Preguntas Esenciales:
- What is the difference between learning a language and acquiring a language? Which will help me to be able to communicate?
- Do songs/stories help me to acquire the language? If so, how and why?
- What helps me to alleviate and overcome sorrow?
- How are the cultural products, practices, and perspectives in the song/story "Bailo la pena" similar and/or different to mine?
Enduring Understandings (Students will understand that):
- Acquiring a language feels easier compared to learning a language.
- Acquiring a language involves lots of listening, which then leads to → reading → writing → and finally speaking.
- Acquiring a language will lead to communication.
- However, language acquisition is slow, piecemeal and different for everyone.
- In order to acquire high frequency structures and vocabulary, a lot of repetition and input are required.
- An engaging story, images, and acting help me to acquire the language in an enjoyable way.
- There are a variety of ways to alleviate and overcome sorrow. One way, as illustrated in the song/story "Bailo la pena" is through music, dance, community, and helping others.
- The cultural products, practices, and perspectives in the song/story "Bailo la pena" are similar and different to mine.
- Listen: Cierto/Falso about story
- Interpretive Listening and Reading: Edpuzzle
- Listen: Listen to parts of story and identify the picture.
- Speak: Oral retell with pictures to help.
- Write: Write an original story with similar themes, vocabulary, and structures.
- Speak: Simulated conversation - You are Daniel talking to your mom about your day.
- Culture: Cultural Comparison
