World Language Curriculum Guide

Feelings and Qualities

  Topic: Feelings & 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.

 

- Evaluate student conversation.

- Evaluate verbal student responses.

- Evaluate performances of students in skits, dialogues, role playing, videos.

 

- 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.

 

- Posters.

- Total Physical Fun

- AV materials (Films, video, cassettes, CD-rom).

- Puppets.

- Teacher-generated materials.

- Appropriate props.

 

 
Topic: Feelings & Qualities
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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.

 

- 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.)

 

 
Topic: Feelings & Qualities
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  Use vocabulary and expressions for feelings and qualities appropriately.

 

- 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.

 

 

Evaluate appropriate expressions of feelings.

 

- 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.

 

Same as above.

 

 
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  Express and discuss personal feelings and qualities using culturally appropriate language structures, vocabulary and grammar.

 

Same strategies as above incorporating advanced grammar, vocabulary and structures.

 

- Activities as above but incorporating advanced grammar, vocabulary and structures.

- Read/research appropriate materials in preparation for classroom discussion/activity/written assignment.

 

Same as above evaluating advanced grammar and structures as well as vocabulary and pronunciation.

 

Conduct an interview with native speaker. Transcribe.

 

Community members/native speakers.

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