iNTRODUCTION TO THE LESSON
Langauges can play an important role to discovering the world from a different perspective, especially through a different culture, and knowing a language allows people to connect with other people around the world. When thinking of the countries that speak Spanish, here is a list:
- Mexico
- Spain
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Puerto Rico
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Ecuador
There are so many more countries that speak Spanish, or have Spanish influence in them, such as Morocco and its relationship with Spain since they border each other, (learning history can be incredibly fun). Even if students do not want to continue with Spanish, there are plenty of other languages that knowing Spanish will help learning another one, such as Portugese and French.
This lesson is for students in high school learning language, specifically Spanish. Students will be learning vocabulary for planning for the future after high school, whether that is college, studying abroad, or going to a trade school. Students will write a project in Spanish for investigating different opportunities to pursue after high school and how Spanish can play an important role for discovering opportunities. ‘
Students will choose something to research and investigate more about that Spanish will be useful for after high school. We will learn the necessary vocabulary in Spanish for students to be able to do their presentations in Spanish.
- Yo quiero: I want to
- Viajar :Travel
- Estudiar: To study
- Trabajar: To work
- En: In
- Este país: This country
- En los Estados Unidos: In the United States
- Etc…
Afterwards, students will present their findings in small groups. In the small groups students will decide which out of everyones project to present to the whole class, and then the whole class will present together in Spanish to the rest of the students.
The target for this project is to think of what opportunities there are after high school, and what uses can language play in all of that. Students will practice their vocabulary and speaking with other students, and also work on building community and communication skills with one another. There will be a presentation for students to present, a piece of writing, some poetry, or something of the sort that students can come up with, which will then be in Spanish.
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Israel, great idea to encourage students to explore Spanish. Nicely illustrated. It could be a good motivator with lots of other options to follow up.