Context for the Integrated Performance Assessment: Your class has decided to assemble packages of school supplies to send to UNICEF so that they can be distributed to a needy school in Latin America. You and your partner have been asked to prepare one package.

Interpretive Task: Read an article and look at photos on UNICEF.  Make a list of 10 items that you think should be included in your package.

Interpersonal Task: Discuss the 10 items that your and your partner listed. From the items that you and your partner listed select 8 to include in the package.

Presentational Task: Write a note to your teacher telling him/her the supplies you want to include in your package and why.

Unit Understanding

Students will understand that perspectives on schools vary in different cultures.

Unit Essential Question

• What are schools in Spanish-speaking countries like?

Students will know … / Students will be able to …

• Describe a classroom

• Indicate where things are located

• Talk about more than one object or person

• Understand cultural perspectives on school