Motivation:

· Introduce yourself-My name is ____. I’m from ___. Ask the students. What’s your name?, Where are you from?, How do you spell that? Elicit responses from the students. Ask what’s his name? Where is he from? Have the students focus on each other’s answers. Make sure you include everyone in the class.

Essential Question(s):
· Who are you and where are you from?
· Can you locate your native country on a map?
· How many students in the class come from your native country?

Activities:
· Pair the students
· As students answer where they are from, write the countries on the board and list the names of the students under each country. Have the students point to their country on the world map (You may want to ask about capital cities, continents, etc).
· In small groups have students create a graph of countries and numbers of students. Groups share their results.
· At this point, you can review the alphabet. Point to the letters in the names and countries on the board and have the students say the letter out loud.

· Have the class arrange themselves in a circle. Take a piece of paper and roll it into a ball. Say your name first and then throw the ball to a student. Have the student then say his/her name and then throw the ball to another student. After everyone has had a chance to say their name and throw the ball, instruct the students to say the name of the student they are going to throw the ball and then throw the ball. You should go first and model the activity.
· Pair the students. Have them interview one another:
· What’s your name? How do you spell that?
· Where are you from? When did you come to the U.S.?
· Why did your family come here? How old are you?
· What is your favorite thing to do? (Hobby)
· When they are finished, have the students orally present their partner to the class

Summary:
· Have students’ point to his/her partner and go to the map and point out the appropriate native country of each partner. Then, have partners introduce one another.
· Four Point Summary (refer to Notes To Teachers section)
· Oral presentation

Assessment:
· Write sentences based on interview answers.