Submitted by Gloria Ruff
Objectives:
Content:
Students will:
· observe and describe images magnified by a microscopeCultural:
Language: Content Obligatory
Students will:
· demonstrate gender and number agreement between articles, adjectives, and nouns
· attend to agreement between a plural subject or a singular subject and the verb in a sentence
· include adjectives in the descriptions of images when discussing the images witha partner
· use verbs for descriptions such as tener, ser, parecer, and estarLanguage: Content Compatible
Learning Strategies / Social and Skills Development:
Time Frame:
One 45 - 60 minute class sessions
Materials Needed:
· Image Description Handout (see Attachments below)
· Access to Section 3 of the Microscopes webpage
Description of Assessment (Performance Project):
After students have located the website, they should take 5 - 10 minutes to view the various specimens. After viewing them, students can select two they would like to work with. Once they have chosen the two specimens, students should click on the specimen so that the specific samples are visible. There are two pages, with four images each, for each specimen. Students should choose one page for each specimen. This means that each student whould have chosen a total of 8 images to describe.
Once the specific samples are on the screen, students will need to write two descriptive sentences for each image, for a total of 16 sentences.
Assessment:
The teacher will assess by reading the students' sentences:
+ = few mistakes throughout
= occasional mistakes throughout
- = consistent mistakes throughout
References and Resources:
Section 3 of the Microscopes webpage