Submitted by Aaron Arredondo
Objectives:
Content:
Students will:
- identify Asia on the map
- identify the twelve animals associated with the Chinese calendar
- demonstrate an understanding of how the twelve months of the Chinese New Year were named after different animals
Cultural:
Students will:
- gain an appreciation for the holiday known as Chinese New Year that is practiced in many parts of the world - compare with New Year customs in the US
Language: Content Obligatory
Students will:
- Demonstrate understanding of key vocabulary words: un buey, un carnero, el concurso de natación, la mata
- Use elegir or querer (in first person present tense form) to choose animal
Language: Content Compatible
Students will:
- use the verbs tener, comer, vivir (in the first person present tense) to write about themselves as an animal. Ex: Tengo cuatro patas. Como muchas frutas.
- use the verb gustar (in the past tense first person form) to make statements about the story and about each presentation. For example: A mí me gustó ___. Me gustaron ___ y ____.
- Use accurate article agreement with vocabulary lists
Learning Strategies / Social and Skills Development:
Students will:
- work in small groups to read, write, and complete assigned work
- use reading strategies to enhance comprehension
Time Frame:
1 class of 45 - 50 minutes
Materials Needed:
- large map of the world
- Cat and Rat story
- blank paper, pencils, color crayons, and markers to write stories
Description of Assessment (Performance Project):
Into:
Teacher shares that he just ate Chinese food for dinner and asks who likes Chinese food. Responses are recorded with tally marks (we’ve been studying las marcas de conteo). He shares with the students his placemat and asks someone to locate China on the world map in the class. Teacher says Hay doce animales aquí. ¿Uds. saben por que hay diferente animales alrededor del mantel individual? Vamos a aprender por que están esos animales."Through:
Teacher reads Cat and Rat -- checking for comprehension. When finished reading, they are asked ¿Quién ganó? Por eso él es el primer animal del calendario. ¿Cuál animal fue segundo? tercero? etc. ¿Cuál animal era tu favorito? They are asked to Think-Pair-Share and choose one of the animals because they are going to write as if they were that animal.Me van a decir: Elijo la rata. o Elijo el buey. Ahora vas a pensar como una rata, un buey, o como un mono. Si tú fuera una rata, ¿qué queremos saber de la rata? The students come up with information that needs to be included in their sentences and teacher records information/questions in a concept map on large chart paper: ¿Qué comerías? ¿Adónde vivirías? ¿Y qué más debemos saber de tu vida como un animal? They must respond to the questions they generated: What kind of animal are you? What is your name? What do you eat? Where do you live? How old are you?
After 20 minutes of writing, they can either draw their animal to create a stick puppet or they can use the animal from the Newton website.
Beyond:
Students will be asked to partner with someone to Mejorar tu trabajo (See handout). When complete, students will head to the computer lab to type final drafts.
Assessment:
The students will have the opportunity to sit in the Author's Chair and share what they have written and also share the stick puppets that have made.(This will happen over several days to ensure participation by all). The teacher will encourage the students to speak Spanish by asking questions or making comments about each presentation.
References and Resources:
Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac (An Owlet Book) can be bought at Amazon.com
Some graphics:
http://www.dltk-kids.com/t/china/bcalendarwreath.htmhttp://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Puppet%20Animals%20work.html
Attachments:
NOTE: some attachments are in PDF form (get Acrobat Reader)Mejorar tu trabajo