Unit 1 - Chapter One Objectives (Day One):

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

Determine the appropriate use of formal and informal forms of address.

Use time of day greetings.
Use informal greetings to address friends & family.
Use formal greetings to address teachers & strangers.
Introduce themselves.
Ask someone their name.
Inquire about someones well-being or feelings.
Tell someone how they feel today.
Introduce a friend.
Introduce a family member.

NC Standard Course of Study Objective/Common Core Standard/Essential Standard

Reading (Novice)
Interpretive Communication (Reading, Listening, Viewing): NL.CLL.2.5 - Recognize
vocabulary and syntax of single words and simple memorized phrases in the target
language; NL.CLL.2.4 - Interpret phrases, commands, simple questions and
descriptions that are presented with accompanying gestures, intonations, and other
visual and auditory clues.
Culture: NL.CLL.4.2 - Recognize cultural expectations of people in both the target
culture and the students culture.
Connections: NL.COD.2.2 - Compare the vocabulary of the target and students
language in different content areas
Comparisons: NL.CLL.2.3 - Identify written words and phrases that are similar to
words and phrases in the students language.
Communities: NL.CMT.2.1 - Recognize single words and simple, memorized phrases
from media in the language community.
Writing (Novice)
Presentational Communication (Writing, Speaking, and Visually Representing):
NL.CLL.3.1 - Use single words and simple, memorized phrases in presentations to
identify the names of people, places, and things.
Culture: NL.CMT.4.3 - Recognize simple patterns of behavior or interaction from the
target culture.
Connections: NL.COD.2.3 - Use readily available technology tools and digital literacy
skills to present in the target language. (Education Portal video: Basic Greetings in
Spanish: Greeting Others and Introducing Yourself.)
Comparisons: NL.CLL.4.3 - Recognize examples of cognates and loan words.
Communities: NL.CMT.2.2 - Recall simple, spoken expressions and memorized
phrases commonly used in target language communities.
Speaking and Listening (Novice)
Interpersonal Communication (Speaking & Listening; Reading & Writing):
NL.CLL.1.2 - Use culturally appropriate greetings, farewells, apologies, and
expressions of courtesy.
Culture: NL.CLL.4.1 - Compare behaviors, such as gestures and greetings, in the
target culture and the students culture.
Connections: NM.COD.1.2 - Use memorized responses to simple academic
questions, statements, commands, or other stimuli.
Comparisons: NL.COD.1.1 - Carry out simple exchanges of information using
memorized content vocabulary.

Communities: NL.CMT.1.2 - Use simple communication strategies from the target

culture, such as greetings and expressions of courtesy.
Language weave element (Novice)
Comparisons (Language System): Conventions of Standard English: Parts of
speech, punctuation.
Knowledge of Language: Meaning and style.
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use: Latinate lexicon, multiple meaning words.

Unit Objectives (Chapters 1-10)

By the end of Unit 1 (Basic Phrases and Pronunciation), students will be able to:

Converse with others using basic greetings.

Read and recite the alphabet.
Mimic correct pronunciation.
Apply writing skills: spelling, accents, and punctuation.
Count numbers 1 1,000.
Describe the weather.
Recognize geography.
Understand and follow teacher commands.
Identify classroom supplies.
Tell time.
Recite days of the week, months, and seasons.
Pinpoint body parts.
Use nouns correctly (gender, plurals).