PSD World Languages UbD Unit Template
Language
Course/level
Thematic unit
Unit length
Standards: Check
as many as apply.
Enduring
Understanding(s)
Essential
Question
Guiding
Questions
Spanish
Spanish 1
Family
6 weeks
Stage 1: Desired Results
__x___1.1 Interpersonal communication
__x___1.2 Interpretive communication
__x___1.3 Presentational communication
__x___2.1 Cultural practices and perspectives
_____2.2 Cultural products and perspectives
_____3.1 Connections to other disciplines
__x___3.2 Acquiring new information
_____4.1 Language comparisons
__x___4.2 Cultural comparisons
Family is a large and cohesive social unit in which relationships extend
through many households and many generations. Last names play an
important role in the identity of the individuals in a family group and in
society as a whole.
How does my family help define my identity?
 Who are the members of my family?
 How are they related to each other?
 How do I describe the individual members of my family?
 How is my identity influenced by my family?
At the end of this unit learners can talk about their own and other’s families.
Learning goals
Learners will understand the difference between immediate and extended
families. They will also be able to talk about the cultural significance of
different naming customs.
Knowledge
Functions
What vocabulary, grammar and culture will learners need to demonstrate
What can learners do?
their knowledge?
Functions
Vocabulary
Grammar
Culture
Name family members
 Family and
 Present tense of
 The structure
extended
of tener
of extended
family
families in
 Possessive
members
the Spanish
adjectives
speaking
 Pets
 Descriptive
world
 Tener
adjectives
 Ser
Describe family
 Ser
 noun – adjective

members
agreement
 Descriptive
adjectives
 Professions
 Hobbies

Telling age
 numbers
 tener expression
Dating practices
 novio
 tener
 differences in

dating
practices in
different
cultures
amigo
Stage 2: Assessment Evidence
Summative Performance Assessments
1. Read about families in Spanish speaking countries
Interpretive
2. Listening activities Unit 3
3.
Ask and answer questions about family
Interpersonal
Create a family tree and present it to the class
Presentational
Formative Assessments
Other Summative Assessments
 Family vocabulary quiz
 Write a paragraph describing your family
 Tener and ser quiz
 Listening quiz
(http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/)
Beginning level #13
Stage 3: Learning Activities
Interpersonal
Interpretive
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Interview a classmate
about their family
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Listen to different people
speaking about their
families
Read about cultural
naming customs
Watch a video in which the
concept of dating practices
is introduced
Other Learning Activities
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Practice activities for tener and ser.
Practice activities for possessive adjectives
Presentational

Create a family tree
to present to the
class
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Practice activities for noun- adjective agreement
Pronunciation of the Spanish alphabet
Resources
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Descubre 1, Lesson 3 on family
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/
Various other online videos and audio excerpts
Flashcards
Learner Targets
Interpretive


I can understand
when people tell me
about their families.
I can read about
naming customs
Interpersonal
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
I can ask and answer
questions about family
Presentational

I can give a presentation
about my family