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Class and level: Spanish II Textbook: Paso A Paso II Teacher: kelli Ann Hogan Unit Plan Theme: Entertainment Essential Question: What role do the theater and other types of entertainment provide for people of all cultures? Unit Intro: This Unit will work through grammar, vocabulary and cultural components to explore famous plays from Spanish-speaking countries in order to answer the essential question: what role do the theater and other types of entertainment provide for people of all cultures? NATIONAL STANDARDS: 1. Culture- Investigate the Hispanic culture to see how entertainment is used and what entertainment is to Hispanic cultures. Also, discover and study types of entertainment used in the Hispanic culture. 2. Connections- Draw connections between their own culture and the entertainment in US culture compared to that of Hispanic culture and lifestyle. 3. Comparisons- Compare their own cultural entertainment to that of Hispanic cultural entertainment. 4. Communities- Draw comparisons between community and the use of entertainment within community. 5. Communication- Communicate with each other to find similarities and differences between two cultures and better identify and define what role entertainment plays within both cultures. Also, using entertainment to communicate with one another using the target language and seeing how entertainment may be used for communication within each culture. Language Objectives: -Students will learn vocabulary related to the topic to describe what entertainment is and use it to answer the essential question. -Students will learn and review the past and present tenses of verbs. -Students will learn/ review various types of Spanish movies and plays -Students will learn to express the differences and similarities between the entertainment found in Spanish-speaking countries and the United States. Goals: Students will explore different themes of entertainment in various Spanish-speaking countries and be able to compare and contrast them with the entertainment found in America. While doing this, students will learn grammatical and vocabulary concepts necessary for their knowledge of the Spanish language. Assumed Prior Knowledge of Students: Students will be expected to have a general understanding of major Spanish-speaking countries, a basic skill in the language, and an understanding of their own culture. Helpful Websites: http://www.clta.net/lessons/

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