Working+with+Sounds

Grade Level: 9th

Unit: Pronunciation of Spanish sounds

Lesson Objectives:
 * Student will understand the proper sound for vowels
 * Student will be able to identify the additional letters the Spanish alphabet has that the english alphabet does not
 * Student will understand the special cases where letters like "c" or "g" take on different sounds

Time Required to complete this lesson: 1 or 2 hours outside of class

Title of lesson: Working with Sounds

Description of lesson. Students will listen to three podcasts on the pronunciation of sounds in Spanish. They will use what they learn in these lessons to pronounce the paragraph provided by the teacher. They will need to fill in the blanks where necessary and pronounce those words correctly.

Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred): Record the reading using proper spanish pronunciation.

Resources/materials needed: media type="file" key="vowels.mp3" width="240" height="20" Pronunciation of vowels

media type="file" key="Numbers.mp3" width="240" height="20" Numbers and their construction

media type="file" key="Alphabet.mp3" width="240" height="20" The alphabet minus the vowels previously covered

media type="custom" key="7663715" Me performing the assignment with my own information inserted

media type="file" key="vocaroo.mp3" width="240" height="20"

"Me llamo [ ]. Tengo [ ] a ñ os. Estoy en el a ñ o [ ] de secundaria. My papa se llama [ ] y mi mama se llama [ ]. Tengo [ ] hermanos y hermanas (o, "No tengo hermanos o hermanas). Ellos se llaman [ ]."

Translation: "My name is [ ]. I'm [ ] years old. I am in grade of high school. My father's name is [ ] and my mother's name is [ ]. I have [ ] brothers and sisters. (or, "I don't have brothers or sisters.) Their names are [ ]."

Technology used: Vocaroo

The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: It would be impossible to evaluate a student's quality of pronunciation without hearing them speak, but to take classroom time to have a mini interview with each student is terribly ineffecient. While one student is being tested, the others are sitting around wasting valuable classroom time. The ability to record and turn in assignments so that they can be graded outside of classroom time gives the students more time to focus on other assignments while having the teacher around to ask questions when necessary.

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This is another widget you might try to record your pronunciation!