Family+Members

=**TOPIC: Family Members **= = PERFORMANCE INDICATORS =

COMMUNICATION

 * Exchange basic information about family members
 * Interpret and present information about a family tree.
 * Understand basic spoken or written descriptions of family
 * Describe family members and relationships.

**CULTURES**
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 * Describe family traditions in an Arabic-speaking country
 * Describe the importance of family in the Arab culture
 * Describe the patriarchal family structure

COMPARISONS

 * Compare family life in the U.S. and Arabic-speaking countries.

CONNECTIONS

 * Collect, analyze, and graph data about family or the home.

= TOPIC-SPECIFIC "CAN-DO" statements =

I can say how many people are in my family and who they are I can introduce my family members I can give simple biographical information about my family I can describe the basic physical appearance of my family members I can ask and respond to simple questions about family I can ask and answer simple questions about someone else’s family members. I can understand basic words and phrases about family I can recognize family member words from a family tree I can read basic biographical information about family members I can list my family members
 * SPEAKING**
 * Presentation**
 * Person to Person**
 * LISTENING**
 * READING**
 * WRITING**

= ESSENTIAL STRUCTURES =
 * Possessive adjectives – my, your, our . ..
 * Adjective agreement
 * Feminine forms, masculine forms
 * Plurals
 * Review numbers and number agreement
 * Review question words and forms
 * Review physical descriptors and personality characteristics
 * Review biographical information (name, age, profession, lives in)

= TARGET VOCABULARY and PHRASES =

= LESSON PLANS and RESOURCES (click here) =

= ASSESSMENT =