WORLDLANGUAGELESSONPLAN

Unit: BonVoyage Class/GradeLevel:III LessonNumber:I

STAGE1:Whatwillstudentsknowandbeabletodoattheendofthislesson?
What are the learning targets for this lesson?
Do

Interpretive Interpretive Interpersonal Presentational Presentational
Listening Reading Communication Speaking Writing

Learning Target: I can classify cultural products, practices, and perspectives. I can understand the
importance of culture.
Know
What vocabulary, structures and/or culture do students need to know in order to do what you have targeted?
Vocabulary related to culture (arts, entertainment, etc.)

STAGE2:Howwillyouknowthatstudentsmetthelearningtargets?
What will they do to demonstrate that to you and themselves?

Students will create webs organizing their ideas about culture based on the 3 main categories.

STAGE3:Howwillyoufacilitatethelearning?
What activities will be used that will allow students to meet the learning targets?
What will the teacher be doing? What will the students be doing?

BellRinger/Sponge/Warm-up(5min.)
How can you capture the students energy and commitment for todays lesson? Time:
Warm Up: Students will create graphic organizer webs answering the question, What is 5 min.
culture?
LearningEpisode (21 min.)
Primetime 1 Practice/Downtime Primetime 2 Time:
1. Introduction: 5 min
a. Introduction of new section of unit
b. Review agenda
c. Review learning targets
2. New Material: 2 min
a. Define culture: products, practices, perspectives 3 min
b. Turn & Talk about Warm Up
3. Regroup:
a. Watch segments from videos of different people discussing what culture is 5 min.
b. Students should be adding to their webs as they listen to the videos
4. Whole Class:
5 min.
a. Create a class web on the board of students ideas about culture
5. Brain break 1 min.

LearningEpisode (21 min.)

Primetime 1 Practice/Downtime Primetime 2 Time:
1. Students are put into discussion groups, distribute viewing guide for TedxTalk 1 min.
2. Introduction 4 min.

Lesson Plan Template adapted from STARTALK Lesson Plan Template: http://startalk.umd.edu/lesson-planning/
 a. Transitioning from what culture is to why culture matters
b. Preview questions on the viewing guide for the TedxTalk
2. New Material: 8 min.
a. TedxTalk: La culture, a quoi ca sert?
3. Regroup: 5 min.
a. Discuss the first half of the TedxTalk
2 min.
4. Whole class:
a. Update class web if applicable 1 min.
5. Brain Break
LearningEpisode (20 min.)
Primetime 1 Practice/Downtime Primetime 2 Time:
1. New Material: 8 min.
a. Second half of TedxTalk
2. Regroup:
a. Discuss the second half of the TedxTalk 6 min.
3. Whole class discussion of the TedxTalk and the importance of culture. 6 min.
Closure/CelebrateLearning (8 min.)
How do you return students attention to the learning targets to affirm what they can do now Time:
that they couldnt do at the beginning of the class? 8 min.
1. Accept final thoughts, comments, etc.
2. Revisit learning targets and summarize key points from the lesson
3. Assign homework

MaterialsNeededforthislesson

Powerpoint
Whiteboard + marker
Viewing guide
Videos

AdditionalQuestionstoConsiderDuringLessonPlanning

Do the activities in the lesson

provide sufficient opportunities for understanding new words before expecting production?

provide multiple, varied opportunities for students to hear new words/expressions used in highly
visualized contexts that make meaning transparent?

provide students with an authentic purpose for using words and phrases?

engage ALL students (vs. just one or two at a time)?

give students a reason for needing to/wanting to pay attention and be on task?

vary in the level of intensity and physical movement from one to the next?

take an appropriate amount of time considering the age of the learner?

make the learner the active participant and not the teacher?

Lesson Plan Template adapted from STARTALK Lesson Plan Template: http://startalk.umd.edu/lesson-planning/