Asking+about+Days+of+the+Week

Culture: 2.2 Comparisons: 4.1 Communities: 5.1 ||
 * ==Established Goals (National Standards):== ||
 * Communication: 1.1,1.2


 * ==Essential Questions:== ||
 * * In what ways are Spanish days of the week expressed differently from English days of the week and how are they the same? ||


 * ==Desired Understandings:== ||
 * ===Students will understand that...===
 * There are seven days of the week in Spanish that correspond with our English days of the week, but they are not capitalized in Spanish.
 * The Spanish calendar week begins with Monday instead of Sunday. ||

¿Cuántos días son?= How many days are there? Hay siete días de la semana.= There are seven days in the week. ¿Qué día es hoy?= What day is today? Hoy es _.= Today is _.
 * ==Key Knowledge and Skills:== ||
 * ===Students will know that...===

Students will be able to...

 * ask and respond to the question "How many days are there?"
 * ask and respond to the question "What day is today?"
 * tell what day it is today.

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=Lesson Activities and Resources:= __ Espa ____ ñol Para Ti __ Lessons 15,18 and accompanying DVD lessons [|Vocab. Review Jeopardy]

Play "¿Cuál falta? to review days of the week-- Call 7 volunteers to the front of the room. (Necesito siete voluntarios.) Distribute the days of the week cards giving one to each volunteer in order. Have class repeat the days of the week and then have one volunteer give you his/her card (Dame tu tarjeta.) and ask the class