LESSON PLAN
Teacher:  Bobbi Vergara


LESSON TITLE:  Canaima

LESSON SKILL TARGETED: PACE (Donato & Adair-Hauck)

CLASS LEVEL: First year Spanish, to introduce definite articles
 
 
 TARGETED STANDARDS
1.1-  Interpersonal communication
1.2-  Interpretive communication
2.1-  Practices and perspectives of culture
4.1-  Language comparisons
4.2-  Culture comparisons 

I. OBJECTIVES
     1.1-  Students will read and comprehend information from the pamphlet on the national park in Canaima, Venezuela.
     1.2-  Students will understand the written language from the pamphlet, specifically definite artictles.
     2.1,4.2-  Students will discuss the similarities and differences between national parks in the U.S. and Venezuela.
     4.1-  Students will understand the meaning and uses of definite artictles in Spanish.

II.  MATERIALS
     -Canaima pamphlets
     -Overhead projector
     -Copies of pamphlet
     -Overhead marker, blank overhead sheets

III.  PROCEDURES

     A.  PRESENTATION:
           1.  Discuss the location of Venezuela, and show students its location on the map.
           2.  Ask students about  national parks in the U.S.  Have they ever visited a national park?  Which ones?
           3.  Hand out the copy of the pamphlet for students to look over.
           4.  Students will read part of the pamphlet that contains many examples of definite articles.

     B.  ATTENTION TO FORM:
           1.  After reading the selection, underline selected words from the reading on a transparency.
           2.  Read selection a second time, paying attention to the underlined words.

     C.  CO-CONSTRUCTION EXPLANATION:
           1.  Ask students what they notice about the underlined words.  Is there a pattern?
           2.  Ask why do words that end in O have EL in front of them?  What does EL mean?
           3.  Why do words that end in A have LA in front of them?  What does LA mean?

      D.  EXTENSION ACTIVITY:
           1.  Write a list of five places that they enjoy going.
           2.  Compare lists with a partner.
           3.  As a group, compile a list on the overhead of common places that students like to go.

IV. CULTURAL INFORMATION
     -Free time in Venezuela
     -National Parks in Venezuela

V. TECHNOLOGY USED
      -Overhead projector