In this activity, students will practice rejecting or accepting formal invitations to an afternoon or evening get-together. Also, as a group they will have to select one of the invitations templates. Students will have to exchange ideas and organize them in order to successfully complete this activity.

In this lab, students will discuss birthday parties and presents. They will also discuss where they would go to buy the presents and how they would decide which presents they would give to the friends. They will explain why they choose to buy the presents they do, explaining preferences to others.

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:I can accept or reject an invitation.I can invite and make plans with someone (such as the store, the movie theatre, a concert, a restaurant).I can exchange information about different events and discuss what happened at the event.

In this lab students will practice interviewing a partner, as well as work and groups to plan an event. Students will begin by doing a warm up where they interview one another and introduce one another to the class. Then, students will pair up to create an invitation to an event and share their event with other students.

In this activity, students will practice accepting and rejecting invitations. This includes students getting the chance to create their own invitation and invite students to activities. Students will learn more about activities, parties, times, and dates in Spanish. Students will also learn how to politely accept and reject invitations. Students will also learn how to ask questions about specific information relating to parties and events.

Typical celebrations include annual holidays or special events in one's life.  Some of these special events can include weddings or other religious events such as baptisms or bar mitzvahs.  Special events can also include special days or parties such as a Quinceañera.  A Quinceañera can be compared to a Sweet 16; however, it is celebrated on a fifteenth birthday. In this seminar read more about a Quinceañera and the details of this typical celebration.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication, Presentational CommunicationCultures: Relating Cultural Practices to PerspectivesCommunities: School and Global CommunitiesLearning TargetI can write about a typical celebration.Habits of MindCreating, imagining, innovatingCritical Thinking SkillConstruct Meaning 

In this activity, students will practice accepting and rejecting invitations. This includes students getting the chance to create their own invitation and invite students to activities. Students will learn more about activities, parties, times, and dates in the target language. Students will also learn how to politely accept and reject invitations. Students will also learn how to ask questions about specific information relating to parties and events.

In this activity, students will practice accepting and/or rejecting formal invitations to an afternoon or evening together.

In this activity, students will have the opportunity to plan a party/event for a birthday, anniversary, or graduation. Students will also compare and contrast birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations in Japan and in the U.S.

In this lab, students will discuss birthday parties and presents. They will also discuss where they would go to buy the presents and how they would decide which presents they would give to the friends. They will explain why they choose to buy the presents they do, explaining preferences to others.