Introduction
This is a short geography history assignment that may be done in 1 or 2 weeks requiring Internet research. This may be done as an individual or cooperative assignment. This lesson may also be expanded to include the autonomous regions of Spain and/or the 32 States of Mexico.
Subject: Spanish 2 & 3
Topic: Geography & History
Grade Level: High School
Student Lesson name and URL:
Standards Addressed
.Parents and students may refer to the California State Standards for Spanish grades 9-12.. Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the
foreign language.
Competency in a second language opens many educational doors for a student.
Reading
Neruda's poetry in the original Spanish, or Proust in French or Freud in
German gives deeper
insights into their work and thought. The language learner's focus shifts
from learning a language
to broadening the educational experience. This link to other subject areas
supports the concept
that languages are a core subject in the learning experience. Linguistic
competency grants
students access to resources on topics in other disciplines; at the same
time, reading in other
subject matter areas bolsters command of the second language.
Instructional Objectives
1. Students will recognize the flags of Spanish speaking nations.
2. Students will be able to associate each country to a flag.
3. Students will understand the historic significance.
4. Students will write and orally relate the required information in Spanish at the appropriate grammatical grade level.
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Student Activities
Students will search web sites for the information and then put the information in Spanish into a one page report form using the flag of the country as the cover.
1. Students will reproduce a copy ofthe flag
of a Spanish speaking country.
2. Students will explain the symbolism of
the flag's colors and emblem.
3. Students will give the historic date of
the country's independence.
4. Students will give a brief description
of the individual/s credited with the independence movement as the founder/s
or heroe/s.
Introductory
Activity
Students will be provided
a glossary of vocabulary to use. Appropriate tenses for each grade
level will be reviewed before research begins. Spanish 2 students
will use the present and preterite tenses. Spanish 3 students will
use these tenses and the imperfect tense.
Students will present a rough draft in Spanish within the first week of all the required information to be reviewed and edited with the teacher.
By the second week the students should have the independence study completed and be prepared to give it as an oral presentation to the teacher. Students will receive a written and an oral grade.
Assessment
Insert your grading rubric for the culminating activity or a link to your rubric or test document file. Students's will be given a visual multiple choice exam on the flags of 20 Spanish speaking nations before the unit and at the end to measure the visual recognition factor.
Results
After implementing your lesson (sometime between January & March), insert a chart of your pre-test, post-test, and culminating assessment data.
Web
Resources & Supplementary Materials
Introductory Activity
List and link the web resources
for this activity here. Also link supplementary materials such as PDF files
and /or document files.
Enabling Activity
http://www.atlasgeo.net/flags/Eindex.htm
Culminating Activity
List and link the web resources
for your culminating activity here. Also link supplementary materials such
as PDF files and /or document files.
Armijo High
School (link to your school's homepage if you have one.)
824 Washington
Street, Fairfield, Ca. 94533
Your Name
and e-mail address
Last Revised:
06/30/2000 (insert and update last revision date every time you
work on this page.)