La Comida Unit Plan

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La Comida Unit Plan

• Amanda Waugaman

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• The unit I will be teaching is on Spanish food
  (La Comida). Students will learn Spanish
  vocabulary revolving around food, utensils,
  common phrases associated with ordering food,
  etc. They will also learn about food in
  Spanish-speaking countries compared to here in
  the US.

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Analyze Learners

• Spanish 1 class
• Students will range from 9-12 grade
• No background knowledge will be expected from the
  class

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State Objectives

• FLI.1.4 Make short exchanges of basic
  information about personal needs, courtesies,
  etc.
• FLI.1.7 Recognize words and phrases in context.
  
• FLI.1.15 Write and present simple guided texts
  on familiar topics.
• FLI.2.2 Identify some common generalizations
  about the target culture.
• FLI.4.3 Recognize similarities and differences
  between native and target cultures.
• FLI.5.1 Locate resources in the global
  community which relate to target cultures.
• FLI.5.2 Identify opportunities to use target
  language.

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Media and Materials

• Vocabulary, Grammar, and Culture worksheets
• Video on Spanish food
• Sample Menus
• Computer Lab

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Websites

• http//www.gomadrid.com/dict/spanish-food-dictiona
  ry.html - Reference for Spanish foods
• http//www.quia.com Interactive site for
  students
• http//filebox.vt.edu/users/cmarshal/comida_vocabu
  lario_worksheet.htm - Some worksheets used for
  this unit
• http//www.donquijote.org/culture/recipes -
  Recipes that students can use

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Day 1

• Introduce the unit
• Go over expectations
• Begin vocabulary
• Graphic organizer worksheet

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Day 2

• Continue vocabulary
• Go over yesterdays worksheet
• New worksheet
• Begin conversations

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Day 3

• Finish conversations
• Watch video on Spanish foods

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Day 4

• Discuss video
• Writing exercise-favorite foods
• Go over sentences
• New worksheet

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Day 5

• Computer Lab day
• http//www.quia.com

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Day 6

• Begin culture
• Discussion about what we already know
• Read and discuss articles
• Go over Menu assignment

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Day 7

• Summarize yesterdays discussion
• Culture worksheet
• Paper assignment
• Review Game

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Day 8

• Computer lab work day
• Work on menu assignments
• www.donquijote.org/culture/recipes

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Days 9 and 10

• Menu presentations
• Ordering from a menu

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Learner Participation

• Discussion instead of lecture
• Some group work
• Let students be creative

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Evaluation

• Menu
• Menu ordering
• Culture paper
• Worksheet (fill in vocab.)
• Conversations