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Thompson
AMLA
612
Unit
Template:
De
Boda
a
Matrimonio
Language
and
Level/Grade:
Spanish
4
Grades
8-12
Approximate
Length:
Approximate
number
of
minutes
weekly:
Number
of
lessons
in
the
unit:
Theme/Topic:
Enduring
Understanding(s):
Essential
Question(s):
Summative
Performance
Assessments:
6
weeks
180
or
240
minutes
(depends
on
schedule)
24
De
Boda
a
Matrimonio
Love,
Romance,
Weddings
and
the
Subjunctive
Life
in
Spanish-speaking
cultures
moves
at
a
slower
pace
than
American
culture.
Every
culture
has
different
norms
in
courtship,
dating,
engagement,
weddings
and
marriage,
but
there
are
also
some
things
that
are
shared.
Religion
influences
values
and
beliefs
regarding
dating
and
marriage.
How
are
courtship
and
dating
different
and
similar
in
the
US
and
in
Spanish-speaking
countries?
How
has
la
serenata
evolved
over
time
in
Mexican
culture?
What
are
some
of
the
major
traditions
at
Spanish
weddings
and
Mexican
weddings?
How
have
perceptions
about
and
laws
regarding
same-sex
marriage
changed
over
time
in
Spanish-speaking
countries
and
the
US?
What
makes
a
strong
marriage?
Are
these
values
unique
to
just
one
culture,
or
do
they
transcend
national
and
linguistic
boundaries?
Students
will
be
able
to
Compare
and
contrast
norms
of
courtship
in
the
US
and
Spanish-speaking
countries.
Describe
the
role
of
la
serenata
in
Mexican
society
and
the
different
types
of
la
serenata.
Discuss
major
traditions
at
Mexican
and
Spanish
weddings
Explain
their
own
views
on
same-sex
marriage
and
what
the
laws
are
in
a
variety
of
Spanish-speaking
countries.
Express
their
own
hopes
or
goals
for
the
future
using
the
subjunctive.
Debate
what
values
make
a
strong
marriage.
Interpretive
Mode:
Students
will
read
an
article
about
la
serenata,
a
Mexican
tradition,
and
fill
out
a
comprehension
guide
asking
them
to
identify
the
main
idea,
supporting
details,
determine
words
from
Common
Core:
RI
2.
Determine
a
central
idea
of
a
text
and
analyze
its
development
over
the
course
of
the
text,
including
how
it
emerges
and
is
shaped
and
refined
by
specific
details;
provide
an
objective
summary
of
the
text.
(Interpretive
readings)
RI
4.
Determine
the
meaning
of
words
and
phrases
as
they
are
used
in
a
text,
including
figurative,
connotative,
and
technical
meanings;
analyze
the
cumulative
impact
of
specific
word
choices
on
meaning
and
tone
(e.g.,
how
the
language
of
a
court
opinion
differs
from
that
of
a
newspaper).
(Interpretive
readings)
W
2.
Write
informative/explanatory
texts
to
examine
and
convey
complex
ideas,
concepts,
and
information
clearly
and
accurately
through
the
effective
selection,
organization,
and
analysis
of
content.
a.
Introduce
a
topic;
organize
complex
ideas,
concepts,
and
information
to
make
important
connections
and
distinctions;
include
formatting
(e.g.,
headings),
graphics
(e.g.,
figures,
tables),
and
multimedia
when
useful
to
aiding
comprehension.
(Presentational
task
writing
assessment)
b.
Develop
the
topic
with
well-chosen,
relevant,
and
sufficient
facts,
extended
definitions,
concrete
details,
quotations,
or
other
information
and
examples
appropriate
to
the
audiences
knowledge
of
the
topic.
(Presentational
task
writing
assessment)
c.
Use
appropriate
and
varied
transitions
to
link
the
major
sections
of
the
text,
create
cohesion,
and
clarify
the
relationships
among
complex
ideas
and
concepts.
(Presentational
task
writing
assessment)
d.
Use
precise
language
and
domain-specific
vocabulary
to
manage
the
complexity
of
the
topic.
(Presentational
task
writing
assessment)
e.
Establish
and
maintain
a
formal
style
and
objective
tone
while
attending
to
the
norms
and
conventions
of
the
discipline
in
which
they
are
writing.
(Presentational
task
writing
assessment)
f.
Provide
a
concluding
statement
or
section
that
follows
from
and
supports
the
information
or
explanation
presented.
(Presentational
task
writing
assessment)
ISTE
Technology
Standards:
2b.
Communicate
information
and
ideas
effectively
to
multiple
audiences
using
a
variety
of
media
and
formats
(Presentational
task
writing
assessment
done
via
google
docs
and
shared
with
classes)
3b.
Locate,
organize,
analyze,
evaluate,
synthesize,
and
ethically
use
information
from
a
variety
of
sources
and
media
(researching
more
information
about
weddings
in
Spain
and
Mexico)
5d.
Exhibit
leadership
for
digital
citizenship
(use
researched
information
without
plagiarizing
and
using
images
that
are
labeled
for
non-commercial
reuse)
Wisconsin
DPI
Standards
for
World
Languages:
INTERPERSONAL
(In
the
Interpersonal
Conversation)
A.1.
Conversations:
Students
will
discuss
or
debate
a
wide
variety
of
topics
from
the
local
to
the
international
level,
hypothesizing,
convincing,
persuading,
and
negotiating
to
reach
a
conclusion
A.2.
Questions:
Students
will
ask
and
answer
a
variety
of
questions
that
require
elaboration
and
substantiation
of
opinions
A.3.
Opinions:
Students
will
defend
personal
preferences,
feelings,
and
opinions
with
substantive
arguments
INTERPRETIVE
(In
the
interpretive
tasks)
B.1.
Listening:
Students
will
understand
spoken
language
on
a
wide
variety
of
topics
B.4.
Reading:
Students
will
comprehend
the
main
idea
and
supporting
ideas,
and
make
inferences
in
a
US
and
Spanish-speaking
countries.
Students
will
research
laws
on
same-sex
Explain
their
own
views
on
Interpretive
and
Presentational
marriage
in
different
Spanish
speaking
same-sex
marriage
and
countries,
present
jigsaw-style,
and
what
the
laws
are
in
a
then
write
a
reflection
expressing
their
variety
of
Spanish-speaking
own
views
on
the
issue.
countries.
Students
will
engage
in
an
interpersonal
Students
will
be
able
to
Interpersonal
conversation
discussing
which
values
debate
what
values
make
a
make
a
strong
marriage,
and
if
these
strong
marriage.
values
transcend
national
or
linguistic
boundaries.
Students
will
create
a
padlet
to
help
Students
will
be
able
to
Presentational
them
organize
their
ideas
before
discuss
major
traditions
at
writing
the
formal
composition
(below).
Mexican
and
Spanish
weddings
Students
will
be
able
to
express
their
own
hopes
or
goals
for
the
future
using
the
subjunctive.
Students
will
write
a
formal
Students
will
be
able
to
Presentational
composition
in
which
they
describe
and
discuss
major
traditions
at
analyze
traditions
of
typical
weddings
in
Mexican
and
Spanish
Spain,
Mexico,
and
other
countries
weddings
where
Spanish
is
spoken.
Students
will
be
able
to
express
their
own
hopes
or
goals
for
the
future
using
the
subjunctive.
Resources
Technology
Integration
Texts/articles
from
a
number
of
resources
(personal
Videos
from
YouTube
connections
and
the
internet)
Internet
researching
Video
of
Sandra
(friend)
describing
her
wedding
and
Padlet
marriage