Unit Theme: My Life Outside of School
Level 1, Unit 3
Spanish
Duration of Unit: 30 hours
Context for the Integrated Performance Assessment
You school is organizing a two week exchange program with a high school in Chile. Since you will be spending a lot of
time with the students at the exchange school, you want to know more about how you might spend your free time
together.
Grammar Task
Vocabulary
Ir + A Patterns
Stem changing verbs
Irregular Yo Verbs “Go”
Interpretive Task
According to a website, answer questions about the student’s activities outside of school.
Interpersonal Task
Answer 5 of 10 questions about your activities outside of school.
Presentational Task
Answer one of the given prompts about your life outside of school.
Project
Mi Vacacion en….
Unit Understanding(s)
Students will understand that…
 Students spend their free time in different ways.
 Extracurricular activities are frequently not a part of
school life outside of the U.S.
 Some free time activities are culturally defined
Unit Essential Question(s)
 How is leisure time defined in the target culture?
 How do family and friends influence leisure activities?
Students Will
 Describe their life outside of school
 Ask and answer questions to exchange information
about life outside of school.
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Unit Theme: My Life Outside of School
Level 1, Unit 3
Spanish
North Carolina Essential Standards
NH.CLL.1.1 Use simple phrases and short sentences to exchange
information about familiar topics.
NH.CLL.1.2 Generate conversations using familiar vocabulary and
structures in short social interactions.
NH.CLL.1.3 Generate responses to familiar questions, statements,
commands, or other stimuli.
NH.CLL.1.4 Use simple questions about familiar topics to acquire
needed information.
NH.CLL.2.1 Understand ideas on familiar topics expressed in short
sentences and frequently used expressions.
NH.CLL.3.1 Create simple phrases and short sentences in spoken or
written presentations to provide information about
familiar topics.
NH.CLL.3.3 Produce simple dialogues and short skits using familiar
structures and vocabulary.
NH.CLL.4.1 Classify basic cultural practices of people in the target
culture and the students’ culture.
NH.CLL.4.2 Use learned cognates and loan words to express ideas
on familiar topics.
NH.CLL.4.3 Analyze the language conventions from simple written
and spoken texts in the target language.
NH.COD.1.1 Use simple phrases and short sentences to exchange
information about topics in other disciplines.
NH.COD.3.1 Use the target language to give short spoken or written
presentations about familiar academic topics.
NH.COD.3.3 Use readily available technology tools and digital
literacy skills to present academic information in the
target language.
NH.COD.4.1 Understand cultural practices and perspectives from
the target culture.
NH.CMT.1.1 Use simple phrases and short sentences in short social
interactions.
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Duration of Unit: 30 hours
Unit Theme: My Life Outside of School
Level 1, Unit 3
Spanish
NH.CMT.4.1 Compare traditions and events of the target culture
and the students’ culture.
NH.CMT.4.2 Identify examples of products, practices, and
perspectives in the community related to the target
culture.
NH.CMT.4.3 Identify key characteristics of target culture traditions
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Duration of Unit: 30 hours
Unit Theme: My Life Outside of School
Vocabulary
Leisure Time
Activities
-ir al cine
-ir de compras
-nadar
-jugar a (deportes)
-el tenis
-el béisbol
-el baloncesto
-el futbol
-el futbol americano
-el voleibol
-tocar
-viajar
-hacer ejercicios
-caminar
-correr
-montar en bicicleta
-pasear
-pasar un rato
-ir al parque de
atracciones/diversione
s
-andar en patineta
-patinar
-bailar
-escuchar música
-hablar por teléfono
-comer
-navergar el Internet
-ir al centro comercial
Level 1, Unit 3
Spanish
Grammatical
Content
-Imperative “Let’s”
Vamos
-Appropriate verb
forms to talk about
activities outside of
school
-Verb forms (pg 120)
to express near
future “Ir + A +
Patterns
-Necesitar to talk
about what you need
in each class
-Irregular and stem
changing verbs
-Ordering in a
restaurante
Duration of Unit: 30 hours
Resources and Materials
Instructional Strategies/Culture
Instructional Strategies:
 Lotería de Nombres – Bingo
Nombre – put a list of questions on
the board – students must write the
questions into a bingo board –
students then walk around and find
http://www.youtube.com/user/SrMara
the students
- Parodies of Justin Timberlake for
Internet resources:
http://www.spaleon.com/ Conjugating Verbs online – students
get immediate feedback, but cannot
be submitted to teacher
Verb Conjugations

Pelota Mala – students speak in
Spanish, if anyone is speaking
English, they are thrown a ball.
They now have pelota mala.
Whoever has it at the end of the
block must do something (like push
in chair, be the last to leave, etc.)

Silent Ball – students are in a circle,
sitting on their desks. silent! They
toss the ball to each other and call
out vocabulary words. Review
activity.

Onion activity – have students (or
teacher) write questions on paper
and crumple up the paper and roll
the paper on top of the other papers.
Teacher plays music, and students’
play hot potato with the ball. When
the music stops, they must peel a
question off the onion and answer it
http://www.quia.com/ - quiz students
online
http://www.epals.com/ - get an
internet pen pal – you register and all
emails go to you first
http://www.studyspanish.com/ http://www.moma.org/ - art exhibits
online – especially useful during
http://www.polleverywhere.com/ like a twitter, anonymous polling –
Be careful with the texting comments
because you cannot track comments
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/ geography puzzle pieces
http://www.newseum.org - online
new articles
http://freerice.com/ - internet
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Unit Theme: My Life Outside of School
-ir a un concierto
-dormir
-ir a la playa
-surfear
-ir a un restaurante
-ir al parque
-museo
Banco
-escuela/colegio
-supermercado
-iglesia
-granja
-reunión
-establo
-piscina
-templo
-club
-acampar
Vocabulary for
making plans
-querer
-pensar (en)
-conmigo
-contigo
-con nosotros
-me gustaría
Stem Changing
-jugar
-dormir
-poder
-venir
Level 1, Unit 3
Spanish
Duration of Unit: 30 hours
flashcards – random vocabulary
words

Speaking Drills – create a
transparency (or any other data
point) with columns of information.
Students must quickly go through
the information and speak. You can
do this with ANY information you
are covering. Make it work for you.
They are super easy to create

Speak for 1.5 minutes about getting
to know each other – talk about
gestures in other countries – ask
students to incorporate appropriate
gestures

conversation circles – 10 questions
on a note card, divide students up –
inside circle has a questions and asks
the same question – outside circle
moves and answers

Attendance questions – 10 min.
activity - while taking attendance,
students answer certain questions,
sometimes all the same, sometimes
all different – up to the teacher

Buenas noticias – 30 sec activity students begin with the weather and
date and information for the day

Yarn activity – student is required to
pull out colored yard and speak in
Spanish until the color o the yarn
http://jeopardylabs.com – create a
jeopardy game for your students.
Options for Online Projects
http://animoto.com/ - online projects
http://www.audacity.com/ - upload
voices
http://www.pixton.com/ - create your
own comics – best if used as a project
outside of class or in 20 minutes at a
lab (not including instructional time)
http://goanimate.com/ - create your
own character – send project with
students and have them e-mail it to
the teacher.
Additional resources:
http://quizlet.com/ - Free site that
allows you and your students to
make electronic flash cards
www.mindomo.com – students can
create Venn diagrams
www.techsmith.com/jing/ - this
allows students to capture images and
create videos or share information
www.voki.com – this allows students
to add a voice and information to
various characters. It makes the
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Unit Theme: My Life Outside of School
-empezar
-servir
-pensar
-comenzar
-entender
Vocabulary
associated with
restaurant
-bebida
-cena
-comida
-desayuno
-café
-cereal
-huevo
-jugo de naranja
-leche
-pan
-yogur
-hamburguesa
-sandwich
-jamon
-queso
-banana
-manzana
-uvas
-frutas
-papas fritas
-galletas
-agua
-helado
Level 1, Unit 3
Spanish
Duration of Unit: 30 hours
changes – other students are to listen
and answer random questions
content come to life.
www.voicethread.com – this allows
students to create a slide show while
narrating the information on various
slides

www.glogster.com- students can
create online collages to show the
material they are learning
www.hippocampus.org – online
digital media that provides homework
help and additional material
vimeo.com – this allows students
upload videos
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php
- This site provides a different daily
news article with a series of
discussion questions every weekday
throughout the school year.
Listening Activities

Take a Spanish song and delete
some of the words. Students receive
bonus credit for every word they get
correct.

20 yr old guy who knows 11
languages – Alex Rawlings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5
5_G66g02QU
-
1 semester of Spanish love song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n
gRq82c8Baw
www.wordle.com – students can
create various word art using terms
from daily lesson
www.timetoast.com – this provides
interactive timelines for students to
view and they can create their own
www.bubblecomment.com – this
allows teachers or students to add 30
second videos in a bubble form to
any website
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Talk a thons – 2 week activity students are giving a document and
have to write the conversation with
the questions who, what when where
why and how. The conversations
are graded on their grammar and are
paired up. The students then
memorize parts of the conversation
and present it to the class
Unit Theme: My Life Outside of School
-refresco
-pizza
-merienda
-bocadillo
-papitas
-ensalada
-galletas saladas
-chicle
-limonada
-dulces
-mantequilla
-miel
-pan tostado
-batido
-mantequilla de
cacahuate
-jalea
-atún
-plátano
-toronja
-piña
-durazno
-limón
-sandía
-fresa
-naranja
-puerco
-pavo
-pollo
-fideos
-arroz
-frijoles
-salsa
-mariscos
Level 1, Unit 3
Spanish
Duration of Unit: 30 hours
onetruemedia.com - students can
create various videos
http://www.opendiary.com/ - online
diary that students can use for daily
writing assignments and can share
with others in the class or teachers
quizlet.com – students can create
flashcards that are interactive,
practice material in test form, play
review games
http://www.vizu.com/index.html this allows you to create polls you
can use in you classroom that
students can respond to
www.doodle.com –this allows
students to respond to events you are
holding or use calendars to remind
them of assignments
www.slideshare.com – this allows
students to upload PowerPoint’s to
create a video
www.xtranormal.com – this allows
students to create cartoons to express
their comprehension of the material
www.animoto.com – this allows
students to create a short video that
contains content information
www.zooburst.com – this allows
students to create interactive 3D pop
up books
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Culture:
*Entertainment
*Extracurricular activities
* Galeria Hispanica – take photos and
upload to a power points. Teacher
writes an excerpt for each picture (
Flags, people, food, literature, art, all
about one country )
Unit Theme: My Life Outside of School
-lechuga
-maíz
-zanahoria
PGS R4-R5
Level 1, Unit 3
Spanish
Duration of Unit: 30 hours
www.imageloop.com – this allows
students to create videos using
images and content
www.toondoo.com – this allows students
to create cartoon strips for the
information
www.chestercomix.com – this allows
you to find comic books that discuss
social studies topics
www.linoit.com – this allows you to
create a bulletin board of post it notes
that students can add to and you can have
an online discussion or share information
www.wikispaces.com – this allows you
to create a document that students can
edit and add information to
bubbl.us –students can create thinking
maps
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Unit Theme: My Life Outside of School
Level 1, Unit 3
Spanish
hours
Eugene Ashley High School
Duration of Unit: 30