Spanish 4 and AP · Week 2 · Identidades y familias
Bilingüe y orgulloso
Students read testimonies of bilingual Californians and use the subjunctive of emotion to express how language shapes belonging.
- Students will
- Students use the subjunctive of emotion ("me alegra que, me molesta que") to respond to testimonies of bilingual Californians.
- SEL skill
- Name two feelings about your languages at once and explain how both can be true
- What it looks like
- Students name their feelings about their languages and notice that pride and frustration can exist together.
- Content focus
- Subjunctive with emotion ("me alegra que, me molesta que")
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-awareness
Self-awareness is knowing what you feel, think, value, and do well, and seeing how those things influence your actions. More self-awareness activities
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Standards
- WL.CM1.I: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM2.I: Communication Standard 2, Interpersonal Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CN2.I: Connections Standard 2, Diverse Perspectives and Distinctive Viewpoints (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Cultural Comparisons, Interpersonal Communication, Interpretive Communication
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP Spanish Language and Culture theme: Personal and Public Identities
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More self-awareness activities for Spanish 4 and AP
- ¿Quién soy y cómo me ven? Self-awarenessStudents compare how they see themselves with how others see them and present a short spoken self-portrait.
- Las tradiciones que guardamos Self-awarenessStudents describe a family tradition and reflect with "ojalá" on what they hope to keep alive and why it matters to them.
- Los viajes que transforman Self-awarenessStudents read a travel "crónica" from Peru and reflect on how leaving a comfort zone changes the way a person sees themselves.
- Reflexión del semestre Self-awarenessStudents write a semester reflection with "si" clauses about what they would do differently and what they are proud of.
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