Heritage Spanish · Week 15 · Registro, comunidad y voz académica
El ensayo de opinión
Students write an opinion essay in academic Spanish and support each claim with reasons rather than emotion alone.
- Students will
- Students write a short opinion essay plan in academic Spanish with a claim, reasons, and transitions such as "además" and "por lo tanto".
- SEL skill
- Support an opinion with reasons and consider how your argument may affect others
- What it looks like
- Students use critical thinking to back up an opinion with reasons, not emotion alone, and to influence others with integrity.
- Content focus
- Opinion essay structure; academic transitions ("además, por lo tanto")
- Format
- Structured discussion
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making means choosing in ways that are thoughtful, fair, and caring, after thinking about what might happen. More responsible decision-making activities
What you get
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Standards
- WL.CM3.A: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Advanced range)
- WL.CM6.A: Communication Standard 6, Productive Structures in Service of Communication (Advanced range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpretive Communication, Presentational Communication
- Proficiency range: Advanced
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