12 | Unit 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Grammar Languages Language Arts Math Science LANGUAGE & LITERACY CONNECT TO Language in Action What’s your name? What does your name mean? ? ESSENTIAL QUESTION MARTINA Hi! Welcome to school! I’m Martina. Let’s meet some students and teachers. MRS. CARTER Good morning. I am your English teacher. My name is Mrs. Carter. What’s your name? JORGE My name is Jorge Hernández. MRS. CARTER Welcome, Jorge! JORGE Thank you. MR. MILLER Hi. I’m Mr. Miller. What’s your first name? ALEJANDRA Alejandra. MR. MILLER I’m sorry. How do you spell that? ALEJANDRA A-L-E-J-A-N-D-R-A. LIN Oh, sorry! Hey! I’m Lin Chen. What’s your name? FAROUK My name is Farouk Farah. LIN Farouk? How do you spell that? FAROUK F-A-R-O-U-K. LIN F-A-R… O-U-K. Nice to meet you, Farouk. MR. MILLER And what’s your last name? ALEJANDRA Vegas. V-E-G-A-S. 12 twelve | Unit 1 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold As students watch the video, have them use a capture sheet to write, circle/underline, or trace words they hear. SLIFE Provide visual support for SLIFE. Have them say the words they recognize and write the words for them. Before completing Activity 1, gather any students needing more support and play the video again. Pause at specific scenes and read aloud some of the dialogue from the book to reinforce what students hear in the video. Pause after Mrs. Carter introduces herself. Ask: Is Mrs. Carter a math teacher or an English teacher? (English teacher) Use this type of information to assist with completion of the activities that follow. Amplify Before completing Activity 1 after watching the video “What’s your name?”, gather any students who have higher levels of language proficiency and have them role-play the dialogues from the video. They can read the text (if able) or paraphrase, but should strive to use greetings, say names, and spell out the names. UNIT 1 / CONNECT TO LANGUAGE IN ACTION Essential question: What does your name mean? Explain that names are an important part of our identity. Family names can say something about our ancestry and history. As a necessary part of introductions, we share our names. What’s your name? • Closely view multimedia Set a listening and close viewing purpose for the Language in Action video “What’s your name?” This video depicts the language of the unit in action in a practical way. Have students listen for words they already know. Say: As you watch the video, listen for words you know like the greetings Hi and Good morning. The video shows students and teachers. They share their names. They talk about how they give their names. People give their names when they meet. • Culture note Point out that in the United States, people generally give their first and last names during introductions. Write and explain your own name on the board as an example. Label first, last, and any other names. • Invite students to share how names are given in their home languages and cultures. For example, in some Latino cultures, people use their first, middle, paternal last name, and maternal last name. Video Chat Play the video and check understanding. Say: Who do you see? Who is she talking to? What does she ask? Discuss and share students’ responses. EXPLORE AND LEARN SCRIPT Talk with Martina, a girl from the video. My first name is Martina. What’s your first name? / How do you spell that? / What’s your last name? / How do you spell that? Arts Science Hi. I’m Mr. Miller. | 42
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