Project Lesson Plan         11/16/16 to 11/18/16	       Ms. Nesmith
Standard:
Standard 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices, the products, and the perspectives of the culture studied.

Standard 3.1 Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.

Standard 3.2 Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are available only through the foreign language and its cultures.

Standard 4.1 Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons between the language studied and their own.

Standard 4.2 Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons between the culture studied and their own.	

Objective (Remember to make it measurable.):  The students will ……………….

(Research a specific topic relating to the Hispanic language, culture, history, and/or location.)

•	Identify similarities and differences.
•	Gain knowledge and understanding of the Hispanic cultures through individual research of a Hispanic topic of his/her choice (culture, language or location).
•	Connect with other disciplines and acquire information on various topics relating to the culture, language or location.
•	Develop insight into the nature of language and culture
                               (Comparison, Connection, and Contrast)

	

Lesson Plan Components	Steps	Time	
			
Instructional Design:

	•	Warm-up: Label parts of the body. 
•	The student will present to the class the information gathered from their project research on their specific topic. Students will also present artwork, literature, music, multimedia, or other cultural realia.
•	Students will present project to the class by PowerPoint, poster boards, or 3-dimensional figure, edible art, etc. 
•	Students will have 10 minutes to present their findings.  This will include any dish that they may have prepared.
•	There will be a variety of presentations, but all related to the Spanish language, culture, music, food, history or location.
•	The research will count for 50% of the project grade.  The presentation will count for the remaining 50 % of the project grade.
•	Students will be graded by the rubric given as a guide for completing and presenting the project.
		
Closure:

	1.	Review/discuss projects presented
2.	Give tomorrow’s objective
		
Material
	LCD projector is provided. Students will present own material used in presentation		
Evaluation/Assessment:

  Informal:                                   Formal:
          *Observation                  Hard-copy of 
          *Questioning                    Presentation 		
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