The unit typically scaffolds from vocabulary introduction (via personalized questions and answers, or PQAs) to the narrative input. The "key" to the unit’s success lies in the "storyasking" phase. Here, the teacher is not following a script, but a framework. The "answer key" for the story activities is fluid; it represents the predetermined structures that must remain in bounds, while allowing student creativity to fill the variables.
: Students compare practices in their own cultures with those in Spanish-speaking countries, such as the significance of the main afternoon meal ( el almuerzo ) versus quick fast-food culture.
