LESSON PLAN

Class period length: 44

Student: Sam Raff

Language: Spanish

Level: Exploratory Spanish 7th gr.

Theme: La llorona. Mexican folk story. School literacy goals.

Standards:
B.4. Reading: Students will comprehend the main idea of selected, short authentic
written materials
D.2. Cultural activities: Students will participate in and learn about age-appropriate
cultural activities (such as games, songs, and holiday celebrations)

Goals/Objectives:
Students will use vocabulary words to create logical predictions before they read.
Students will make connections between the target language and English through
listening to both languages read aloud.
Materials:
La llorona story packet
Prediction/ definitions sheet
Procedures:
Introduction: The last class, we went over 14 vocabulary words from the story of La llorona
(The Weeping Woman), which is a popular Mexican folk tale. We discussed what a folk story is
and how they are stories told from generation to generation and usually convey a piece of
wisdom. The students mentioned American folk stories they had heard and we discussed the
reasons why each story was told and how there are many different versions of each. The story
will be told to expose the students to different cultures and allow them to see what life is like as
a child growing up in Mexico. The students started their predictions the last class period and
will resume writing them today.
Before Class: Before class the desks need to be arranged into groups of four.
Body: Note: Give est. time for EACH activity
Warm-up:
Sientense todos en grupos de cuatro (Everyone sit in groups of 4)
Hola, Buenos dias! (Hello, Good morning!)
Como estas? (How are you?) discuss the meaning of the phrase and
possible responses use call and response along with TPR (Whole class and
then with group)

5 min
Activity #1:
Pass back prediction/definitions sheet
Review definitions and explain prediction exercise.
Write predictions
Group read 2 or 3 predictions
15 min

Activity #2:
Read the story of La llorona in Spanish and English.
10 mins
Activity #3:
Class discussion about the story
10 min
ETC.

Closure: Exit slip -- What is the moral of the story of La llorona?

What is your opinion of the story?
4 mins
Evaluation: Exit slip
Attach this page to the front of your LP 1st draft
Name: _____Sam Raff________________

Date: 2/23/15 __________

My Lesson plan includes: (You are not necessarily required to follow this suggested format
exactly. You may alter this format, so long as the basic important segments are there.
Place an X by those items that are correct for the LP you are submitting.
I have included these items in the LP document:
__x____ Length of class period

___x___ Language and level

____x__ App. time for each segment/activity

___x___ Standards that are addressed in the plan (from DPI text)
___x___Objectives (from DPI text, ie. C1-Students will .) are included
Check those that apply:
___x___ There was review of previously- learned material
___x___ Lesson included new material. (Students can answer What did I learn today?
______ There was practice in which skills: __x__ Listening, ____ Speaking, ___x__ Reading, ____ Writing
___x___ There was some Culture content in the lesson
______ There were one or more student-centered activities, (students in front of class)
___x___ There were one or more movement activities, (students get out of their seats)
______ Students spent a good part of the class speaking without reading from books/worksheets
___x___ Teacher and students used a variety of appealing visuals or other media besides the book

___x__There is a variety of activities/approaches

___x__ Instructions to the students is noted in the TL
___x__ (Sp and Fr only) The activities are explained in Eng for Professor Swanson or the S
instructions are translated to Eng.