LL+Caribe+Final+Project

Very cool activity! I love the way it involves communicating with native speakers! user:Anny1 This looks like it would be really fun--we all know everyone loves to talk about their lives, and this would be really engaging. One additional idea would be to have them include an explain what has changed between then (cuando era niña, etc) and now (with the environment, por ejemplo). It could be something to revisit with the future tense, with their guesses about how the world will be when the time capsule is opened. user:Katie23 I like this idea a lot because everyone's project will be different! user:KathrynHin

__Unit Plan Final Project__ 1) An exciting title for your final project Capture the Past Final Project 2) A brief description of the project The students will be assigned to create a time capsule for themselves and for their Puerto Rican pen pal. They will have to come up with a collection of items from their life that they would put in a time capsule so future generations can look at the items and learn things from their past. They would have to have a tag on each item written in Spanish explaining what it is, what is was used for, or other interesting information about that item. They will also do the same process and tag items that there Puerto Rican pen pal indicates they would put in their time capsule. They will do an oral presentation of their time capsule at the end of the unit. The presentation will including presenting some of the similarities and differences between their own items and the items for their Puerto Rican pen pal. 3) Why might students feel the project is worthwhile? The students will feel this project worthwhile because it will involve them. They are finding items from their personal life and they get to explain their significance to the class. I think they will also thing the items from their Puerto Rican pen pal beneficial as well because they can see real differences and similarities between growing up in different cultures. 4) In what specific ways will the project promote communicative language proficiency? - The students will have to communicate through email to their Puerto Rican pen pal in order to obtain the information about that portion of the time capsule - The students will have to present their time capsule to the class in Spanish to their classmates 5) What knowledge will be required to complete the project? (Be specific!) -- What vocabulary will students need? What linguistic structures? What cultural/general background knowledge? What technical/academic knowledge (e.g. specific computer skills, research skills, writing skills)? __Vocabulary:__

Asustarse Compartir Construir Contar chistes Cuando era joven Cuando era niño(a) Cuando tenía # anos De chiquito/a De niño/a De pequeño/a Hacer travesuras Pelear Soñar con Trepar a los árboles Caer bien/mal Encontrar…genial Fastidiar Molestar Odiar Parecer pesado

El aire puro Aventurero/a Bondadoso/a Consentido/a La contaminación Conversador/a Egoísta En aquel entonces En aquella época En aquellos tiempos En mis tiempos La fábrica Gigantesco/a Impaciente Peligroso/a El ruido Ruidoso/a Sencillo/a Solitario/a El tránsito El aqua corriente El aire acondicionado La calefacción La electricidad La estufa La lámpara La leña El pozo

Dormir tan bien como un lirón Ser tan aburrido/ a como un pato Ser tan bueno/a como un ángel Ser tan feliz como una lombriz Ser tan fuerte como un toro Ser tan noble como un perro

__Linguistic Structures:__ - Past tense (imperfect, including stem changers and irregulars) - Comparisons of equality __Background Knowledge:__ - Past events from their life - Past events from their pen pal’s life through email communication - Knowledge of what a time capsule is __Technical/ Academic Skills:__ - Email - Writing short explanations in Spanish 6) What materials will students need to complete the project? - a shoe box - personal items/ pictures for time capsule - items/ pictures from Puerto Rican pen pal (this will be one assignment during unit, the students will have to email their pen pal and ask what they would put in a time capsule) - paper/ coloring utensils to tag the items with Spanish explanations 7) How many hours do you predict it will take to complete the project? How much time do you intend to spend in class? How many hours out of class? - we intend to give 2 class periods (approximately 2 hours) - 4-5 days to complete (assigned Thursday, due Monday)

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