Ir de Compras por el Internet Lujo Necedidad
This
lesson takes you to a site that will allow the students to read for
information and pleasure.
Mi niñez
This site has a lesson that allows the students to read individually and
work as a group to comprehend and discuss a short Christmas story.
Un Muralista Mexicano
The object of this
lesson is for students to
become acquainted with the work of a muralist, to identify components of
a mural, to compare and contrast murals, and to create their own
personal "mural".
Guantanamera:
A Poem and a Song
In this
lesson students will listen to and discuss the song "Guantanamera;" and
compare revolutionary activities of Jose Marti and Pete Seeger.
The Island of the
Blue Dolphins
The purpose of
this site is to: use historical fiction to engage students in California
history, build student's background knowledge or schema to better
comprehend the literature, and allow Spanish language learners to access
both the literature and the history.
¡Comida!
in this lesson students write essays and create recipe cards in Spanish
with details about their favorite foods and the cultural celebrations or
events they associate with the food.
In
My Other Life
The
objective of this lesson is to allow students to see what it would
be like to grow up in another culture. One way to explore this
question is through memoirs and novels. Now, with the Internet, you
can offer your students an interactive means to venture outside the
borders of their own experience to try on an alternative cultural
identity.
The Aztecs―Mighty Warriors of Mexico
This lesson will give students insight into the culture of the
Aztecs in Mexico and their great accomplishments.
Cocina Mexicana
This lesson plan designed to increase students' Spanish vocabulary
through a study of Mexican cuisine. Students will use the Internet to
research recipes, discuss the foodstuffs and utensils in a mystery box.
Different Ethnic Groups in Ecuador, Panama and Argentina: Their
Assimilation and their Contributions
This is a lesson plan which is an introduction to the geography of Latin
America. Using a variety of research methods as well as the Internet and
key pals, students are introduced to the countries of Latin America.
The Mayans
This is an
interdisciplinary unit which will explore why the Mayan are not as
prominent today as they were in the past. Students will also develop a
better understanding of Mayan culture and their civilization.
Building Communities/Construyendo Comunidades
The objective of the lesson is to allow students to take responsibility
for their own learning of a foreign language through exploring the theme
of what community means. All groups develop their own core vocabulary of
words associated with their concept of community. For the Grade and
Middle School students the lessons should be kept at a
concrete-operation cognitive level. For High School students their theme
remains the same, but their development is more on the abstract
cognitive level.
Spanish Cultures
The object of this lesson is to create a Mexican dinner menu on the
computer, and to compare and contrast the Spanish culture with American
culture.
Traditions of
Spain
In this
lesson, Traditions of Spain, students will gain knowledge of Spanish
customs. The students will be able to compare this with that of the
United States customs.
The Roots of the American Culture
In this lesson, students first explore the notion of culture and the
influence of Latino culture on the U.S. Students then work in small
groups to identify ways that Latino and non-Latino U.S. cultures have
engaged in cultural 'cross-fertilization.
I Hear Latin America Singing
In this lesson, students learn about the historical and current social,
political, and cultural trends of Latin American countries. After
researching a specific
country, groups write songs that reflect the music styles as well as the
history of the region.
Aztecs Meet the Spanish
This assignment will challenge all levels of
Spanish It involves the use of a variety of maps and documents.
Students will also need to use their analytical skills.
El Sabor del Caribe/A Taste of the Caribbean
This lesson is designed
for Spanish II or higher levels of Spanish, and it involves an analysis
of the symbolism of food in the oral and written literature of the
Caribbean.
Cinderella Folk Tales: Variations in Character
This lesson will teach
the changes the Cinderella story undergoes when it is translated from
one culture to another; and the things that remain the same transcending
all cultures.
Cinderella Folk Tales: Variations in Plot and Setting
This lesson will
answer the following questions: How do the plot and setting of
Cinderella change as it is translated into a different culture? What
literary elements of the Cinderella story
are universal?
A Country Study:
Honduras This source gives
detailed articles on the history of Honduras.
Conquistadors
This
innovative educational resource has been created for middle and high
school classrooms to learn about the Spanish Conquistadors in the New
World and the legacy of their contact with Native American
Museo
del Prado This website is for one of Spain's most famous museums. It offers online tours of its
collection and other museum information.
CNN En
Español CNN world news in Spanish. A great resource for Sports,
weather, international concerns, health, fashion and everything else you
are used to from CNN.
Online
Resources-Spanish This site is dedicated to materials for language learning.
It includes courses, grammar, links to practice materials in all four
modalities, and much more.
Bienvenidos a mi
página WEB This is a Super Website
with links to over 630 sites and growing daily.
Webspañol: Spanish Language Resources on-line This site
boasts of their commitment to Spanish Language study with Internet
resources.
Quia - Class Page
Kathleen Pepin This is basically a
site for Spanish II which can also be used later in Spanish I
High in Andes, a Place That May Have Been Incas' Last Refuge This is an
article on the most recent discovery in Incan history. No other
important city in Peru has been discovered since 1911 when Machu Pichu
was discovered.
