CISD LOTE - UBD Unit Design Template
Tema: Contemporary Life
Unit: La Comida y La Cultura
What will the learning experience/unit goal be?
Learners will know vocabulary relevant to the basics, including verbs, nouns and
adjectives about food. Learners will know & understand how to use of the forms of
ser/estar in a meaningful context.
Subject(s): Pre-A/P Spanish I
Educator: Sra. Sandra Nolte
Duration: el 5 de enero, 2015 al 2 de febrero, 2015
(21 días)
Grade Level: 8th
Enduring Understandings:
I. COMMUNICATION
Effective communication requires purposeful application of vocabulary and structure.
II. CULTURES
A culture's products and practices are influenced by its underlying perspectives.
III. CONNECTIONS
Study of another language provides access to perspectives and knowledge that can only be gained through the target language and culture.
IV. COMPARISONS
Deeper insights into the nature of language and culture are achieved through the study of another language.
Studying another language and culture offers insights into one's own.
V. COMMUNITIES
Learning a language connects people to the world.
Learning a language is a lifelong process.
Science & Technology
How does technology help me to communicate?
Contemporary Life
Why is life similar and yet different for a person of my age in other places and cultures?
Personal & Public Identities
How does what people do and how they think tell you about who they are?
Families & Communities
How are communities defined in different cultures?
How is friendship defined, and what does the word "friend" mean to me?
Beauty & Aesthetics
What music do people my age listen to in other parts of the world?
TEKS:
I. COMMUNICATION
1.1
Student engages in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions and express opinions.
1.2
Students understand and interpret spoken language on a variety of topics.
1.3
Students present information, concepts and ideas to an audience of readers on a variety of topics.
II. CULTURES
2.1
Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices & perspectives of the culture studied.
III. CONNECTIONS
3.2
Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign
language and its culture.
IV. COMPARISONS
4.1
Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
4.2
Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
V. COMMUNITIES
5.1
Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
5.2
Students show evidence of becoming lifelong learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
Oral Communication
Written
Content
Professional Ethics and
Communication
Responsibility
Performance Based Assessment:
Feria de Comida y Cultura – 2 de febrero, 2015
In what ways will learners model or represent their thinking?
How will learners reflect upon their learning?
Peer Critique & Feedback, Self-Reflection (Participation & Listening)
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Resources to Enhance Learning Environment:
SMART, YOU TUBE, y Mi Página Web
www.spanishdict.com ; www.pollseverywhere.com; www.phschool.com; socrative.com
Realidades – Gramática, VideoHistorias y Audios
http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/SpanishFilm/principal.html - Películas autenticas
What materials will you provide?
Handouts & PowerPoints – Copied & Posted to my Webpage; La Revista ¿Qué Tal? Y Grammar Cards
Career and Community Connections: In today's global community, it is important to be able to communicate effectively in more than one language.
Learning a language connects people to the world.
The Habits of Constructivist Lesson Design:
 What experiences will you provide to connect learners’ past understandings to new ideas?
 How will you utilize questioning to scaffold learning? Con la manza verde/Daily
Notes:
Constructivist Learning Experiences
Experiencia 1
El lunes, 5 de enero
www.pollseverywhere.com
¿Cuál es tu comida
favorita?
Práctica de hablar:
Más comida (Flashcards)
OJO
Para el viernes, el 9
de enero, 2015 –
Diario de la Palabra
del Día
Experiencia 2
El martes, 6 de enero
Experiencia 3
El miércoles, 7 de enero
Gramática – Texto, Pág.
156 – Los Plurales; Video
Gramática – Los Verbos
SER y HACER
Una película – Planta 4a
“Una pizza ideal”
Una canción y Video –
Soy Guapo
El Pirámide Nutritivo
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=34FxtEyRgIw
TAREA
Para Hoy- Paquete Nueva,
Págs. 105-108
Hablar En Pareja: La
Familia Pérez en Mi
Página Web
TAREA
Para Hoy- NADA 
TAREA
Para Hoy- Paquete Págs.
109-110
Experiencia 4
El jueves, 8 de enero
MACBOOK CART
Laboratorio:
Repaso de
Gramática y El
Restaurante El
Fogata, Tijuana
México
TAREA
Para Hoy- Paquete
Págs. 111-112 y
PAQUETE DUE!
Experiencia 5
El viernes, 9 de enero
MACBOOK CART
Texto, Pág. 160,
Fondo Cultural
Práctica de Escuchar
– El Mercado Aire
Libre
El Examen Final –
Specifics y Repaso
En Pareja – Repaso y
Práctica para el
Examen, Parte Uno
TAREA
Para Hoy- Diario de
la Palabra del día
Formative Assessments
TAREA
Para mañana- Paquete
Nueva, Págs. 105-108
TAREA
Para mañana- Paquete
Págs. 109-110
TAREA
Para mañana- Paquete
Págs. 111-112 y
PAQUETE DUE!
TAREA
Para mañana- Diario
de la Palabra del
día
TAREA
Para mañana/lunesHoja de Participación
con Paquete
Enrichments and Interventions
Parent Contact re: Late/Missing/Inc. Work AND Tutoriales – los martes y los viernes + FRIDAY SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS
www.spanishdict.com – Palabra del día *OJO* Palabra del día Log –due para el 9 de enero, 2015 y Progress Check
Constructivist Learning Experiences
Experiencia 6
El lunes, 12 de enero
Computadoras de 8o
Grado
Escribir-Pregunta y
Respuesta – para el
examen en tarjetas para
usar mañana
En Pareja – Repaso y
Práctica para el
Examen, Parte Dos
Experiencia 7
El martes, 13 de enero
Experiencia 8
Experiencia 9
El miércoles, 14 de
El jueves, 15 de enero
enero
Examen Final de
Examen Final de 4a, 5a
CONGA LINE y
1ª, 2ª y 3ª Horas y 7a Horas
REPASO de
¡Buena Suerte a
¡Buena Suerte a Todos!
Vocabulario en
Todos!
TAREA
Stations de Loteria
Para Hoy- Estudien Para el
y Eye Spy
Examen Final
EARLY RELEASE
Examen Final de 6ª
Hora
¡Buena Suerte a
Todos!
How will you group learners?
Strategic Partner/Group
Pairings – NEW SEATS HOY
TAREA
Para Hoy- Estudien
Para el Examen Final
Experiencia 10
El viernes, 16 de enero
TAREA
Grupos y Paises Nuevos
para Segundo
Semestre y La Feria
Para Hoy- Estudien
Para el Examen Final
Bailamos ZUMBA 
TAREA
Para Hoy- Hoja de
Participación
TAREA
Para Hoy- Estudien Para el
Examen Final
Formative Assessments
TAREA
Para mañana-Estudien
Para el Examen Final
TAREA
Para mañanaEstudien Para el
Examen Final
TAREA
Para mañanaEstudien Para el
Examen Final
TAREA
Para mañana- Estudien Para
el Examen Final
TAREA
Para mañana- NADA 
Enrichments and Interventions
Parent Contact re: Late/Missing/Inc. Work AND Tutoriales – los martes y los viernes Y By Appmnt. + FRIDAY SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS
www.spanishdict.com – Palabra del die *OJO* Palabra del die Log –due para el 9 de diciembre y Progress Check