Cooperative Learning Lesson Plan Alyssa Eisler Meals and Manners German II 30 Nov.

2011 Standards CULTURES Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied CONNECTIONS Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language COMPARISONS Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own

Lesson Background Lesson Information 1. Warm up(3-5 minutes) 2. Introduce activity (3-5 minutes) 3. Expert groups (15-20 minutes) 4. Home groups (10-15 minutes) 5. Reflection/Closure (whatever time is remaining) Materials Needed -article Eating Habits in Germany (So isst man in Deutschland) http://www.germanfoods.org/schools/delicious/eatinghabits.cfm Prerequisite Skills Basic understanding of German pronunciation (this lesson is at the beginning of the unit, so there are not many prerequisites) Lesson Objective Students will be able to: Choose and identify new vocabulary words Summarize & explain meal customs Compare & contrast customs to ones they are familiar with Work cooperatively in small groups Cooperative Learning Grouping Structure -Jigsaw

Interaction with Students Provide Learning Objectives -the days learning objectives are written on the board -teacher verbally shares objectives with class Present Information 1. Provide overview of lesson information 2. Distribute readings and graphic organizers Organize Students into Learning Teams - Students will be organized in groups of four. Each student will be numbered 1-4 - The reading will be divided up into four sections. Students will be responsible for one section each - Send the students into expert groups (all the 1s together, all the 2s, etc). Expert groups will meet for 15-20 minutes. Have them read and discuss their piece of the article. They will be responsible for creating: 1. A list of German vocabulary. Dictionaries will be provided so they may look up the correct article to pass on to their home group 2. Meal and snack concepts. Share details about the customs they read about - After reading and preparation of the new information, send students back to their home groups. Home groups will meet for 10-15 minutes. Each member will then teach the others what they learned from their section. - Record vocabulary on new sheet and take meal/snack/customs notes on provided graphic organizer Assist Team Work and Study -Visit each expert group as they are working. Be available to clarify any points on vocabulary or other questions. Provide Recognition -Visit each team as they are teaching one another in their home groups. You should be aware of how the expert teams were doing, and recognize members efforts as they demonstrate their new learning. Assessment/Closure

-Hearing the responses from each group will provide a formative assessment opportunity. You can see where students in your class are at (both strengths and areas for improvement). - When groups are done teaching, have a whole class recap on the activity. What did we find out? What questions do you still have? What did you think of the activity? Differentiation -I will differentiate process. For ELL/SpEd, students will have the same responsibility as the other group members. I will let expert group member know that if they have a student in need of some extra assistance that it would advisable that they help everyone out. For TAG, students may create example sentences with the new vocabulary to share with their home groups. References Used ACTFL Standards http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3392 Eating Habits in Germany (So isst man in Deutschland) http://www.germanfoods.org/schools/delicious/eatinghabits.cfm graphic organizer for jigsaw http://www.adlit.org/strategies/22371/