Unit Learning Targets adapted from Curtain & Dahlberg (2016)

Unit:
Proficiency Goal (teacher highlights one):
Novice Low

Novice Mid

Novice High

Intermediate
Low

Intermediate
Mid

Intermediate
High

Unit Learning Targets: (students self-assess, teacher assesses)

Language Proficiency:
What will students be able to do with they know?
Interpretive
Listening and Reading

Interpersonal
Speaking and Writing
(person-to-person)

Presentational
Speaking and Writing

I can identify visual

elements of Gauds
architecture from a
picture.
I can draw an accurate
picture of a house based
on a audio recording of
the description of the
house.

I can find the differences

between two similar
rooms with a partner by
discussing the descriptive
elements.

I can describe my house

and the cultural
connections using
descriptive language.
I can correctly use
possessive adjectives in
written sentences.
I can decide which
adjective or article to use
according to gender and
number agreement.

Intercultural Competence:
What intercultural competencies will students be able to demonstrate with what they know?
Products

Practices

I can create a drawing or

a 3D model of a house
from another country that
accurately reflects their
culture.
I can compare and
contrast the differences
between my house and
others.

Perspectives

I can discuss the most

popular place to spend

time in my house and how
this reflects culture.

I can make connections

between architectural
elements and their
cultural influences.
I can speculate how a
culture, climate and
geography influence a
certain type of
architecture.