| Objective |
- Students
learn about weather and climate in various regions of
Italy
- Students
demonstrate knowledge of and correctly use weather expressions
in original projects
- Students
learn how weather and topography in Italy affect vacation
plans, activities
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Pre-Internet
Activity
Assessment
Graphic Organizer Activity
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Students review vocabulary relating to the weather and
seasons, activities. Using visuals as prompts, students
tell what they like to do during each season using weather
descriptors.
Partner
interview-Interpersonal
Venn diagrams-discover
similarities & differences-Interpretive
Bar graph of class
activities-see patterns-Interpretive
"What's
the weather like?" exercise
KWHL
Chart about seasons/activities in Italy
Download here a KWHL
template. (Must have Microsoft Word)
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| Internet
Activity |
Using
the following web site, students will view a topographical
map of Italy and become familiar with the regions of Italy
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/italy_rel96.jpg
Working in groups, students will select three cities (one
each in the north, central and southern regions) and compare
the daily weather conditions for each (Students could also
look for highest/lowest temperatures among all listed cities.
Students could then do the same for the United States.)
http://italian.wunderground.com/global/IY.html
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Computer
Activity
Internet Activity
Video Activity
Graphic Organizer Activity
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Students
create a bar graph depicting the weather in various regions
of Italy. Students could then do a bar graph comparing highest/lowest
temperatures in Italy vs. United States
Students
may use the following sites to help with vocabulary items
related to weather (These materials are now restricted to project participants. For additional information, go to: http://www.nd.edu/~italica/index.htm):
Il Vocabolario del tempo
http://www.italica.org/principali/lingua/lexis/tempo.htm
Idiomi per parlare del tempo
http://www.italica.org/principali/lingua/lexis/tempo_esp.htm
Break
students into groups of three and have each group pick one
geographical region to investigate and report back to class:
Il clima in Italia
http://www.italica.org/principali/lingua/culture/clima.htm
View an Italian weather report. On second viewing, provide
students with a discrete item worksheet.
Students review their KWHL chart and add any new information.
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Performance
Assessment
Rubrics and
Scaffolds
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- Students
conduct their own weather report-Presentational
- Do
a chart comparing weather in various regions of Italy
along with a paragraph explaining their findings-Interpretive
- Do
a Venn diagram
comparing/contrasting weather in USA/Italy-Interpretive
- What's
the weather like exercise
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| Internet
Activity |
Students
learn about Italian vacations and the role weather plays
http://www.italica.org/principali/lingua/lessons/l_tempo_e_ferie/testo.htm
You'll
find a series of graduated exercises, text, and video at
this site
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| Closure |
- Students
complete their KWHL chart
- Students
do a situational role play
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| Standards
Addressed |
1.1,
1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 3.1, 4.2 |
| Equipment & Material Needed |
- Computer
with Internet access and audio/video capabilities; word
processing and spreadsheet software
- Activity
sheets (graphic organizers)
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Rubrics
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Overhead projector and overhead transparencies (KWHL,
Venn diagrams)
- TV/VCR
- Video
of Italian news program (Sources: Scola, International
TV, Knowledge TV)
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