Spanish 5: Perspectives of Death

I wanted to make this unit to align with the PERSPECTIVES of Day of Dead. For the last few years, it was on family traditions, but we wanted to tweak this to give the students more to talk about in their final interviews.

We also set our goals on creating experiences and going slow.

Overall plan:  Perspectivos de Muerte

1. Vamos a Morir (movie talk and song analysis)
2. Holiday Comparison (show clip from El Libro de Vida)
3. Art: Jose Guadalupe Posada (IPA reading)
4. Cemeteries (stations, including a chat station with teacher)
5. Mariposas
6. Ofrenda (lots of hands on stuff)
7. Perspectives of Death (Octavio Paz quote)
8. Work day 1
9. Work day 2
10. Interview & on-demand writing

I would love to add a day about the parade in Mexico City.  I had no idea about this.  Hollywood actually inspired the new tradition.  Prior to 007, there was no official parade in DF and the parades were in small towns.  I feel like this could be a rich discussion.  

RESOURCES

Choice HW (this was quickly made, so it’ll have to be added to as I collect more #authres)

Youtube playlist

Spanish 3: Salud y Medicina

Salud y Medicina

We created this unit to fit into our “health” unit.  In order to have a cultural lead that would engage students, we focused on the topic of “curanderos”.  We knew that we would have access to #authres to support this and that the topic would be interesting to students as they learn something new.  Our old way of performing skits in the doctor’s office was not realistic for most of our students nor was it an opportunity for them to feel like they were learning anything more than simulated uses of Spanish.  Curanderismo is a topic in which they are willing to discuss because it’s new and different to them.

Unit: Las Riquezas de Colombia (updated)

I've taught this unit for a few years, so it's a pretty solid unit at this point.  This year I did some tweaks that felt like the icing on the cake!

Per the UBD (Understanding by Design) framework, I shared the long-term goal of the unit.  I reminded on a daily basis the long-term objective and how the day's goal was connected.

We would be studying about different aspects of "lesser developed country" and the need to help a community and specific focus on children.

Unit: Poder de Solidaridad

I made some modifications from my unit last year, including the name, but there's a lot of the same.  A huge modification was changing my final assessment...it was lacking

something before.  My own children were working on their (5th grade) book report at home and that's when it hit me.  I have a lot of icons and symbolism in this unit, so I'd conclude with a Mystery Bag interview.  (I created a back up for students who "forgot")

Pinterest board
Youtube playlist
Youtube videos
Choice HW

Curriculum

I'm so excited about our unit changes!  We've been making changes to Lead with Culture....because
it's compelling content for the students.  Annnnddd....there's so many #authres that we get A LOT of materials to build around and upon.



So, here's the plan:


Spanish 3 (this is a new prep for me!)

1. Stories
2. Viva el Toro / Bullfighting
3. Musica & Baile
4. Salud (problems/solutions)
5. Rainforest (hoping for $$ for Robo en La Noche)
6. Telenovelas
7. Arte

Spanish 4

1. Amistades  
2. La Llorona de Mazatlan (thank you, NYSAFLT, for the $$ I won!!!!!)
3. Machismo
4. Heroes / Superheroes (Lucha Libre)
5. Guerra Civil de El Salvador
6. Vida y Muerte en la Mara SalvaTrucha

Spanish 5
I have adapted my units to support the textbook that my college course requires.
(in parentheses I'll share my main driving content or #authres)

1. Soy Yo (Pelo Malo, the song Soy Yo and Frida Kahlo)
2. Tradiciones Familiares (Day of the Dead)
3. Comunidad (pobreza, personas sin techo, cancion: La Historia de Juan, macromural)
4.  El Valor de la Idea (arte: Guernica, pelicula: In the Time of the Butterflies, desaparecidos, Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, corto: El Ojo en La Nuca)
5. Las Riquezas Naturales de Colombia (Juanes, minas piedras, Living on a Dollar)
6. Inmigracion (peli: De Nadie, soooo many songs, peli: La Misma Luna)
7. Esperanza (I know this is a super easy read, but my goal is that they independently read and culminate in a book discussion which I'll evaluate as their interpersonal speaking)