HS Spanish Guide

SPANISH LEVEL 4

UNIT 2 LA SALUD Y LA TECNOLOGÍA

PACING

PROFICIENCY LEVEL

RESOURCE(S)

KEY LANGUAGE USE(S)

3-4 weeks

Intermediate Mid

● Entre Culturas 4 Unit 6 ● Temas

EXPLAIN NARRATE ARGUE

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

CULTURAL CONNECTION(S)

• Los temas del medio ambiente • La población y la demografía

● ¿Cómo la cultura in fl uye en las prácticas de salud? ● ¿Cómo el lugar dónde vivimos contribuye al bienestar de la comunidad ? ● ¿Cómo la tecnología afecta tu vida diaria? ● ¿Cuáles son los efectos de la tecnología en nuestra sociedad ?

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS ● Compare products, practices and perspectives about traditional and modern health practices, access to medical care, and effects of technology in your own and other cultures. ● Understand essential information in authentic sources about traditional and modern health practices, access to medical care, and effects of technology on health. ● Exchange information and express opinions about traditional and modern health practices, access to medical care, and the effects of technology on health. ● Present information to inform, convince and express opinions about complementary medicine, access to medical care, and how technology affects health in your own and in other cultures. Language Functions & Features: ● words and phrases related to traditional and modern medicine (la medicina tradicional y moderna, el acceso a la salud, efectos de la tecnología, la tecnología y el bienestar, etc.) ● preterite indicative (eg. hace + el tiempo + que + el pretérito de indicativo) ● temporary expressions of the indicative and subjunctive to express uncertain future actions (eg. ojalá que te sientas mejor) https://wida.wisc.edu/sites/default/ fi les/resource/WIDA-ELD-Standards-Framework-2020.pdf SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION Skill Building ● Use a variety of visuals with captions to de fi ne meaning of words and phrases. ● Use a graphic organizer to differentiate vocabulary, phrases, & images for students to make associations between objects & vocabulary. ● Pair with partners to practice conversation/group students to allow opportunity for them to practice speaking. Before assigning students a conversation, model the conversation, and provide sentence frames or sentence starters. ● Use gestures and oral repetition of key phrases and words in multiple contexts. ● For additional adjective practice, have students change the adjective form from masculine to femine, from singular to plural form to describe different individuals. ● Provide opportunities for more conversation with fl uent speakers via Zoom or Google Meet. ● Provide more complex text in Spanish for students to read. ● Have students record themselves speaking the language and re fl ect on their progress. ● Students can practice translating from English to Spanish in speech or writing. Extension

*Updated 7.12.23