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Unit Objectives
By the end of this unit, students will be able to
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greet and say goodbye by imagining that
they visit México and meet children their
own age.
•
name family members by studying a family
tree and completing one for their own
family.
•
introduce themselves to new friends by
imagining different scenarios and engaging
in a dialogue with their classmates.
•
describe themselves,places,people, and
things by using adjectives in conversations
and in writing.
Discuss the Big Idea
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In this unit, students learn about the country
of México, and how people in the Spanish-
speaking world greet and say goodbye
to each other. Students also learn the names
for family members,how they interact
with each other and with friends, and how
places,people, and things are described.
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Display a map of North America or have
students look at the map in their books.
Help them identify México and explain that
it is a country that borders the United States
to the south.Have volunteers share what
they know about México.
•
Point out that México is one of many
countries where Spanish is spoken.Tell
students that they will learn about seven
other Spanish-speaking countries in other
units of this book.
•
Explain to students that by their learning
Spanish, they will be able to speak to about
330 million more people in the world!
Preview the Unit
Saludos y despedidas
Point to the top image on page 10 and tell stu
plaza, or square, in the downtown area of Mé
with students.Then have them go back to the
México,D.F. (Mexico City).Explain that this is
will meet their Mexican friends.
Big Idea
Nos conocemos
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La familia
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Los amigos
¿Cómo somos?
Point to the bottom image on page 11 and
tell students that it shows a view of Cancún,
a popular beach city in México.Have students
go back to the map and point out Cancún for
them.Explain that this week they will learn
how to describe Cancún as well as other
places and people.
Essential Questions
You may pose the following essential
questions at the beginning of each
week.Explain to students that they will
be able to answer them at the end of
each week.
Week 1
¿Cómonos saludamos ynos
despedimos en español?
How do
we greet and say goodbye to each
other in Spanish?
Week 2
¿Quiénes son losmiembrosde
una familia?
What are the names
for family members?
Week 3
¿Cómo se presentan losamigos?
How do friends introduce each
other?
Week 4
¿Cómo sonalgunos lugares,
personas y cosas?
What do some
places,people, and things look
like?
México
Descubre
• la familia.
• losamigos.
• cómosomos.
Voy a aprender sobre…
Teacher’s Guide Unit Opener (Unit 1, Level C)
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Description of
Unit Objectives
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Discussion of the unit’s
Big Idea
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Summary of the
Essential
Questions
for each week
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Presentation of objectives
for the week in the form of
language functions
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Introduction of vocabulary for
the unit
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Activation of students’
prior knowledge with front-
loading vocabulary, building
background, and language-in-
context activities
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Prediction activities to elicit
ideas and vocabulary for the unit
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Listing of national standards
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Differentiated Instruction
Strategies
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Extension activities with
Multiple Intelligences strategies
and/or Descubre online
interactive practice
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Review and Apply including
informal assessment activities
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Culminating Activities involving
the writing process and a hands-
on project
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RODUCTSANDPERSPECTIVES
dents that this is El Zócalo—the main
xico’s capital city.Discuss the image
map and point out the capital city:
where the characters in the story
almexicana
Point to the bottom image on page 10.Tell students that it shows a rur
México.Discuss the image with students.Explain that this is where the
new friends and their family members live.
Point to the top image on page 11 and explain that it shows part o
Park, a famous park in the Mexican capital and a popular tourist de
may ask students to go back to the map and have them point to th
again.Tell students that the characters and their friends will visit th
meet other friends.
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