Evonne Maddow teaches a Spanish 1 class with 20 students ranging from ages 14 to 18, including 11 girls and 9 boys. Half the class is African American. Over the course of 5 days, the students will learn to conjugate regular and irregular verbs in the present tense through individual, group, and technology-based activities, with an evaluation on the final day. A variety of resources will be used including textbooks.

1. Evonne Maddow

2. I am teaching a Spanish 1 class in a public high school. The students
range from the ages of 14 to 18. There are 20 students in the class. 11
girls and 9 boys. Half the class is African American.

3. My students will be able to conjugate –ar, -er, and –ir verbs with 100%
accuracy by the end of the unit using class activities and participation.

4. • Day 1- Introduction of pronouns ( Yo, Tú, Él, Ella, Ud., Nosotros,
Vosotros, Uds., and Ellos) and the verb “ser”.
• Day 2- Introducing regular –ar verbs and how to conjugate them.
• Day 3- Introducing regular –er and –ir verbs and how to conjugate
them.
• Day 4- Irregular verbs and rules (e  ie , o  ue , and e i) and how
to conjugate them.
• Day 5- Web Quest (final evaluation)

5. We will be using a variety of different technologies during this unit. We
will be doing exercises on the computer along with desk work activities
that will be done in groups and individually.

6. • Fernández, J. B., & García, N. (1998). ¿Cómo andas? Curso
intermedio de comunicación (pp. 25-26). Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall.
• Lucas Murillo, M. C., & Dawson, L. M. (2010). ¡Con brío! (2nd ed.,
pp. A-1-A-8). N.p.: John Wiley & Sons.