Los ecosistemas Lección 1: Ecosystems Lección 2: Animals Lección 3: Climate

Dear Parents: For this quarter in FLES class, we will cover the theme of Ecosystems (los ecosistemas). Your child will learn about: (1) the six principal ecosystems, (2) animals who live in the respective ecosystems, (3) and the climate of the various ecosystems. As a culmination to this theme, your child will be asked to create a presentation of one ecosystem using the vocabulary learned in FLES class. This presentation will be started and worked on during class. Please have students finish anything not completed in class, and practice at home. Students will create either: a) a poster collage (b) a PowerPoint presentation, or (c) a video…as a visual tool to present. The question structures below, which will be covered in class, must be covered in your child’s presentation. Your child may include more, but these are the minimum requirements. The questions below are provided for your information. Students will bring home their own copy which will be filled out in class. Your child will be allowed to use his/her draft when presenting his/her visual, if desired. The following are the questions covered in class and needed for the presentation: QUESTIONS: Los ecosistemas ¿Cuál es tu ecosistema? (Which is your ecosystem?) Mi ecosistema es _______________________. (My ecosystem is ___________________________.) 3.  El clima: (climate) ¿Qué clima hace en _______? (el ecosistema) What is the climate in _________? (ecosystem) En _______________, hace/está ______________. (hace frío, hace calor, está lloviendo, está nevando…)  In ____________(ecosystem), it’s _______________.( it’s hot, it’s cold, it’s raining, it’s snowing). 2. Los animales: (Animals in this ecosystem) ¿Qué animales hay en __________(ecosistema)?  What animals are in ____________(ecosystem)? En ____________ hay _____________, _____________, y __________. In _________ there are _____________, _________, and ___________.

Lesson 1 Please label the pictures using the following vocabulary: El desierto, la sabana, el océano, el bosque, la tundra, el bosque tropical. Mi ecosistema favorito es ___________________.

Circle the ocean animals. Lesson 2 Circle the ocean animals. ¿Qué animales hay en el océano? En el océano hay _________. El tiburón El pájaro El oso El conejo El pez El delfín La serpiente La ballena

Write the sentences inside the box. Lesson 3 ¿Qué clima hace hoy en el bosque tropical? Write the sentences inside the box. Hace frío Hace calor Está nevando Está nublado Está lloviendo Hace viento Hay un huracán Hay un tornado Hay inundación

PROYECTO –Los Ecosistemas DRAFT Nombre_________________________  Clase___________________________     PROYECTO –Los Ecosistemas DRAFT 1. Los ecosistemas ¿Cuál es tu ecosistema? Mi ecosistema es _________________________________.   2. Los animales ¿Qué animales hay en ________________(ecosistema)?  En __________________ hay ___________________, _____________________, y _____________________. 3. El clima ¿Qué clima hace en ______________________hoy? (hace frío, hace calor, está lloviendo, está nevando…)  En __________________________________, hace/ está _____________________________________. EXTRA: ¿Cómo es el animal? _____________ es _______________y _____________. (Grande, pequeño, rápido, lento, alto, bajo, verde, café, gris, etc.)

ECOSYSTEMS (ECOSISTEMAS) PROYECTO ECOSYSTEMS (ECOSISTEMAS) Student Instructions Purpose: You will use “ECOSYSTEMS” Spanish vocabulary and grammar to tell about your favorite ecosystem. You will answer questions about animals and the climate of your chosen ecosystem.   Objectives: You will create and give a presentation using Spanish grammar and vocabulary learned during the ecosystems unit.   Task: You will work on your own to create a presentation of your ecosystem. A poster, Power Point presentation, or video will be used as a visual tool when you present your project to the class. The following 3 categories and the questions below them must be covered in your presentation. You may include more, but the minimum requirements are as follows:   QUESTIONS: 1. Los Ecosistemas ¿Cuál es tu ecosistema? Mi ecosistema es _________________________________. 2. Los animales ¿Qué animales hay en ______________(ecosistema)?  En ________________ hay _________, __________, y _____________. 3. El clima ¿Qué clima hace en ______________________hoy? (hace frío, hace calor, está lloviendo, está nevando…)  En __________________________, hace/ está _______________________. EXTRA:   ¿Cómo es el animal? _______ es ___________y __________. (grande, pequeño, rápido, lento, alto, bajo, verde, café, gris, etc) Student Learning Assessment: Students will be assessed on the speaking and presentational skills.  

PROYECTO Los ecosistemas Student Name:     ________________________________________ Rubrica CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Requirements All requirements are met and exceeded. All requirements are met. One requirement was not completely met. More than one requirement was not completely met. Organization Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material. Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed. Content is logically organized for the most part. There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts. Attractiveness Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation. Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content. Does not use font, color, graphics, effects etc, or the ones used are extremely distracting to the presentation. Mechanics No misspellings or grammatical errors. Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors. 4-10 misspellings and/or grammatical errors. More than 10 errors in spelling or grammar. Oral Presentation Interesting, well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention. Relatively interesting, rehearsed with a fairly smooth delivery that usually holds audience attention. Delivery not smooth, but able to hold audience attention most of the time. Uses English. Delivery not smooth and audience attention lost. Uses English on more than one occasion.