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(Miss Gina Cearfoss/9th grade, Spanish I/10-20-16)

I. TOPIC: Conjugate verbs in English and one type of verb in Spanish
II. CLASS: Ninth grade
III. DATE: 10-20-16
IV. CONTENT OBJECTIVES/STANDARDS:
a. After class discussion on English subject nouns, verbs and how they conjugate in English,
TSWBAT make charts with a partner of English verb conjugations with subject nouns at 90%
accuracy.
b. After an in-class Smart Board activity on Spanish subject nouns and verb conjugations,
TSWBAT translate their English verb charts and subject nouns to Spanish at 85% accuracy.
c. After an viewing a video on one (regular) Spanish verb conjugation, TSWBAT identify and
conjugate ar verbs at 85% accuracy.
V. LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES:
Emerging: Write verb charts in their native language, then translate them to English. Use clip art
or draw their own pictures on the verb charts to help with subject nouns and verb definitions.
Translate verbs and subject nouns from native language, to English, to Spanish using pictures
and spoken or written words. Speak with their partner in English while completing the
worksheet.
Developing: Write verb charts in English while making verbal connections between their native
languages. Pictures can be used on verb charts to aide in translation of verbs and subject nouns.
Translate English verb charts to Spanish while looking for similarities between their native
languages, English, and Spanish. Speak with their partner in English while completing the
worksheet.
Expanding: Use pictures and spoken or written words in native language when needed to help
translate. Speak with their partner in English while completing the worksheet.
VI. VOCABULARY:
a. Verb: an action
b. Subject Noun: the person or thing performing the action
c. Infinitive: verb that is not conjugated
VII. MATERIALS:
Worksheets, pencils, notebook paper, video, Smart Board,
Emerging: Verb charts in native language and verb charts in English, clip art pictures
Developing: Verb charts in the native language and fill-in-the-blank verb charts in English, clip
art pictures

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Expanding: No additional materials

VIII. HIGH ORDER QUESTIONS:
a. How is this similar to native language?
b. How is Spanish and English similar?
IX. ACTIVITIES:
Building Background (10 minutes):
a. Links to Experience: The students will give their own examples of verbs. Students in the
Emerging, Developing, or Expanding stages may give their verb in their native language
and then translate to English.
b. Links to Learning: Students will work with partners to come up with as many verbs as they
can and write them down on a piece of paper. Students in the Emerging, Developing, or
Expanding stages may write their verbs in their native language and then translate to
English. Students in the Emerging or Developing stages will be paired with another
student with the same native language (if possible) and students in the Expanding stage will
be paired with a native English speaking classmate of a similar level.
c. Key Vocabulary: The teacher will define infinitive, subject noun, and verb and explain the
concept of conjugation at the beginning of the class.
Student Activity (40 minutes):
a. Scaffolding
i. Modeling: The teacher will model conjugation using the Smart Board.
ii. Independent: Students will give examples of verbs at the beginning of class.
b. Grouping
i. Whole Class: The whole class will work through at least one verb conjugation together.
ii. Partners: Partners will work on two different worksheets where they will identify
infinitives and conjugate verbs together during class.
c. Processes:
Writing: The students will be writing out the verbs and conjugations in charts.
Speaking: The students will speak with their partners and the teacher while completing the
worksheets.
Listening: The students will be listening to the teachers explanations of verbs, infinitives, and
conjugations.
d. Strategies:
Hands-On: The students can draw out the actions of the verbs they choose.

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Collaboration: The students will work with a partner to conjugate English and Spanish verbs.
Development 1 (10 minutes): The teacher will ask students to give examples of verbs. Students
in Emerging and Developing stages may give a verb in their native language and then
translate to English. The verbs will be written on the board by the teacher. The definition of
infinitive (a verb that is not conjugated) will be written on the board and the teacher will explain
what an infinitive form of a verb is.
Independent Practice 1 (10 minutes): In groups of two, students will be given a worksheet with
10 different infinitive and conjugated verbs on it (in English). The students will be asked to
circle the infinitive verbs. Students in Emerging and Developing stages will be given a
worksheet with 5 verbs in their native language translated into English. Students will be
paired with other ELLs who have the same native language if possible. Students in
Expanding stage will be placed with a native English speaking classmate of similar ability
in Spanish.
Students will turn in this worksheet as soon as they are finished.
Development 2 (5 minutes): The teacher will explain subject nouns by writing them on the Smart
board in a chart. The subject of conjugation will be explained. Students in the Emerging and
Developing stages will be given a sheet with the same chart in their native language along
with a definition of the word infinitive. If they ask or are having trouble with Independent
Practice, students in the Expanding stage will be given the same sheet.
I __________________________
We _______________________________
You _________________________
He/She/It ______________________
They ____________________________
Development 3 (10 minutes): The teacher will then give the subject nouns in Spanish in a chart
on the Smart board. Students will be given a worksheet with Spanish verb infinitives ending in
AR and blanks for them to fill in the English equivalent. Pictures on the worksheet will help
students understand the meaning of the verbs. The worksheet will also have an example
conjugation. The verb endings will be highlighted so that students can see how they change with
subject nouns. Students in Emerging or Developing stages will be given the same worksheet
with some English translations and translations in the native language.
Students will watch a short video about verb conjugations and then work through at least one
verb chart as a class with the teacher.
Yo _______________________________
T _________________________________
l/Ella/Usted _________________________

Nosotros/Nosotras _____________________
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes ____________________

BAILAR to dance
Yo bailo
T bailas
l/Ella/Usted baila

Nosotros/Nosotras bailamos
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes bailan

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Independent Practice 2 (10 minutes): With their partners from earlier in class, students will work
through three verb charts using the pictures to help them with the definitions. Students in the
Emerging, Developing, and Expanding stages will be given extra time to work on this
worksheet with an ELL teacher or with the Spanish teacher at another time.
Students will turn in this worksheet when they are done.
X. REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT:
Individual: Students will be assessed using the worksheets they turn in.
Group: Students will be assessed by me as they work in partners.
Written: Students will create their own verb charts as an exit ticket. Students in the Emerging
stage will be given a partially completed verb chart in Spanish as an exit ticket.
Oral: Students will be able to explain what an infinitive, verb, and subject noun are. I will point
to infinitives or conjugated verbs and ask students in the Emerging stage if the word I am
pointing to is an infinitive or not. They will answer yes or no.
Review Key Vocabulary: I will review the vocabulary at the end of class as well as any time we
will be discussing verbs in-depth.
Review Key Concepts: I will review conjugation the next few days in class and whenever a new
Spanish verb comes up.