World Language Curriculum Guide
Feelings and Qualities
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| Express personal feelings according to the situation. | - Model target vocabulary with a variety of
prompts/materials. - Model correct pronunciation and structures. - Ask questions in the target language and then model appropriate responses using gestures to help clarify their meaning. - Provide "situations" for which students will need to act out a dialogue/skit. |
- Make up skits. - Develop accurate pronunciation through class drill. - Create flashcards. - Respond to questions using appropriate structures. - Sing songs. - Play games.
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- Evaluate student conversation. - Evaluate verbal student responses. - Evaluate performances of students in skits, dialogues, role playing, videos.
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- Produce a video (man on the street type-opinion poll). - Converse with native speakers (community members, exchange students, pen-pals, Internet). - Produce a children's book related to feeling words. Illustrate. - Write a poem describing a specific feeling. - Design a cartoon, mural, etc. related to feelings/personal qualities.
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- Posters. - Total Physical Fun - AV materials (Films, video, cassettes, CD-rom). - Puppets. - Teacher-generated materials. - Appropriate props.
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| Use interjections (Darn! Ow!, etc.) as culturally appropriate. | - Direct student question and replies through drill and
repetition going around class to each individual student. - Use a variety of AV material (Film, CD-roms like Rosetta Stone, cassettes, etc.) |
- Develop dialogues in pairs or small groups. - Complete teacher-generated materials individually or in groups.
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- Evaluate oral and written presentations. - Quizzes/Tests. |
- Model, role play in pairs spontaneously in front of class. - Interactive homework ( involving family or friend). |
- Flashcards. - Textbooks and supporting written material. - Appropriate research materials (books, pamphlets, newspaper, periodicals interview, Internet, etc.)
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| Use vocabulary and expressions for feelings and qualities
appropriately.
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- Provide teacher generated materials to reinforce
proficiency. - Facilitate classroom discussion by providing prompts. - Facilitate classroom reading and writing activities. |
- Discuss ideal mate qualities. - Read and discuss want advertisements. Write their own and compare.
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Evaluate appropriate expressions of feelings.
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- Create a presentation including specific details related to
personal attributes: race, religion, nationality, gender, and marital status, eye &
color, personality, etc. - Research and report on related topics as specified by teacher.
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Same as above.
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| 4
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| Express and discuss personal feelings and qualities using
culturally appropriate language structures, vocabulary and grammar.
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Same strategies as above incorporating advanced grammar,
vocabulary and structures.
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- Activities as above but incorporating advanced grammar,
vocabulary and structures. - Read/research appropriate materials in preparation for classroom discussion/activity/written assignment.
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Same as above evaluating advanced grammar and structures as
well as vocabulary and pronunciation.
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Conduct an interview with native speaker. Transcribe.
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Community members/native speakers. | |