Spanish 3 · Week 3 · Días inolvidables y expresión

Cuando de repente

Students narrate an outdoor adventure that went wrong and explain how someone stayed calm when "de repente" everything changed.

Self-managementGrades 9 to 12About 20 minutesIntermediate

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Students will: Students narrate an interrupted action with the imperfect and preterite using "mientras" and "de repente".
SEL skill: Use a calming step after a sudden change and describe it in spanish
What it looks like: Students identify how someone stayed calm when a situation suddenly changed and practice a calming response.
Content focus: Preterite vs imperfect with interrupted actions ("mientras", "de repente")
Format: Partner exchange

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Standards

WL.CM3.I: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Intermediate range)
WL.CM6.I: Communication Standard 6, Productive Structures in Service of Communication (Intermediate range)
National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpersonal Communication, Language Comparisons, Presentational Communication
Proficiency range: Intermediate

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