Sample Lesson Plan 3

Lesson Plan

• Date: March 12, 2013
• Class: Spanish 1
• Lesson #: 1.1.2 – Novel, Culture, and Assessment
• Objectives: Read a novel for 8 minutes and write a summary of the reading.  Sing the countries and Capitals of Central America.  Write in Spanish for 5 minutes.
• Evaluation: Students will respond correctly and appropriately to comprehension questions and sing along with the class with enthusiasm.  They will also count the number of words they can write in 5 minutes.
• Resources/Technology: Structure Cards, El Nuevo Houdini, Rapitals Powerpoint and Song
• State Standards: WL1.1.3.2: Recognize written forms of basic vocabulary.; WL1.1.3.3: Associate the written text with spoken forms.; WL1.3.2.1: Locate the areas in the world where the target language is spoken.; WL1.1.4.4: Construct simple sentences using familiar vocabulary and phrases.

Posted Agenda:

1. Pruebita
2. El Nuevo Houdini
3. CA Countries and Capitals
4. Timed write

Lesson Plan:

1.   Pruebita (10 minutes) - take attendance during this time

• On page 12 of your IN (Interactive Notebook), answer these questions in Spanish:
• ¿Cómo te llamas?
• ¿Qué tienes?
• ¿Qué quieres?
• ¿Adónde vas en la noche?
• Correct and graph your score in your IN.

2.   El Nuevo Houdini (20 minutes)

• Librarians get books for their group and open to page 1.  I translate and students chorally translate the next word when I pause.
• After 8 minutes, ask and answer comprehension and discussion questions in Spanish using structures.
• Librarians collect and return them to the shelf.

3.   Countries and Capitals (45 minutes)

• Display Rapitals powerpoint.  Present country locations, names, and capitals one by one, adding actions.  Each time a country and capital is added, sing the capitals with actions we've done so far up to the next one until the song is complete.
• Students stand and sing with the Rapitals song, including actions.

3.   Timed Write (15 minutes)

• Display structures on the board.
• Students open their notebooks to the appropriate page.  When I say "go", they begin writing.  When the timer goes off in 5 minutes, students put an X and count the words they got.
• Scores are graphed in their IN