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This unit plan, "En La Ciudad" (in the city), will be taught over a span of 3 weeks to Spanish 1 students at the high school level. Upon completion of the unit, students will be able to discuss landmarks and jobs throughout the city. They will also be able to give directions between given locations on a map. This unit will incorporate a variety of Web 2.0 tools, including the creation of a WikiSpaces wiki page, the recording of a Podcast, and the completion of a Google Docs form and various "gadgets" related to the information.







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 * __STUDENT ASSESSMENTS - INFORMATION CHECKLIST GOOGLE DOCS__**
 * Before completing their WikiSpaces page, students did research to answer specific questions about their assigned city. Upon completion of the project, they also answered several self-assessment questions reflecting on their achievement. Below are assessments that are completed at the high, average, and low levels.

High achievement:

Average achievement:

Low achievement:

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 * The spreadsheet below contains the information the students compiled about their assigned city. By completing the survey, the students were introduced to collaborative documents using Google Docs. This showed them how they could easily "divide and conquer" large amount of information, and compare their findings in a short amount of time. One of the Google Gadgets that we used to put our information together was the Google Map, which showed the location of everyone's capital city on a world map.


 * __ STUDENT ASSESSMENTS - POST TEST __**
 * After completing the unit, students completed a post test that checked for overall understanding and vocabulary retention. Students were asked to identify modes of transportation and the appropriate verb used for each. They had to give directions between two given locations following a specific format that we learned. There were several questions in which students had to answer with a job or building found in the city. Finally, students had to do direct translation from English to Spanish. Below are assessments that were completed at the high, average, and low levels.

High achievement:

Average achievement:

Low achievement:


 * __ STUDENT ASSESSMENTS - WIKISPACES PAGE AND PODCAST __**
 * The bulk of this unit consisted of using ordinal numbers, conjugated verbs, cardinal and intermediate directions, and basic landmarks to give directions between two locations. Students used a given start and end point on a map and decided on a route between the locations. They typed this route on a WikiSpaces page. They also made a Podcast of their directions and inserted this as a file on their page. They were being assessed for appropriate vocabulary choices, accurate sentence structure, pronunciation, and fluidity. Below are assessments that were completed at the high, average, and low levels (the rubric and the link to the student's WikiSpaces page):

High achievement: http://skeltonspanish.wikispaces.com/Ebonee

Average achievement: http://skeltonspanish.wikispaces.com/Chris

Low achievement: http://skeltonspanish.wikispaces.com/Larry