Wyoming 6th-grade Curriculum Unit 3
Description:This is the third of four curriculum units intended for Novice-mid to Novice-high sixth graders who began their study of Spanish in kindergarten or first grade. It is currently being field tested. The themes of the unit are leisure activities and entertainment.
Last Updated:Jul-22-2009
Subject(s):- World Languages
- World Languages > Cultural Awareness
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- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- Curriculum: Unit
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- Contributed By: Wyoming 6-8 Project
Framework for Unit 3
Description:This framework explains the scope and focus of Unit 3 of the Wyoming Sixth-grade Curriculum. Using the organizing principle of Backwards Design, the framework explains: 1) What students should be able to do at the end of this lesson; what connections with other content areas the unit makes; what vocabulary students should know at the end of the unit; what language structures (grammar) and what cultural knowledge students should acquire in the unit; and (2) How students will demonstrate what they know and can do at the end of the unit (assessments). The lessons and materials that follow the framework will prepare the students to meet the objectives of the unit in those assessments. The framework also explains what each lesson in this unit will include.
Last Updated:Apr-03-2008
Subject(s):- World Languages
- World Languages > Cultural Awareness
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- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- Curriculum: Unit
- Curriculum: Scope & Sequence
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This framework explains the scope and focus of Unit 3 of the Wyoming Sixth-grade Curriculum. Using the organizing principle of Backwards Design, the framework explains: 1) What students should be able to do at the end of this lesson; what connections with other content areas the unit makes; what vocabulary students should know at the end of the unit; what language structures (grammar) and what cultural knowledge students should acquire in the unit; and (2) How students will demonstrate what they know and can do at the end of the unit (assessments). The lessons and materials that follow the framework will prepare the students to meet the objectives of the unit in those assessments. The framework also explains what each lesson in this unit will include.
Unit 3 Lessons 1-28
Description:The overall topic for this unit is "Leisure and Entertainment." It is the third of four units in the Wyoming 6th-grade content-related curriculum. The activities in this unit are designed for Novice-mid to Novice-high learners who began their study of Spanish in kindergarten or first grade. The unit is a collection of 28 lessons designed to be adaptable to many different configurations of instruction, e.g. from short lessons offered daily to longer lessons offered less frequently in a week. Everything that is needed to teach each lesson is included here: from detailed lesson plans to handouts to teacher resources. Also included are formative and summative assessments for the unit.
Last Updated:Jan-29-2009
Subject(s):- World Languages
- World Languages > Cultural Awareness
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- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- Activity: Exercise
- Activity: Graphic Organizer/Worksheet
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