Similar to our classic best-seller "All About Me" written for introductory foreign language classes, the "Lenguaje
para la vida: 1 y 2" and "Le français pour la vie"
lesson plan books offer a wealth of dynamic lessons and assessments planned for compatability
with any textbook series. Each book is full of entire units that have multi-day activities leading up to culminating
performance events. These units provide you with alternatives or enrichments to the textbooks you're using, with
more complex opportunities for students to express themselves, negotiate with others, and make organized, original presentations
in Spanish and French.
"Lenguaje para la vida: 1"
and "Le français pour la vie" (Language
for Life: 1) are most appropriate for students of Intermediate Spanish/French and/or introductory levels of
Spanish for Spanish Speakers (SSS). In this book you will find a continuing emphasis on oral communication and negotiation
of meaning in a variety of contexts, including many activities that make full use of current technology and community connections
through Cultural Participation and Research.
"Lenguaje para la
vida: 2" (Spanish only) is most appropriate for Advanced Spanish and SSS classrooms, with its emphasis
on literacy development and the presentational language described in the National Standards. Students at upper levels
can do many exciting and interesting things with language, in many contexts requiring creativity and critical thinking, and
this book offers you numerous, interdisciplinary ways to fully challenge them and meet their expanding needs.
Though geared for intermediate and advanced level students, many of the
activities in all of our lesson plan books can be adapted for any stage of language learning. The Table
of Contents for each are listed to the right. To order copies, download the order form (MSExcel)!
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Tables of Contents
Lenguaje para la vida:
1 / Le français pour la vie
Shopping and Negotiating: Interactive activities aligned with National Standards on Communication
and Communities
Treasure Hunt - Giving and following sequential directions
Let's Go to the Market/At the Flea Market - Lessons leading to a buying/selling
simulation Fashion Show - Creative oral narration Clothing
Catalog - Descriptive writing Demonstration Speech -
Using commands to give step-by-step instructions Liar's Club - Collaborative
persuasive speaking using personal experiences The Dating Game - Conversation
in a game show format
Virtual Travel: Technology-based lessons aligned with National Standards
on Communication, Culture, and Communities
Internet
Safari - Teaching students to be discriminating Internet users Travel Brochure
- Planning a travel initerary using Internet resources Lodging and Accomodations
- Hotel reservation simulation Travel Journal and Scrapbook - Writing about travels Travel Postcard - Travel memories with photos
and narration Pen Pal - Classroom exchange letter writing
Cultural Participation and Research
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Appendix A: Lenguaje para la vida and the National Standards Appendix B: Multiple Intelligences: Stimuli, Skills Appendix C: Two Lesson Organizational Formats Appendix
D: Strategies Index |
Lenguaje para la vida: 2
Literatura y artes: Reading, writing, and culture
lessons aligned with National Standards on Communication, Culture, and Connections
¡Cantemos en
la clase! - Music
and song in the classroom Fotonovela /PowerPoint Soap Opera - Storytelling using photos and captions
Cuentos de fiestas familiares - Celebrating unique family events through
writing Teatro mínimo /Reader's Theater - Converting authentic
literature to dialogue Drama
- Using theater for reading
and writing development Mitos y leyendas - Narrative analysis with original compositionArte - Art and music to promote
expressive writing Poesía: Expresando los sentimientos en palabras - Poetry study with
original workAnalizando la literatura:
el cuento - Short story analysis with
original composition
Cuestiones de nuestro
mundo /Real World Issues: Lessons involving critical
thinking on public and personal concerns aligned with National Standards on Communication, Culture, Connections, and Communities
Esperanzas
y temores - Expressing personal
concerns and aspirations Asuntos corrientes:
el prejuicio, la violencia y la desigualdad de recursos - Exploring
global issues and conflicts El
gran "show" /Talk
Show - Expressing distinct points of view and problem solving
Problema en la familia - Dramatizing family problem solving
Cultural
Participation and Research
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Appendix A: Lenguaje para la vida and the National Standards Appendix B: Multiple Intelligences: Stimuli, Skills Appendix C: Two Lesson Organizational Formats Appendix
D: Strategies Index |
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