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La tarea en Francia

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La arquitectura en Mexico

1.  ¿Por qué dicen que la arquitectura es mágica?

2.  ¿Qué quiere decir "la escencia de la arquitectura?

3.  En el video, dicen que la arquitectura "nos da emociones".  ¿Estás de acuerdo?  ¿Por qué o por qué no?

4.  Describe que quiere decir esta idea del simbolismo en la arquitectura.

5.  Vivimos en una epoca de cambio.  ¿Por qué dicen eso en el video?

6.  Describe la catedral metropolitana.

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¿Qué significa "La belleza y la estética" para ti?

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*  Complete sentences with subject/verb and noun/adjective agreement
*  Complex thoughts and explanations:  "Desde mi punto de vista, la belleza no es solamente algo del exterior..." NO:  "Me gusta la belleza...".
*  Ejemplos de tu propia vida
*  Gramatica avanzada:  "Cuando era joven, la belleza me importaba mas que ahora porque..." NO:  "La belleza es interesante..."

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Total de 20 puntos

Sample AP Spanish Lesson

Objective:  Students will compare Family Traditions and Values in a Spanish-speaking country vs their hometown situation
Students will communicate completely in Spanish
Students will use communication cues from their partner to respond accordingly
Students will use background information from a story and a conversation to include accurate, descriptive explanations
Students will set up a Skype account

Lesson:
First, students must have a functioning Skype account:  http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home
Students will find me sennje20
I am also thinking students will have the option to record a podcast if they so choose.  This is something I am not completely familiar with, but am open to suggestions on how to best have students present this in an online setting.
Students will read through the conversation text, the informational article and the YouTube video

Article:

Video:
La familia hispana

Next, students will be assigned a partner.  One partner must play the role of the hometown student and the other student is from a Spanish-speaking country.

Students will set up a time during the week with me to Skype and they will have a 1-2 minute conversation about the differences.  They will also be expected to have a 1-2 minute conversational response with me for follow-up questions.

Students will be assessed on the following:

1. Use of current vocabulary in the conversation
2. Ability to respond on the spot with appropriate responses
3. Inclusion of the references from readings and prior knowledge
4. Comfort of language and flow of conversation
5. Appropriate cultural references

Time to complete lesson:  Students will be given assignment on a Sunday evening post and must set up a time by Saturday evening to meet with me.

Follow-up:  The next discussion will focus around how these values and customs affect society, the economy and education.  Debates about change over time and paradigm shifts will be a focus, as well.

For me, teaching a foreign language, the communication between students is going to be an extremely important thing.  I really want to utilize collaborative learning for my students, including lots of peer review and analysis.  This is the best way, especially because I have many native speakers.  They will find a sense of autonomy and personal responsibility.  Also, I think my non-native speakers will respond to these types of interactions and feel less pressure expressing themselves.

Online Learning Environment Comments

Considerations:

1. Be creative in the ways in which you display content, receive content and provide feedback on student work.
2. Provide constant feedback to students.
3. Be sure that there is parent communication so that students are held accountable.
4. Provide a variety of opportunities to gain content and explore content.
5. Don't just copy and paste worksheets.
6. Provide students with many different opportunities to present their knowledge.
7. Allow for cooperative learning student-to-student, teacher-to-student.
8. Be FLEXIBLE!
9. Have clear standards and objectives so students know what is expected of them.
10. Provide students with the understanding of digital citizenship.

Primera semana de clases

• Introduccion
• Informacion sobre la clase