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Language**: Spanish One of the most important institutions in any culture, indeed if not the most important, is the family. Family situations to a large extent influence the views, opportunities, and interests of the children raised in them. Many children in the U.S. grow up not necessarily knowing what their neighbor’s families are like, let alone what makes a family in another culture. By reflecting on their own families those of their classmates, and comparing them to typical family structures in Latin American countries, students can gain perspective on themselves and where they stand in the world. This is extremely relevant to their lives, given that the students’ family members are often the most important people in their lives. //**Communication**////**:**// //The students will engage in a variety of speaking exercises relating to family/pets, including narrating their own online family albums.// //**Culture**//: Students will be introduced to the differences between family structures between the U.S./Canada and Latin America, including differing sizes of immediate families, acceptable dating practices, and cycles of poverty. //**Connections:**// Students will make connections between their own lives and the lives of others, as well as between the social studies, specifically economics and history. //**Comparisons**//: Students will be comparing their own families with those of their classmates and archetypal Latin American families. //**Communities:**// //Ideally, if there was a native speaker in my classroom, a member from his or her family could come in and talk to the class about his or her family/families in their country. If not, there are a lot of resources online that could be utilized to give students a sense of family life in other cultures.// //**Assumed Prior Knowledge:**// //how to conjugate verbs in the present tense; vocabulary to express likes and dislikes, favorite activities/pastimes, age, and people’s appearances.//
 * I. Unit Vision
 * Level**: 1
 * Textbook:** ¡Ven Conmigo! Level 1
 * Time Period:** Three Weeks.
 * Unit Topic**: Family dynamics
 * Essential Question:** How do different cultures define family?
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