Lesson 1: Para empezar: En famila

1. How is culture transmitted through the different generations of a family?
2. How do people of different generations overcome conflicts?
3. How would living in a multigenerational family affect daily life?

WL1. Students understand and engage in written and spoken language.
WL2. Interpretive Communication Understand and interpret written and/or spoken language on a variety of topics.
WL3. Exhibit understanding of content in a variety of formats.
WL4. Understand and compare cultural differences.

Description
This section provides the vocabulary necessary to discuss the extended family (los parientes), family milestones (births, marriages, deaths), and the shifting dynamics of the 21st-century home. It introduces terms for "in-laws" (la familia política) and blended families, as well as descriptive adjectives to discuss the personality and behavior of different generations.

Purpose
The purpose of this section is to prepare students to discuss their roots and their future.

DOK 1: Recall Label a family diagram with the correct terms for extended and "in-law" relations.
DOK 2: Skill/Concept Describe the changing roles of men and women in the household over the last fifty years using comparative structures.
DOK 3: Strategic Thinking Analyze how the "generation gap" might lead to a specific conflict in a family story; use the Subjunctive of Doubt to discuss potential resolutions.
DOK 4: Extended Thinking Conduct a mock interview with an elder from a Central American community, documenting how their definition of "family" has evolved since their youth.

The "Relational" Chart: Provide a visual chart that explains family relations through equations (e.g., El hermano de mi esposo = mi cuñado).

Sentence Starters for Stories: Provide a "Story Starter" kit for telling a family story, including past tense connectors like Hace mucho tiempo or Al principio.

Selected formative and summative assessments from the Imagina Vista Supersite.