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= Choice Plan #1: “Me gusta” review/ menu activity=


 * Level:** Spanish I, High School


 * Description**: Students will review the verb gustar by viewing a brief PowerPoint presentation, then will use the verb in a different context than they are used to: FOOD! They will pretend to order from menus and discuss what they like and don’t like in groups. Then there will be a discussion on the differences between the Spanish menu and an American menu.


 * Rationale:** This lesson plan is useful because it is after a few days of learning a new verb. It gives them a good chance to review the verb, but also use it in a new way. The plan fits into the unit because the students will have just begun their exploration into verb conjugation and will be working with gustar. The students can have a lot of fun with this activity because expressing pleasure or dislike in something is common in everyday life. This will provide them the opportunity to take what they’ve learned and apply it in the real world (ex. Ordering off of a menu at a restaurant).

Standards addressed: 1.1.N.SL.j Share likes and dislikes in the target language with a classmate. 1.1.N.SL.k  Share opinions and preferences in the target language with their classmates. 1.1.N.SL.h Exchange information in the target language on familiar topics such as personal interests, memorable experiences, school activities, and family life. 4.1.M.a  Identify the significance of the cultural practices within the target culture(s) and compare them to one’s own.
 * Objective:** After this lesson, students will be able to express pleasure or dislike in both an activity AND in certain types of foods. Also, students will be able to recognize differences and similarities in the foods of Cuba and America. Their learning will be assessed throughout the discussion by calling on random students to ask their opinions and/or react to their peer’s comments.


 * Materials needed:**
 * “ El verbo Gustar” powerpoint
 * Menu for each student
 * Discussion topics

1. Review what gustar means - to like, to please
 * Procedure:**

2. Quickly review the pronouns that they should already know (me,te,le,nos,les) and use them to form a sentence with gustar. Ex. Me gusta (a noun). All of these examples in this lesson will be the singular form of gustar since they are just learning it. I will briefly speak English in this section to explain that “me gusta” literally translates to “it is pleasing to me.” This helped me when I was learning, so I hope this helps them too (10 min).

3. Now that they know how to form the sentences, there will be a restaurant scenario. Everyone has a menu in front of them of a Cuban Restaurant. They must discuss with each other as if they were at a restaurant what they like and do not like. They must find one dish that they all enjoy, using only L2. They may say things like “What do you like?” “Do you like ____?” and “What do they like?” This is to practice asking but also switching between tenses when they have to answer (15 min).

4. When the scenario is over, we will go around and say what it was that everyone had in common. The last slide says “Do all of you like cookies?” with pictures of chocolate chip cookies on it. I’ll pass a bag around so everyone can have a little treat! I did purposefully put in the question about the cookies because it uses the plural form of gustar which we did not mention in the lesson. I want to see if anyone notices and asks about it. If not, I’ll briefly say that that is what the plural form looks like, but not to panic about it because it’s easy! (5 min)

5. Now, we will look at the menu and talk about the differences in the types of food served in Cuba vs. the U.S. The teacher can ask questions like “What foods do you recognize on the menu?” “Has anyone eaten anything like this before?” “What do you notice about the Cuban menu that is different from a typical American menu?” “What do you notice that is similar?” “What do you notice about the prices of each item?” (15 min)