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Unit Summary: Write a paragraph explaining what this unit is about, as if you are describing it to a principal or a parent. For examples of unit summaries, go to http://ctworldlanguageunits.wikispaces.com and look on each page accessed by the menu on the left. Each page has a unit summary (and the plans are included underneath).

Type Essential/Guiding Question Here Language/ Level : write this in whatever way you need to in order to give the reader good information about the level your students are at. Example: Spanish, FLES, year 4, Novice-Mid (or beginner/advanced, etc.)

Grades: list a range Time Period: How many days, for how many minutes per class?

Communication Objectives Content Objectives (CS5/6)

After each objective , list the Connecticut Content Standard, using the codes:Interpersonal (CS1)Interpretive (CS2)Presentational (CS3)

You can list objectves that you decided yourself, using CS5 and CS6 as a guide. Or, if you create a content-based unit, list which Connecticut Framework you are taking objectives from first and give as much detail as possible to show exactly where you got them.Don’t forget to list technology connections if you are having the students use technology, which fall mostly under World Languages CS6.

Cultures/Comparisons Objectives Communities Objectives

After each objectives, list the Connecticut Content Standard that you are referring to, such as:Cultures (CS4)Comparisons Among Language s(CS7)Comparisons Among Cultures (CS8)

List ways in which students will use the language beyond the classroom and/or for personal enjoyment. Ideas:•Interviewing native speakers•Publishing video/audio /print for parents or pen pals•Using internet to connect with native speakers•Undertaking a ser vice project raising funds for or helping a target language culture community•Going on various websites from home.•Working on various crafts at home.

Interpretive Assessment (s) Interpersonal Assessment Presentational Assessment

Reading and/or Listening Comprehension

• Authentic materials would be ideal• Getting the main ideas is key

Person-to-Person Speaking

•As spontaneous as possible•Getting the message across is key.

Writing or Speaking for an Audience (either live or delayed)

•Practice and Revising encouraged•Accuracy and complete sentences are key.

Language Functions/Structures Vocabulary

These define what students will be able to do in the language and what structures they will use.Examples:• Inviting using the inflected sentences “won’t you go?”• Expressing likes using “a mi me gusta.”

These are usually single words or set expressions in the unit. List in the target language and English

Feel free to post any graphic here that helps explain your unit, or add another slide with a graphic.

Unit Materials and Websites

List the materials you will need to teach this unit, including:

• describe or reference at least one online game or resource for use during the unit (YouTube video, online game, etc.) listed in the Materials section of the unit plan

• at least one tactile material for students to use (flashcards, sentence strips, activity with manipulatives, activity with real items from the target culture, etc.) These could be described in detail here, if they cannot be included.

Required prior knowledge for students

List here all of the topic areas and vocabulary that your students would have to know coming into this unit. Be sure to mention how many years the students should have had the language previously.

Student and Family Home Extensions

List activities that students can do at home or with their families, during or just after this unit. It could be a homework activity, an internet activity, a place to visit, etc.

Unit Visibility Options

List here ideas for how this unit can be visible to the school, colleagues, administrators and parents. It might lend itself to a content-based bulletin board, an event, students making a product (DVD, poster), etc .

Webs/Differentiation:Be sure to include the following. All three of these mentioned below are available on our wikispaces site, as “Final Unit Brainstormers.pptx”•A 9 C’s Activity Brainstorm sheet of the Activities you would like to use in the Unit, to show that you will address all of the standards of the CT World Languages Framework.•A Communication Triangle Brainstorm sheet of the Assessments that you will use in this Unit.•A Multiple Intelligences Web to show how your lesson activities will address all of the standards and all of the multiple intelligences.

Summary of Lessons

1List a short summary of each Lesson here, in order.You do not have to do this section, but for the future, you might want to use it.

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