World Language Curriculum Guide
Town and City
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| Identify various establishments, roads and characteristics of
villages, towns and cities
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- 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 related to specific villages, towns or
cities. - 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. |
- Produce a video. - Converse with native speakers (community members, exchange students, pen-pals, Internet). - Produce a children's book related to topic. - Write a song. - Design a cartoon, mural, etc. related to topic.
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- Posters. - Total Physical Fun. - AV materials (Films, video, cassettes, CD-rom). - Puppets. - Teacher-generated materials.
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| 2
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| Discuss and compare cities, suburbs and villages.
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- 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.).
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- 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.
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- 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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| 3
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| Identify and discuss notable towns, cities and associated
lifestyles in the target culture.
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- Provide teacher generated materials to reinforce
proficiency. - Facilitate classroom discussion by providing prompts. - Facilitate in-class reading and writing activities.
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Read/Research appropriate materials in preparation for
classroom discussion/activity/written assignment.
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Evaluate performance on teacher-generated
activities/materials.
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Research and report on related town as specified by teacher.
Create a computer presentation to share research.
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| 4
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| Discuss idiosyncrasies of towns, cities, and villages in the target culture and compare to the U.S. | Same as above incorporating advanced grammar, vocabulary and
structures.
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Same as above, incorporating advanced grammar, vocabulary and
structures.
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Same as above evaluating advanced grammar and structures as well as vocabulary and pronunciation. | Same as above incorporating advanced grammar, vocabulary and
structures.
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Same as above.
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| 5
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| Read, analyze and discuss literature reflecting village/city life in the target culture. | Same as above incorporating advanced grammar, vocabulary and
structures.
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Same as above, incorporating advanced grammar, vocabulary and structures. | Same as above evaluating advanced grammar and structures as
well as vocabulary and pronunciation.
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Same as above incorporating advanced grammar, vocabulary and
structures.
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