Asking+about+Colors

Connections: 3.1 Comparisons: 4.1 Communities: 5.1 ||
 * ==Established Goals (National Standards):== ||
 * Communication: 1.2,1.2


 * ==Essential Questions:== ||
 * * How is the placement of adjectives in Spanish different from the placement of adjectives in English?
 * How must adjectives and nouns agree in Spanish in regards to gender? ||


 * ==Desired Understandings:== ||
 * ===Students will understand that...===
 * in Spanish adjectives are usually placed after nouns (ie. el libro blanco)
 * adjectives in Spanish also have gender and agree with the noun they describe (ie. la silla amarilla, el escritorio negro); adjectives that end with a consonant or vowels other than "a" or "o" are gender-nuetral and do not change with the gender of the noun. ||

¿De qué color es?= What color is it? Es de color__. It is__. Es ___. It is___. ¿De qué color son?= What color are they? Son (de color).= They are ___.
 * ==Key Knowledge and Skills:== ||
 * ===Students will know that...===

Students will be able to...

 * use colors in Spanish to describe objects.
 * ask and respond to the question "What color is it?".
 * use color words in combination with nouns being aware of placement and agreement of adjectives with nouns.

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=Lesson Activities and Assessement Resources:= __ Espa ____ ñol Para Ti __ Lessons 15,16,19 and accompanying DVD lessons