Somos 1 Unit 23

Embark on a 2-week long exploration of the famous Camino de Santiago– all in Spanish! This unit begins by building vocabulary background knowledge before moving into a personalized discovery of the Camino!

CORE VOCABULARY:

• quiere ir
• sigue
• se queda

INCLUDED RESOURCES:

• instructions for introducing vocabulary
• activities for "¿Con quién se queda el perro? by Jesse & Joy
• a game designed to get in repetitions of 'sigue'
• a story script
• story activities
• homework or absentee worksheet
• a parallel reading
• a listening assessment
• a song lyrics activity
• two story-based readings that can be used as reading assessments
• a 40-page slideshow on El Camino de Santiago, in Spanish with images and personalized questions
• a handout version of the slideshow reading
• an abridged version of the slideshow reading plus comprehension questions
• an additional authentic song-based activity
• a cooperative learning speaking activity with questions about El Camino de Santiago
• a "quest" that will take an entire class period to complete; students will travel through the school visiting 9 cities and will need to read a situation in Spanish and two possible reactions, then color a Machado quote glyph based on the response that they choose
• a Storybuilder™ quest of El camino de Santiago
• an infograph activity
• a writing assessment
• a reading assessment
• a listening assessment
• suggestions for an optional speaking assessment
• answer keys for everything
• detailed instructions for teaching the unit
• a slideshow with projectable warm-ups, all readings, and other materials
• a complete unit overview with abbreviated daily plans, can-do statements, World Readiness standards, Common Core alignment, AP themes, Essential questions, and Proficiency Orientation

All slideshow presentations are editable and compatible with Google Slides.

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This unit is designed to follow Unit 22 of the SOMOS Spanish 1 curriculum, Los Tres Cerditos. Consider also teaching this cultural extension for Unit 22 about Hurricanes in the Caribbean.

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