Key Words: sports, deportes, seasons, estaciones, clothing, ropa, weather, el tiempo, adjectives, adjetivos.

Standards:

Major Standards— 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 4.1, 5.1
Supporting Standards—

Materials Needed: First draft paper, final draft paper, visuals and teacher-made realia

Brief Summary of Lesson:

Student will choose their favorite season and in choosing it will describe the weather, the months of that season, their favorite sport/activity of the season, and why it is their favorite sport. This will also include the clothing worn either to participate in the sport/activity or simply to wear during that season, and whether it's played inside or outside.

Identify desired results:

•  What do they already know that will help them learn new information?

Review: weather, clothing, llevar, gustar.

•  New information/structures/vocabulary acquired

Comprehend new vocabulary: sports, seasons, adjectives, jugar, gustar, usar, llevar as well as the following new vocabulary: el baloncesto, la lucha libre, el béisbol, el boxeo, el fútbol, el golf, el fútbol americano, montar en bicicleta, el hockey, montar a caballo, esquiar, saltar la cuerda, el esquí acuático, bailar, patinar, mirar la televisión, patinar en hielo, leer, nadar, la natación, el voleibol, el tenis, la gimnasia, correr, hablar con amigos, popular, excelente, fácil, difícil, aburrido/a, interesante, divertido/a, emocionante, competitivo/a, adentro, afuera, estación, invierno, primavera, verano, otoño.

Structures:
¿Cuál es tu estación favorita?
¿Qué tiempo hace en tu estación favorita?
¿Qué ropa llevas en tu estación favorita?
¿Cuáles son los meses de tu estación favorita?
¿Cuál es tu deporte o actividad favorito?
¿Por qué?
¿Es un deporte de adentro o de afuera?

Determine acceptable evidence:

•  Performance Tasks:

Write a paragraph about “Mi estación favorita” and draw and color a picture that goes along with what was written.

Rubric for “Mi estación favorita” (5 points each)

1. Is the paragraph complete (did I include all of the sentences)? __________
2. Did I spell all of the words correctly? __________
3. Did I rewrite it neatly? __________
4. Is my picture about my paragraph? __________
5. Is it colored in neatly? __________

•  Other Evidence

Examples of Student Work: