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Level: Spanish One, High School __Objective:__ To practice using the imperfect tense and talking about the past. __Rationale:__ To give the students practice conjugating and using the imperfect tense. __Materials:__ ü Table toppers to label stations ü Materials for Station 1 – celebrity names ü Materials for Station 2 – paper and drawing materials ü Materials for Station 3 – paper and drawing materials ü Materials for Station 4 – some sort of board to write on ü  Directions for each Station __Procedure:__ Have the class number off from 1 to 4. =Choice Lesson Plan #1=
 * 1) Arrange the desks in 4 different groups so that students will all be facing the other students in their group.
 * 2) Allowing each group time to be about 10-15 minutes and about 30 seconds to rotate from station to station.
 * 3) The stations include:
 * 4) Station 1 Directions are: 1. Write the name of a dead celebrity that everyone is aware of on paper. (Teacher can do this because we want the celebrity to have passed away so the students must use the past tense) 2. Fold the paper in half and put in center of table. 3. One person draws a piece of paper and has 30 seconds to describe the person on the piece of paper using characteristics if the person is not guessed the paper goes back in the middle if the person is guessed the player keeps the paper. 4. After each person has described a celebrity all names will go back in the middle. 5. Now you repeat the process but you can only say ONE word to describe your person. 6. After each person has described a celebrity all names will go back in the middle.
 * 5) Station 2: Students are to draw a picture to represent an event that happened to them in the past, during their childhood. They are to describe the event using at least 3 sentences in the target language using the imperfect tense.
 * 6) Station 3: This station is the same at station 2 however this time they are going to draw an event that their grandparents described through their prior interview and describe it using at least 3 sentences and the imperfect tense.
 * 7) Station 4(Focus Group): Verb conjugation practice. The teacher will say a verb. Depending on number of students in each group divide small group in half. Use paper or the board and every person has to fill in one conjugation of the verb. The team to fill them in the fastest wins. The teacher is required here to give verbs and make sure one person isn’t doing all the work.
 * 8) The teacher will be mainly at the focus group trying best to pay attention to other stations. When possible a team teacher could rotate the other stations.


 * Topic/ Theme:** The Imperfect verb tense
 * Language:** Spanish
 * Level:** high school, level 2

-ser, ir, ver -Pictures from childhood
 * __National and State Standards Addressed:__** We plan on presenting the majority of this lesson in the target language and also requiring the students to interact orally (Communications). We will also be discussing the differences with English and Spanish verb conjugation. (Comparisons).
 * __Rationale:__** In order to acquire a language, students must learn how to speak in that language. Learning how to conjugate verbs in the different tenses can be tricky for students, but is essential for communication. They already know the present tense and can use the Preterite to talk about things that happened in the past. This is an introduction to using the aspect of talking about the past known as the Imperfect tense.
 * __Context:__** Students will be learning conjugation for present indicative tense verbs in order to begin communicating on their own primarily in the target language.
 * __Intended Learning Outcomes:__**
 * 1) Students will learn what the imperfect tense is
 * 2) Students will learn verb endings for Imperfect [-ar, -er, and –ir] verbs
 * 3) Students will learn the irregular verbs in the Imperfect and their conjugations
 * __Realia/ Learning Aides:__**


 * Procedure:**


 * 1) Briefly tell the students what we’re going to be learning a new aspect of talking about the past.
 * 2) Give powerpoint presentation showing pictures of my childhood, using the imperfect tense to describe the pictures.
 * 3) Pass out handout.
 * 4) Ask students to tell me what they understood from the presentation
 * 5) Introduce verb endings for infinitive verbs ending in [-ar]
 * 6) Write on the board or overhead the following:

Nadar- to swim (yo) – nad-aba (nosotros) – nad-ábamos (tú) – nad-abas (vosotros) – nad-abais (él/ ella/ – nad-aba (ellos/ ellas/ – nad-aban usted) ustedes)


 * 1) Remind students that in Spanish, the person who is doing the action is marked on the verb ending, point it out to them on the board and explain that because of this, the pronoun is not necessary except for certain cases.

Comer- to eat (yo) – com-ía (nosotros) – com-íamos (tú) – com-ías (vosotros) – com-íais (él/ ella/ – com-ía (ellos/ ellas/ – nad-ían usted) ustedes)
 * 1) Repeat for [-er/-ir verb endings]

a). Divide the class in half. b). The game is a form of Tic-Tac-Toe. The board consists of the person/number in the blanks. c). The first team picks what space they want to try for. d). The teacher gives them a verb to conjugate into the form of the space they want. e). In order to get three in a row, the students have to be able to give the correct forms (person/ number) for the spaces. f). The first team to three-in-a-row wins. >
 * 1) With another verb listed on the sheet, go over with the class the endings for each person and have them repeat out loud.
 * 2) Have the students work in pairs to complete two more verb charts on the handout.
 * 3) Bring the class back together and go over pronunciation of all the forms out loud.
 * 4) The game:
 * 1) Homework is to bring in pictures of when they were younger. If pictures are not available, the students can bring in pictures cut out of magazines.

Lisa Howell, Lindsay Robertson Ven Conmigo Level 2: pg. 174 **Topic/ Theme:** The Imperfect verb tense, saying what you used to like and dislike **Language:** Spanish **Level:** high school, level 2 Interpersonal Communication – The students will be asking and answering each other basic questions in the target language. Interpretive Communication – The students will need to demonstrate understanding of oral classroom language in the target language including directions, commands and requests, they will need to be responding to the teacher’s questions in the target language with complete sentences therefore they need to understand the questions being asked. **__Rationale:__** The students will be engaged in the activity because they can think about themselves and whether or not they liked or disliked an activity or thing when they were kids. It was also help the students practice with the imperfect form of the verb and answering questions affirmatively or negatively. **__Context:__** The students will be responding to questions based on their own experience when they were younger to answer questions involving like and dislike. **__Intended Learning Outcomes:__** Students will be able to use the imperfect form of the verb when talking in everyday conversation. - textbooks pg. 174  -  transparency from book
 * __National and State Standards Addressed:__ **
 * __ Realia/ Learning Aides: __**
 * __ Procedure: __**
 * 1) Use the transparency provided by the book of picture with children doing a variety of activities
 * 2) If you don’t have access to these resources you could always find a picture online that uses some vocabulary words that are being learned and you could make up sentences for.
 * 3) Use several of the vocabulary words in the picture and have the students create sentences based on your own experience when you were younger.
 * 4) Give the students some examples from your personal experience first so they understand.
 * 5) After the students have had some practice with vocabulary words go around the room asking students if they liked or disliked that those activities as kids.
 * 6) This will trigger only yes or no answer probably so indicate that you would like the students to answer in complete sentences.
 * 7) Hand out worksheet with the given phrases on it to ask what someone used to like and dislike and also how to answer.
 * 8) The students can work individually or with a partner on this worksheet.
 * 9) Before they continue with the worksheet you want to point out the difference between the means of; No me fascinaba; No, me fascinaba; and No, no me fascinaba. ( I didn’t love it; No, I did love it; No I didn’t love it.)
 * 10) Have students in class ask each other question out loud.
 * 11) Use Popsicle sticks for this activity. You call out the number of two students and they each have to ask one question and answer one question between each other.
 * 12) Participation points possible.

Lisa Howell, Lindsay Robertson **Topic/ Theme:** The Imperfect verb tense **Language:** Spanish **Level:** high school, level 2 Presentational Communication - Speaking The students will be using up to date technology tools to create the project. They will also get practice speaking the language to themselves. They can practice speaking the target language without having the fear of screwing up and they can always record and re-record if they don’t like the way it sounds. . **__Context:__** Using real life experiences to help the students practice the past tense. - pictures from childhood event - voicethread.com **__ Procedure: __** i.  They can use pictures of their own or if they don’t have any digital they can find pictures on the internet as long as they are cited. i.  The students will be required to use Spanish and they will be talking about their childhood or an event that happened in the past therefore they will be using the past tense, specifically imperfect.
 * Technology Based Lesson Plan **
 * __National and State Standards Addressed:__ **
 * __ Rationale: __**
 * __ Realia/ Learning Aides: __**
 * 1) Show the student’s your own digital story about an event that happened during your childhood or just about your childhood in general.
 * 2) Give them directions and a “how to” instruction session using voicethread.com
 * 3) The students are to use at least 5 pictures and there must be voice for each picture.
 * 4) The students will be uploading pictures to voicethread.com
 * 1) Using voicethread.com they will tell their own story

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