Comment [jcg2]: Very detailed- you obviously
know this website.
This activity as a whole should take about 20-25 min to complete all six quizzes since the
Basic Quizzes only have twenty questions and the Mini Quizzes only have ten questions
and students should be able to accomplish this with 95% accuracy because this is a
review activity.
Advance Preparation by Teacher:
Procedure:
Introduction/Motivation:
Step-by-Step Plan:
Closure:
Adaptations/Enrichment:
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Self-Reflection:
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Was the lesson successful?
Did the students have enough background in preterite and imperfect tense to
complete the exercise?
Were students engaged?
Did this activity make sense to the students?
Did the students understand my directions?
Was this type of assessment appropriate?
Comment [jcg3]: Good questions