Unit 1 - Can Do statements
INTERPRETIVE
____I can understand some common greetings and expressions.
____I can understand someone talking about their age, where they are from, their phone number and birthday.
____I can understand basic personal information from communications such as e-mails, personal profiles.
____I can identify some cognates or characters that help me understand the meaning.
Interpersonal
____I can greet and say goodbye to someone
_____I can introduce myself and ask someone their name.
_____I can answer questions about my name, age, origin, and phone number.
_____I can tell someone the date and time.
_____I can tell someone when my birthday is.
Presentational speaking Presentational Writing
_____I can greet people. _____ I can write an introduction of myself.
_____I can tell my age and my birthday. _____ I can write my age and my birthday.
_____I can tell where I am from. _____ I can write where I am from.
_____I can tell the date and time. ______I can write my phone number.
_____I can tell my telephone number. _____I can write the date and time.
_____I can introduce myself.
Culture
What intercultural competencies will students be able to demonstrate?
______I can identify some geographical features of other countries.
______I can identify familiar landmarks.
______I can identify typical products from the target culture.
______I can sometimes tell the way people address each other differently based on age and social standing.
______I can identify some common habits of greeting associated with specific cultures.
______I can recognize some ways in which cultures express time and dates.
______I can imitate appropriate greetings.
______I can sometimes recognize and imitate culturally appropriate personal space, eye contact, and body language when interacting with others.
____I can understand some common greetings and expressions.
____I can understand someone talking about their age, where they are from, their phone number and birthday.
____I can understand basic personal information from communications such as e-mails, personal profiles.
____I can identify some cognates or characters that help me understand the meaning.
Interpersonal
____I can greet and say goodbye to someone
_____I can introduce myself and ask someone their name.
_____I can answer questions about my name, age, origin, and phone number.
_____I can tell someone the date and time.
_____I can tell someone when my birthday is.
Presentational speaking Presentational Writing
_____I can greet people. _____ I can write an introduction of myself.
_____I can tell my age and my birthday. _____ I can write my age and my birthday.
_____I can tell where I am from. _____ I can write where I am from.
_____I can tell the date and time. ______I can write my phone number.
_____I can tell my telephone number. _____I can write the date and time.
_____I can introduce myself.
Culture
What intercultural competencies will students be able to demonstrate?
______I can identify some geographical features of other countries.
______I can identify familiar landmarks.
______I can identify typical products from the target culture.
______I can sometimes tell the way people address each other differently based on age and social standing.
______I can identify some common habits of greeting associated with specific cultures.
______I can recognize some ways in which cultures express time and dates.
______I can imitate appropriate greetings.
______I can sometimes recognize and imitate culturally appropriate personal space, eye contact, and body language when interacting with others.
End of Unit performance tasts
These are your end of unit tests. Lets develop strategies for how to accomplish these tasks and internalize the language.
UNIT PERFORMANCE TASKS How will students demonstrate what they can do with what they know?
PRESENTATIONAL SPEAKING You have received an acceptance letter stating that you have been chosen to attend a summer camp in Quito, Ecuador. They have asked that you call a toll-free number to give them some information about yourself. You call the camp,but an answering machine picks up. Leave a message.
INTERPERSONAL SPEAKING You are going to be hosting a Memphis in May exchange student from the (target country) this spring. In order to prepare for your first meeting, you ask your (Target language) teacher to practice with you.
PRESENTATIONAL WRITING You decided to get an e-pal from a target language speaking country because you’ll be going to a camp in Ecuador this summer. Write a message introducing yourself to your e-pal
UNIT PERFORMANCE TASKS How will students demonstrate what they can do with what they know?
PRESENTATIONAL SPEAKING You have received an acceptance letter stating that you have been chosen to attend a summer camp in Quito, Ecuador. They have asked that you call a toll-free number to give them some information about yourself. You call the camp,but an answering machine picks up. Leave a message.
INTERPERSONAL SPEAKING You are going to be hosting a Memphis in May exchange student from the (target country) this spring. In order to prepare for your first meeting, you ask your (Target language) teacher to practice with you.
PRESENTATIONAL WRITING You decided to get an e-pal from a target language speaking country because you’ll be going to a camp in Ecuador this summer. Write a message introducing yourself to your e-pal