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 * Standards Addressed:**

//Communication//- Students will have the opportunity to talk about themselves (something everybody loves to do), discussing their routines, people in their lives, likes and dislikes. They will hear and produce both oral and written Spanish.

//Cultures//- The Ven Conmigo series is organized around Spanish-speaking countries and regions. The focus for this unit is on Mexico. The students will have the opportunity to compare their own routines and activities with those of people in Mexico.

//Comparisons//- As they learn about the culture of Mexico, the students will compare it to that of the United States and begin to appreciate differences in ways of life between other cultures and their own. As they start to learn more grammatical structures, the students will also learn to compare the two languages and to look beyond direct translation.

During this unit students will: Create a blog about their daily activities Plan their own weekly schedules in Spanish Create a visual display describing important people in their lives Participate in a talk-show style performance assessment to present the information from their display

Key concepts and grammar include: Conjugating verb the verb ser Telling time Sequencing events Descriptions, including adjective agreement Use of pronouns as subjects

Key vocabulary includes: Days of the week Names of classes After-school/leisure activities Subject pronouns Basic adjectives (more will be taught in the next unit)

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