One of the most famous pieces of Vučedol is the ritual vessel made between 2800 and 2500 BC. The figure is an example of artistic creation and religious symbolism associated with a cult of the Great Mother (a goddess representing motherhood, fertility, creation).
Express opinions about people and things related to specific areas
13
Discuss marital status
14
Talk about wedding ceremonies
15
Understand the importance of marriage in B/C/M/S area
To achieve these outcomes, you will learn the following grammar structures:
1
Accusative case
Regular forms
Irregularities in form (sound changes)
Difference between masculine animate and inanimate nouns
2
Adjectives in the Accusative case
Singular forms for all three genders
Plural forms for all three genders
3
Personal Pronouns in the Accusative case
Stressed forms
Unstressed forms
4
Present Tense
Verbs in -ati, -iti, and -jeti
Reflexive verbs (introduction)
5
Masculine nouns tata, otac, stric, and braća
masculine animate nouns and their irregularities
6
Possessive adjectives
Animate forms
Inanimate forms
Vocabulary covered in this Unit relates to:
1
Family relations
2
Languages
3
Geography
4
Countries and traditional items
5
Traditional food
6
Traditional drinks
7
Activities related to free time
2. Outline
At/by the end of the unit, what do you want the student to be able to do with the language?
Final assessment (Scenario):
You are an international student who is studying in Zagreb and you are invited to one of the student evenings. You meet new friends and you talk with one of them. You are discussing topics, like where are you from, why are you studying a specific subject, about your city, family members and what they usually do in a city where they live. This is a combination of topics from Unit 2 and Unit 3. Be sure to make a cohesive/natural dialogue.
Break the goal down into smaller learning targets.
Module 1:
I can talk about my nuclear family and extended family.
Module 2:
I can talk about my family members, their interests, likes and dislikes.
Module 3:
Performance based final-unit assessment
For each learning target (Modules 1-2), determine a concrete task that will demonstrate that the students have reached it.
Module 1:
You and your friend are showing each other a family picture. You want to find out who the people in the picture are, and will provide comments on what you discovered.
Module 2:
Your friend wants to know more about your family and to see how much you are all alike. You will discuss your interests, free time activities, education, profession, languages, and likes and dislikes in food and drinks.
3. Specific Components and Final Tasks for Each Module
Module1.Kakav otac, takav sin [Like Father, like Son]
1
Nuclear and extended family members
2
Interests
3
Free time activities
4
Personal traits
Final Task, Module1:
You are an international student who is visiting the family of your local Croatian friend for the first time. What would be the typical Croatian conversational gambits when meeting or greeting family members (or friends) of your friend? What would you say to them?
Module2: Kultura i baština [Culture and Heritage]
1
Geography
2
Languages
3
Traditional items
Final Task, Module2:
You are an international student who is spending a semester abroad. Talk with your new friend about his/her family. Be sure to cover their professions, interests, national food they like, languages they speak, sports interests, and any other element you can think of (that we covered so far). Express your opinion about the area and what you know about the country (famous people, landmarks, companies).
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