Megan Abendroth

Spanish 1-3

9th 12th Grade

Chalk Talk
Why Learn Spanish?

Focus:

Students will begin the year with an interest-based conversation to

build investment and ownership for learning Spanish.

Groupings:
Individual

Elements of Differentiation:
Content

Learner Elements:
Interest

Pre-assessment:
1. Chalk Talk: Using this strategy is also the pre-assessment by
which I will monitor student investment and ownership for why
they are taking Spanish since it is a mandatory class. Each
student will be able to voice their reasons for learning a second
language, specifically Spanish.

Know

Why they are choosing to be invested in learning a second

language

Understand

The benefits of learning another language

Be able to

Articulate their personal beliefs about learning a second

language

Strategy Description:

Megan Abendroth

Spanish 1-3

9th 12th Grade

Chalk Talk is a way for all students to voice their thoughts and
opinions. As the beginning place for the school year, it is really
important for each student to establish why he or she is in the class
and what their reason is for learning Spanish is. For this lesson,
students will use post-it notes to write all of the reasons they can think
of that anyone would want to or need to learn Spanish. These will then
be shared out as a whole class. Finally, students will complete an
Instagram post with their reason, unique hashtags, and picture.

Lesson Resources:
#WhyStudySpanish Rubric
Goal: To write and draw one reason why studying Spanish is good,
important, and worthwhile.

Rough draft of reason due ##/##/##

Final product due ##/##/##

Reason is stated clearly and concisely

A minimum of three unique hashtags are used
#WhyStudySpanish is included
A picture or drawing is included that supports the reason

Megan Abendroth

Spanish 1-3

9th 12th Grade

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Megan Abendroth

Spanish 1-3

9th 12th Grade