World Language Occupations and Lifestyles

Topic: Occupations & Lifestyles
1	Outcome (The student will...)	Instructional Strategies (The teacher may...)	Learning Activities (The student may...)	Assessment	Extension (The student will...)	Resources
	Name and describe various occupations.	- 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. - Name and describe own family's occupations and lifestyle. - Write a help wanted ad/page for a variety of occupations.	- Evaluate student conversation. - Evaluate verbal student responses. - Evaluate performances of students in skits, dialogues, role playing, videos.	- Produce a career video. - Converse with native speakers (community members, exchange students, pen-pals, Internet). - Produce a children's book related to topic. - Write a song depicting some aspect of lifestyle. - Design a cartoon, mural, etc. related to topic.	- Posters. - Total Physical Fun - AV materials (Films, video, cassettes, CD-rom). - Puppets. - Teacher-generated materials.
Topic: Occupations & Lifestyles
2	Outcome (The student will...)	Instructional Strategies (The teacher may...)	Learning Activities (The student may...)	Assessment	Extension (The student will...)	Resources
	Compare cultural attitudes and lifestyles.	- 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: Occupations & Lifestyles
3	Outcome (The student will...)	Instructional Strategies (The teacher may...)	Learning Activities (The student may...)	Assessment	Extension (The student will...)	Resources
	Compare education or preparation for various occupations.	- Provide teacher generated materials to reinforce proficiency. - Facilitate classroom discussion incorporating advanced grammar, vocabulary and structures.	- Read/research appropriate materials in preparation for classroom discussion/activity/written assignment. - Role play job interviews.	Evaluate performance on teacher-generated activities/materials.	- Research and report on work-related topic as specified by teacher, prepare computer presentation. - Use ClarisWorks to graph data related to jobs in target country(s).	- Same as above. - ClarisWorks or other computer graphing program.
Topic: Occupations & Lifestyles
4	Outcome (The student will...)	Instructional Strategies (The teacher may...)	Learning Activities (The student may...)	Assessment	Extension (The student will...)	Resources
	Compare job market & lifestyle in target culture with that of any other country(s) or culture(s).	- Same as above incorporating appropriate grammar, vocabulary and structures. - Facilitate in-class reading and writing activities.	Read/research appropriate materials in preparation for classroom discussion/activity/written assignment incorporating advanced grammar, vocabulary and structures.	Same as above evaluating advanced grammar and structures as well as vocabulary and pronunciation.	Same as above incorporating advanced grammar, vocabulary and structures.	Same as above.