This technology-enhanced curricular unit is meant to supplement Chapter 6B of Prentice Hall’s Realidades B Spanish program.

Level: Low Novice

Grade: 8

Title: ¿Cómo es tu casa?

Vocabulary:

• Rooms in a house
• Household chores

Grammar:

• Affirmative tú commands
• The present progressive tense

Chapter Objectives:

• To tell someone to do something
• To say what someone is doing
• To identify rooms in a house
• To name household chores
• To understand cultural perspectives on different types of housing
  

Sequence of Unit Lessons:

• Present vocabulary via TPR and pictures (not addressed in unit).

• View Video from Realidades program (not specifically addressed in the unit, but a similar process to the one I’ve described in “Video analysis”, above, could be used).

• PowerPoint activity (vocabulary flashcards and formative assessment)

• Audio activity

• Other games, paired activities, workbook book assignments, etc. from Realidades program (not addressed I unit)

• Web-based activity

• Hot Potatoes (all except for the Quiz)

• View video mystery from Realidades program, then do Hot Potato Quiz

• Evaluation (not addressed in unit)

• ACTFL Standards