World Language Curriculum Guide

Town and City

  Topic: Town & City
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  Identify various establishments, roads and characteristics of villages, towns and cities

 

- 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.

 

- 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.

 

- Posters.

- Total Physical Fun.

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

- Puppets.

- Teacher-generated materials.

 

 
Topic: Town & City
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  Discuss and compare cities, suburbs and villages.

 

- 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: Town & City
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  Identify and discuss notable towns, cities and associated lifestyles in the target culture.

 

- Provide teacher generated materials to reinforce proficiency.

- Facilitate classroom discussion by providing prompts.

- Facilitate in-class reading and writing activities.

 

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

 

Evaluate performance on teacher-generated activities/materials.

 

Research and report on related town as specified by teacher. Create a computer presentation to share research.

 

Same as above.
 
Topic: Town & City
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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.

 

Same as above, 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.

 

 
Topic: Town & City
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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.

 

Same as above, 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.

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