SPANISH I: UNIT PLAN 5 (LAS VACACIONES)
Instructor: Will Beckham
Course: Spanish I
School Year: 2010/11
Material Covered: Travel and vacation, Weather, Months, Seasons, Ordinal numbers, Estar with conditions and emotions, the present progressive,
More on Ser and Estar, Direct Object nouns and pronouns, La Cultura: El Camino Inca, Panorama: Puerto Rico
NUMBER OF INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS: 14
LESSON
TOPICS
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(WHAT)
READING & RESOURCES
REQUIRED
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
AND/OR
EVALUATION AND
HOMEWORK
TASKS TO BE COMPLETED
 Organized Binder
 Descubre Textbook
 Writing Utensil
▪ Warm-up: Copy “Mas vocabulario” ( p. 152) into notes
▪ Read and learn vocab words on p. 152-153
▪ Practica #3, p. 153
▪ Practica #4, p. 153
■ 25 Flash cards on
vocabulary
Months, Seasons,
and Weather
 Organized Binder
 Descubre Textbook
 Writing Utensil
▪ Warm-up: Copy “Las estaciones y los meses del año”
(p. 154) into notes
▪ Learn months, seasons, and weather (p. 155+ 156)
▪ Practica #7, p. 155
▪ Practica #9, p. 156
■ WKBK p. 49
3
Números Ordinales
 Organized Binder
 Descubre Textbook
 Writing Utensil
▪ Warm-up: Copy “Numeros ordinales” (p. 155) into notes
▪ Review homework
▪ Learn ordinal numbers and watch Ordinal numbers
▪ Practica #5, p. 155
▪ Practica #6, p. 155
■ WKBK p. 50
4
Pronunciación and
introduction to
“Estar with
conditions and
emotions”
 Organized Binder
 Descubre Textbook
 Writing Utensil
▪ Warm-up: Copy “Adjectives that describe emotions and
conditons” (p. 164) into notes.
▪ Review homework
▪ Do Pronunciación on p. 161
▪ Review how to conjugate estar and read p. 164 as a class
■ Inténtalo p. 164
5
Estar with
conditions and
emotions
 Organized Binder
 Descubre Textbook
 Writing Utensil
▪ Warm-up: Practica #2, p. 165
▪ Review homework
▪ Practica #1, p. 165
■ WKBK p. 51 and 52
1
Las vacaciones
2
■ Practica #3, p. 165
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7
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 Organized Binder
 Descubre Textbook
 Writing Utensil
▪ Warm-up: copy “-ir stem-changing verbs” (p.166) into notes
▪ Read p. 166-167 as
▪ 5.2 Present Progressive and watch Present Progressive
▪ Do Inténtalo, p. 167
■ WKBK p. 53
 Organized Binder
 Descubre Textbook
 Writing Utensil
▪ Warm-up: Quiz on vocab from Chapter 5
▪ Review homework
▪ Practica #1, p. 168
■ Verb conjugation sheet
More on Ser and
Estar
 Organized Binder
 Descubre Textbook
 Writing Utensil
▪ Warm-up: copy “Uses of ser and uses of estar” (p. 170) into
notes
▪ Review uses of Ser and Estar we’ve already learned
▪ 5.3 Ser and Estar watch Ser and Estar rap
▪ Intentalo on p. 171
■ WKBK p.54
More on Ser and
Estar continued
 Organized Binder
 Descubre Textbook
 Writing Utensil
▪ Warm-up: Practica #1, p. 172
▪ Review homework
▪ Practica #2, p. 172
■ WKBK p. 55
Direct Object Nouns
and Pronouns
 Organized Binder
 Descubre Textbook
 Writing Utensil
▪ Warm-up: Copy “Direct object pronouns” (p. 174) into notes
▪ Review homework
▪ 5.4 Direct object nouns and pronouns
■ Intentalo p. 175
Present Progressive
Chapter 5 Quiz
■ Honors= Practica #2, p.
168
■ Read p. 170-171
▪ Watch Direct Object Pronouns
▪ Practica #1, p. 176
11
Panorama: Puerto
Rico
 Organized Binder
 Descubre Textbook
 Writing Utensil
▪ Warm-up: Watch Panorama DVD
▪ Read p. 186-187 as a class and discuss
▪ Distribute Chapter 5 Test Review
■ “Que Aprendiste” p. 187
■ WKBK p. 57
■ Honors= WKBK p. 58
12
Cultura: El Camino
Inca
 Organized Binder
 Descubre Textbook
 Writing Utensil
▪ Warm-up: Watch Cultura DVD
▪ Read p. 162-163 as a class and discuss
▪ Punta Del Este
■ Actividades #1+2, p.
162-163
13
Test Review
 Organized Binder
 Descubre Textbook
 Writing Utensil
▪ Warm-up: Practica #1, p. 178
▪ Finish discussion from previous class
▪ Review for Chapter 5 Test
■ Practica #2-5, p. 178179
14
Chapter 5 Test
 Organized Binder
 Writing Utensil
 Descubre Textbook
▪ Take Chapter 5 Test
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