4th Year - Unit 1- Relationships / Feelings
INTERPERSONAL
MODE
(Spontaneous Personto-Person)
INTERPRETIVE MODE
Listening
I can…
Reading
Speaking & Writing
I can…
PRESENTATIONAL MODE
Prepared Speaking
Prepared Writing
I can…
I can…
I can…
about relationships
& friendships.
survey about
relationships.
of a survey about
relationships.
relationship
problems / explanations
dreams, concerns, and
opinions about
relationships.
relationship
problems solutions
dynamics
talking about
relationships.
negative aspects of
relationships.
descriptions of complex
relationships
understand short
films and presentations
about relationships
understand
descriptions about
family and community
relationships
of complex
relationships on a
variety of levels
negative aspects of
relationships.
relationships.
analyze authentic
materials and literary
works about family and
community
relationships
propose solutions.
and support opinions
about family and
community
relationships.
dreams, and concerns
about my family and
community
relationships
interpret, and analyze
authentic materials and
literary works about
families and
communities.
hypothesize and
propose solutions.
my opinions about
relationships.
elaborate on present,
past, and future events.
Unit Length/Unit
theme/ Enduring
understanding
Unit length
About 5 weeks
Unit theme among
family and friends
Enduring understanding
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Daily interactions and
relationships among
family and friends
vary culturally.
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Family relationships
and friendships are
complex and
enduring.
Unit Guiding Questions
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How do I relate to
friends and family?
What is needed to
maintain
relationships?
What are important
characteristics of
relationships?
What is my place and
my role in my family
and community?
What is the nature of
my relationships with
family and friends?
How are my family
and my community
interconnected?
Assessment
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series of formative
and summative
assessments,
both
achievement and
performance
research
project/presentatio
n
readings about
personal
relationships
book listening
assessments
A common
building
assessment that
examines the five
disciplines of
reading, writing,
speaking,
listening, culture
as well the
vocabulary and
structure of the
unit.
Functions
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hypothesize
propose solutions
persuade others
analyze
evaluate
design/create/inve
nt with language
critique
synthesize
elaborate
make predictions
justify and support
opinions
express
hopes/dreams/c
oncerns
narrate and
elaborate on
present, past
and future
events
summarize,
interpret and
analyze
authentic
materials and
literary works
Context
Structure
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friendship
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personality
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traits/qualities
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collaboration/cooperation
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conflict resolution
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personal
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reactions/emotions
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relationship expressions
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literary devices
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family life/structures
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interpersonal relationships
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stages of life
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personality
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cultural
beliefs/values/practic
es
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customs/ceremonies •
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idioms •
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sequencing/transitions
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Culture
contemporary life
family/communities
interpersonal relationships
stages of life
personal/public identities
beauty/aesthetics
literary works
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present tense /
irregulars
gustar and similar
verbs
ser / estar
nouns
articles
adjectives
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Bloom’s Taxonomy
DOK levels 1,2,3,4
Remembering, explaining,
using information,
distinguishing between
differences, evaluating a
position, and creating a point
of view.
Connections
Relationships / Family and
Consumer Ed.
Health
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Resources
District Resources–
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Imagina
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Unit 1
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Other resources
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Internet sites
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TECLA
Comparisons
comparing target culture /
relationships to self and
community
comparing family structures
across cultures