Lesson 5: Superlatives

-How do local products influence the traditional foods within a culture?
-What foods do we consider traditional in our community and how do they compare with traditional foods in other parts of the country and in Spanish-speaking cultures?
-What practices are related to foods and meals and how do they provide insights into a culture?

1.2 Understand language
4.1 Compare language

Both English and Spanish use
superlatives to express the highest or lowest
degree of a quality.

-Flexible grouping: Creating groups so that students can work at their own level and receive the support they need.

-Mini-lessons: Teaching small groups of students who need to master a skill.

-Games: Using games to engage all learners.

-Different sets of activities: Providing different sets of activities, such as reading comprehension activities.

-Emphasize productive language: Focusing on productive language skills, such as speaking and writing, from the beginning.

-Assessments: Using assessments to measure student comprehension and guide differentiated instruction

Teacher selection of formative and summative assessments from Vista Supersite