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Purpose and Curricular Connections
In this Learning Experience, students participate in a game that reinforces Spanish vocabulary recognition.
This experience can be used after the introduction of vocabulary to provide practice to aid memorization of the vocabulary. In level 2, I use it after we have worked with the words for one or two days. In level 3 I have used it to quickly review the words. It can be used in this unit or any other for which there is a large body of vocabulary.
The Vocabulary List is approximately 70% review material and 30% new material. Sentences can be used instead of single words to increase the difficulty and to provide a base for the students to initiate and sustain conversations.
Standard and Performance Indicator
Standard 1: Students will be able to use a language other than English for communication.
In accordance with LOTE Standard 1 (listening and speaking are the primary communicative goals), some basic vocabulary acquisition must take place. The specific performance indicator targeted is: Call upon repetition, rephrasing, and nonverbal cues to derive or convey meaning from a language other than English.
Students must be able to select the appropriate vocabulary from a wide range and be able to use the vocabulary.
Checkpoint A: Listening and speaking are primary communicative goals in modern language learning. These skills are used for the purposes of socializing, providing and acquiring information, expressing personal feelings and opinions, and getting others to adopt a course of action.
Performance Indicators: Call upon repetition, rephrasing, and nonverbal cues to derive and convey meaning from a language other than English.
Prior Knowledge
To succeed the students must have been introduced to the vocabulary being used. I have them fill in the words they know and then I go over the meanings of all words. Because the students are engaged by playing the game, they have no problem learning the vocabulary without the entire unit concept. I do however explain that we will be using this vocabulary to write dialogues and skits about health related issues.
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