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Truman Foreign Language Lesson
Intended for 8th grade Spanish/French Language Class
In one or two parts of 45 minute periods
Objective: Students will use language skills (including current vocabulary on family and relations, likes, dislike, names, pastimes etc.) to describe pictures and documents from Harry S Truman from the website www.trumanlibrary.org. It’s a great way to review vocabulary and phrases for beginning language students.
Resources: pictures / letters at trumanlibrary.org, language text, dictionary, Truman Foreign Language Lesson Crossword
Summary of lesson: either using individual computers in a laboratory setting, or projection for class use, ask students questions about pictures that target their vocabulary. Ask questions in the target language. Students answer in the target language. Variation could include the students writing their answer first and then reading it aloud (to reinforce both written and oral language skills). Examples of questions include:
Here are some suggested web pages to use:
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/archive/photos/images/el62412.htm
What is Harry Truman wearing?
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/archive/photos/images/steps.htm
Where is Mr. Truman?
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/archive/photos/images/70-5372.htm
What is Senator Truman wearing?
How many people are in the photo?
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/archive/photos/images/farmer.htm
What is Truman doing? What do you see?
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/archive/photos/images/78-719.htm
What does President Truman like to do? Where is this photo?
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/archive/photos/images/73-1668.htm
How many people are in this picture? Who is the woman? What is she wearing?
What does she have in her hands?
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/archive/photos/images/67-3159.htm
How many people are in this picture? Who is the girl in this photo?
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/archive/photos/images/64-459.htm
Who is on the left, right, middle of this picture? Where are the Trumans?
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/archive/photos/images/sports.htm
What sport is this?
Evaluation: oral demonstration either in singular or choral response and / or collection of written responses
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