Lesson Title:  Lesson 2- Christopher Columbus's Life

Created by:  Velda Schneider

Total Time:  Lesson 2, Day 5

Lesson Overview
Students will learn about Christopher Columbus’s background, life and influence he had on people of today and in the 15^th century. I will try to help the students construct new knowledge with what they already know.  Students will learn many vocabulary words in Spanish relating to this lesson.

Standards Based Goal
My Spanish II students will gain knowledge and understanding of other people and cultures through the study of the Spanish history lesson.  Students will use knowledge and perspectives that can be gained only through the target language and culture.

Student Objectives
My Spanish II students will consistently identify and describe customs, traditions, beliefs, and values of Spanish.  (National/State Standard #2)  Students will consistently identify significant examples of historical and current events which shaped the Spanish culture and he or she applies knowledge of these events tot understand the perspectives and behaviors of the people fo the target culture.  (National/State Standard #5). 

Prerequisite Skills
Prior Knowledge of Subject area- Students will need to have a basic understanding of who Christopher Columbus is.

Time Sequence

Sequence of Activities

Notes/Technical Considerations/Resources

Day 5

5 mins.

20 mins.

20mins.

  5 mins.

Connect to site, get focused and review protocol.

I will give students an opening lesson on Christopher Columbus.  I will create a K-W-H-L chart to build upon prior knowledge of what students know, what they want to know and in the end I list what they learned by having an open discussion.  We will do this chart on the smart board with student participation.

I will give students a power point presentation about Christopher Columbus and the timeline of his life and voyages.  I will discuss his early years, and give a timeline on his voyages.  Students will have a worksheet that they will be filling in at both sites, as I give them the power point presentation.

Extended Activity/Homework:  I will have students submit a journal entry into the WebCt discussion so that I know they are trying to think and connect with the tasks at hand.  I will also post certain reflection questions about Christoper Columbus’s timeline so that they are thinking about the presentation that I gave them.  Also I will  have students respond in e-mail by having them e-mail 2 things that they thought were really interesting about the WebCt e-mail.

Get the Vtel system ready and running.

I will need to use the smart board (white board) to write on as I do the KWL chart with my students.

I will need to have the K-W-H-L Chart there ahead of time.

Vtel system

  Internet Access/WebCt Discussion/e-mail

Special Considerations

Resource students will be grouped with other students for one on one help.  Students who struggle with vocabulary or the preterite tense will be able to further help from my website or via e-mail or after school from me.

Assessment   
Teacher observation will be used at each site.  Students from each site will have to have the worksheet finished for tomorrow.  I will check to make sure that all students finish the assignment.  I will also be checking students to make sure that students are using the preterite tense correctly and using their new vocabulary words in Spanish.

K

What I Know

W

What I Want to Know

H

How will I find information?  (Which resources, web pages, texts, experts, etc.)

L

What I Learned