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En la Ciudad (In the City)

Description: 

In this unit, students will learn to give and follow directions in the context of different important cities in the Spanish-speaking world. There will be a focus on different modes of transportation and navigation. Students will explore what makes specific cities unique, how their history has affected their development and how lives there might differ from their rural counterparts. Additionally, students will learn how to appropriately order food, shop and interact as a tourist in the target culture.

Learning Targets: 
I can identify common signs around a city
I can compare what's in my city and activities to do in my city with that of a city in the target culture
I can give simple directions to a nearby location
I can locate places on city maps
I can ask for directions to a place
Link: 
En la Ciudad Google Drive Folder
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B8pjK3CMCPWhOFAtVFpReE9CRkk
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File LaCiudad Unit Plan.docx27.31 KB
Author: 
deneenm
Content Area: 
Elective Subjects
World Languages
Language: 
Spanish
Resource Type: 
Unit
Licensing: 
Creative Commons Licence
Grade: 
9-12
Tags: 
spanish
city
directions

Student prerequisite skills and knowledge

For students to be successful in this unit they need to be able to conjugate all verbs in the present tense, read a map, and have adequate vocabulary of places around cities and towns. 

How is the concept or procedure explained or demonstrated?

Students are given multiple activities to practice giving directions, and receiving directions.  They are given activities where they have to follow directions in Spanish.  Then they are asked to write directions to places in a city from the target culture.  They are also given speaking activities to help them with describing cities.  

What concepts or procedures are being explained or demonstrated in this lesson object?

This lesson focuses on giving directions and describing and comparing cities.  Students will learn how to give directions to places and they will learn to comprehend directions given to them in the target language.  Additionally, students will be able to describe their city and other cities within the target culture.  Lastly, students will be able to compare the city they live in to a city within the target culture.  

What was your experience, both successes and challenges, using this lesson object with your students?

I noticed that activities that require students to read and write directions were more successful than activities that require them to speak and listen to directions.  Many students understand things written in the target language sooner than information that is spoken.