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ACTFL Languages and Literacy Collaboration Center Lesson Plan Template

Adapted from The Keys to Planning for Learning

 Elementary
3 Weeks
Language & Targeted Middle School
Spanish – Novice Approximate Length
Performance Level X High School
2 day lesson
Post-Secondary
Identity – Greetings
How do I introduce myself and initiate conversation with others? How do greetings tell us about a person’s culture?
Unit Theme and Question
How do greetings differ around the world?
Why are formal and informal greetings used in Spanish speaking countries?
Daily topic: Greetings
STANDARDS LESSON OBJECTIVES
 Develop proficiency and fluency with tools of technology
X Build intentional cross-cultural connections and relationships
Which 21 century literacy will  Design and share information for global communities
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be addressed?  Manage, analyze, and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneously presented information
 Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate multimedia texts
 Attend to ethical responsibilities
Greetings and introductory conversations differ in English speaking and Spanish speaking countries. The way in
How does your lesson relate to
which we greet others reflects the culture of the language in which it is conveyed. It differs whether we are
the 21st century literacy or
greeting friends, family, elders, and professionals and can vary according to setting. Brief introductory
literacies that you have
conversations are also the first time we are able to express something about ourselves to others especially if we are
selected?
meeting for the first time.
Which modes of Students can:
communication will be Initiate a brief introductory conversation and greet people in
addressed?
Communication Spanish.
What are the communicative X Interpersonal
Use greetings, courtesy and etiquette expressions
and cultural objectives for the and X Interpretive
Identify themselves and others (introduce myself and others)
lesson?  Presentational
Cultures Students can close an interaction.

If applicable, indicate how People in all cultures and speakers of all languages have ways to initiate conversation and
Connections
Connections  Comparisons  greet others.
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Communities  Common Core Spanish speakers distinguish between greeting others formally and informally more
Comparisons
will be part of your lesson. distinctly. The way you greet someone may differ according to setting.
Communities
Basic critical thinking questions in Spanish about various greetings used in Spanish speaking
Common Core
countries.
Materials  Resources 
Activity/Activities Time*
How many Technology
Lesson Sequence What will learners do? Be specific. What materials will
minutes will this
What does the teacher do? segment take? you develop? What materials will
you bring in from other sources?

Teacher Led Discussion:

Gain Attention / Activate
Prior Knowledge
How do I introduce myself and initiate conversation with others?
How do greetings tell us about a person’s culture? How do
greetings say something about yourself and the relationship to the
person you’re interacting with? Brief introductory conversations
are also the first time we are able to express something about
ourselves to others especially if we are meeting for the first time. 10
Greetings and introductory conversations differ in English
speaking and Spanish speaking countries. The way in which we
greet others reflects the culture of the language in which it is
conveyed. It differs whether we are greeting friends, family,
elders, and professionals and can vary according to setting.

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Students will view and listen to a video which expresses how m/watch?v=rLnudV15qB
Provide Input people in various Spanish speaking countries say hello and 10 k
goodbye.

Elicit Performance / Provide 10

Students will complete a comprehension worksheet. Worksheet
Feedback

Provide Input
Teacher will introduce additional vocabulary commonly used in 15 Worksheet

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greeting others and brief introductory conversations.

Students will learn additional common greetings formulaic

phrases for various ways to say hello, goodbye, how are you, to
introduce someone etc.

Students will practice saying the newly learned vocabulary as a

class.

Students in Partners will unscramble conversations based upon 5

new vocabulary learned.
Elicit Performance / Provide
Students in Partners will create dialogues for various scenarios in Worksheet
Feedback
which two people are greeting each other in various situations 20
and practice saying them.

Exit Ticket: What are some other phrases that you would like to
Closure learn to be able to convey or express something in a brief 10 Exit Ticket
introductory conversation?

Enhance Retention &

Transfer

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