1. Topic-
Italian Food and Dining
 
2. Content-
*Principle vocabulary and cultural concepts for: food/courses and place setting, fruit and vegetables, places of the Italian kitchen
*Expressing (dis)like and (dis)pleasure
*Present tense conjugation of verbs: mangier (to eat); bere (to drink); scegliere (to choose); preferire (to prefer), prendere (to take/order); finire (to finish); pranzare (to have lunch); cenare (to dine)
*European currency: Euro
*Ordering food and drink when dining/shopping
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1. Engage students in teacher-facilitated review game of content
2. To reinforce and review Unit 4 content in preparation for the test
 
4. Objectives-
1. Participation by all students
2. Peer collaboration
3. Listening and reading comprehension
4. Enthusiasm
 
5. Materials and Aids-
1. Chalk Board
2. Projector
3. Teacher and student made review questions
4. Teacher made handout to assess student comprehension during peer skits
5. iPad
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

1. Fate Adesso (Do Now): Three sentences (easy, average, difficult) containing errors for students to identify; review
a. Noi prendere i panini.
(We to take sandwiches)
b. Io mangio la minestra con un coltello.
(I eat the soup with a knife)
c. Mi piacciono il pane.
(I like the bread)
2.Date, weather, dress, meal review questions
3.
 

B. Development-

1. Conduct class mostly in Italian providing English translation as needed
 

C. Practice-

1. Do Now
2. Daily Questions: date, weather, dress, meal
3. (2-3) Selected pairs will recite previously created skits on buying fruit/vegetables from a vendor while listeners complete handout to assess comprehension
4. Onion Ball review game: Teacher-made review questions on sheets of recycled paper are crumbled up around each other to produce an 'onion' ball. Students peel off question, then ask and answer it, Teacher monitors points earned.
 

D. Independent Practice-

1. Do Now
2. Oral Q&A calling on volunteers and randomly selected students
3. Handout to test comprehension during peer skits
4. Onion Ball review game
5. Exit cards
 

E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-

1. Visual aides on chalk and smart boards and handouts to accompany material being reviewed orally
2. Walk around to give discreet prompts to redirect students who are not focused.
3. Allow extra time for classified/504 students to answer questions
4. Classified students to receive modified handouts (larger font, multiple choice answer choices)
 

F. Checking for understanding-

1. Call on randomly selected students to repeat and/or translate what teacher or student just said.
2. Peer Skit Questionnaire
3. Onion Ball Review game answers
4. Exit cards
 

G. Closure-

1. Exit cards: 3-2-1
3 fruits/vegetables
2 food adjectives
1 conjugated verb from unit
 
7. Evaluation-
1. oral (correct pronunciation/grammar)
2. written (completed exercises)
 

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