Content Knowledge
Students will understand that...
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Language Skills
Students will be able to...
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Performance Task/Evidence
of Student Learning
Students will...
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People use urban parks for a variety of activities and purposes
and this may vary from culture to culture.
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-Talk about activities people engage in at urban parks in the target language country.
-Describe people who may frequent parks and places typically found in parks.
-Give opinions of various parks and discuss their likes and dislikes.
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-Complete a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting an urban park in the target language country with urban parks in New Jersey or in other states.
-Create a short adventure story that could happen in an urban park in the target language country.
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Urban parks were created for different reasons.
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-Explain why parks in the target language country were created
and why urban parks in New Jersey or other states were created.
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-Create a brochure that advertises an urban park in the target
language country.
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There are various kinds of regulations for parks.
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-Tell people what they can and cannot do in parks.
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-Complete a set of signs in the target language with various
park regulations.
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Knowledge of map skills and being able to give and follow
directions will enable them to find their way to parks and to
move around inside parks.
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-Give directions to find parks and places inside a park.
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-Use a map of a park in the target language country and with a
partner ask and answer questions about how to find different
places in the park.
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People use various modes of transportation to get to and move
around inside urban parks.
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-Discuss various modes of transportation typically found in
cities and parks.
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-Describe to a classmate how to get to and get around inside a
park in the target language country.
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Their own experiences in parks during early childhood may be
similar or different from those of children in the target
culture.
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-Talk about what they used to do in parks.
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-Tell a vignette or short story about a personal childhood
experience encountered in a park to the class.
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The number and size of parks in target language cities may be
different than those in large New Jersey cities.
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-Compare and contrast the size and number of parks in various
cities using charts, graphs and other forms of measurement.
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-Draw conclusions about planning for urban parks in target
language cities and in cities in New Jersey or in other states.
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Extensive planning goes into creating a successful urban park.
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-Describe the features or characteristics of various types of
parks and the ideal location for placing certain structures
(e.g., play structures, gardens).
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-Design a plan for an ideal urban park and present the plan to
the class orally and in writing.
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