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In small groups students will be assigned a setting from the book "The Wizard of Oz", to create an accurate and detailed map of that setting. Groups will combine their drawings to create a larger map of the land of Oz. Groups will also provide a paragraph explaining what occurs in their setting in the story.

Week One: Venn Diagram/Prewriting. The students are to use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast two social issues. After considering the various aspects of the issues, the students will PreWrite (Rough Draft) about a relevant event relating to that issue. They should include any personal thoughts or reflections. Week Two: Expand & Publish

Students will use knowledge, skills, and content learned to design their own dream house. Given specifics for the house, students are to prepare and present a house exterior view picture/drawing in color, floor plan for house and yard, calculations for purchases, and present plans to the class.

Create a visual floor plan presentation of your Dream House .You will have to draw, make a PowerPoint presentation, or make a movie. Your house must contain cocina, baño, comedor, sala, recámaras, lavadero, patio y garaje and labeled in Spanish. You will have to draw or paste pictures of different pieces of furniture or objects found in each room. Vocabulary You must include Vocabulary from Chapter 8, write 5 sentences in Spanish describing each room of your dream house, include at least 5 directions 5 descriptions, name and label items afuera (outside), include the following verbs: Ser, Estar, Tener, Poner, Hacer, Vivir, and Preferir include the word Hay(there is) and Ordinal Numbers (primero, segundo...) Description of presentation You must be ready to present to the classroom. You will speak in Spanish a minimum of two minutes by memory to describe your dream home. If you are making a video it must contain a tour of your dream house, narrated by you in Spanish.

Edits for correct sentence structure, capitalization, punctuation, spelling, cursive legibility, and verb usage.

Write a sentence for each of the vocabulary words. All sentences must begin with a capital letter and have proper end punctuation. Start each sentence on a new line. Number all sentences. Make sure you have a proper heading with the date at the top of your paper.

Students will create a flag based on the country or state they choose. They will write one paragraph on the back with 3-5 key facts.