Families and Communities with a Focus on Adolescent Life--Spanish

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Title:

Families and Communities with a Focus on Adolescent Life--Spanish

URL:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PyJmfoHwYzB_RVJ8wPtsTS0_tc_P6HliH3ItCxt2FiM/copy

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The University of Texas at Austin
Type: Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

This family and communities thematic lesson examines how technology affects families and communities while focusing on interpretative, presentational, and interpersonal skills at the intermediate, mid to intermediate-high proficiency range. Students will gather information from an authentic text and audio resource, identify main ideas, and infer the meanings of unfamiliar words. Students are guided through a series of interpersonal conversation-based tasks before presenting their findings orally or in writing.

Content Standard(s):
World Languages
WLAN (2017)
Grade: K-8
Intermediate Mid Proficiency Range
1) Exchange simple spoken and written information in the target language, utilizing cultural references where appropriate.

a. Use language to handle tasks related to personal needs.

b. Exchange information about daily activities and personal preferences.

c. Support personal opinions with some details.

d. Exchange information about a topic of special interest to the student.

World Languages
WLAN (2017)
Grade: K-8
Intermediate Mid Proficiency Range
2) Demonstrate an understanding of simple spoken or written language presented through a variety of media resources on familiar topics.

a. Interpret/retell stories or events in one's own words.

b. Identify principal characters and explain main ideas and themes in selected texts.

c. Determine the main idea of a text with unfamiliar vocabulary.

World Languages
WLAN (2017)
Grade: K-8
Intermediate Mid Proficiency Range
3) Present material in oral and written form.

a. Present information on familiar topics using connected sentences.

b. Write short reports about learned or researched topics.

c. Make a presentation about personal and social experiences.

World Languages
WLAN (2017)
Grade: K-8
Intermediate High Proficiency Range
1) Exchange simple spoken and written information in the target language, utilizing cultural references where appropriate.

a. Use language to share events and experiences in various time frames.

b. Synthesize learned material to produce unrehearsed conversations.

c. Use language to complete tasks requiring multiple steps.

d. Narrate a simple story in written or oral form.

e. State a viewpoint on an issue and support opinions.

World Languages
WLAN (2017)
Grade: K-8
Intermediate High Proficiency Range
2) Demonstrate an understanding of simple spoken or written language presented through a variety of media resources on familiar topics.

a. Restate information from short texts.

b. Relate main ideas and significant details on unfamiliar topics.

c. Use knowledge acquired in other settings to comprehend texts in the target language.

World Languages
WLAN (2017)
Grade: K-8
Intermediate High Proficiency Range
3) Present material in oral and written form.

a. Present information in an organized manner on a variety of topics in various time frames.

b. Write about community topics, entertainment, or social events.

c. Present a viewpoint and support opinions.

World Languages
WLAN (2017)
Grade: 7-12
Level IV
1) Communicate and share on familiar and new topics in various time frames and moods.

a. Initiate, maintain, and conclude a conversation on various topics.

b. Use the target language to communicate about subjects of particular interest to students.

c. Use the target language to handle tasks that may contain a complication.

World Languages
WLAN (2017)
Grade: 7-12
Level IV
2) Interpret, restate, and react to what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar and new topics.

a. Give main ideas, supporting details, and justify inferences in selected texts.

b. Identify themes, settings, characters, and plot lines found in literary texts.

c. Use background knowledge from other disciplines to understand spoken and written information in the target language.

World Languages
WLAN (2017)
Grade: 7-12
Level IV
3) Present information on familiar and new topics in various time frames and aspects using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.

a. Express needs, wants and preferences with supporting reasons.

b. Present information on academic and work-related topics.

c. Present information about common age-appropriate issues.

World Languages
WLAN (2017)
Grade: 7-12
Level V
1) Communicate and share on familiar and new topics in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.

a. Talk about daily activities and personal preferences in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.

b. Complete a task that requires multiple steps.

c. Exchange information about areas of mutual interest.

World Languages
WLAN (2017)
Grade: 7-12
Level V
2) Understand the main idea and a few details in texts on a variety of topics related to everyday life and personal interests in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.

a. Relate main themes and significant details in ads, reports, or announcements presented on TV, radio, video, or in live presentations.

b. Describe the main themes and significant details on topics found in print media.

c. Follow short instructions to complete a task.

World Languages
WLAN (2017)
Grade: 7-12
Level V
3) Present information on a wide variety of both familiar and new topics using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure in various time frames and moods.

a. Present information about personal and social events, experiences, and activities.

b. Present information on a topic studied or researched.

c. Present points of view and provide reasons to support them.

Tags: AP Spanish Language, Authentic Resource, Communication, Families and Communities, Heritage Speakers, Intermediate High, Intermediate Mid, Interpersonal, Interpretive, Native Speakers, Presentational, Science and Technology
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