Spanish 4 and AP · Week 15 · Comunidades y vida contemporánea
El derecho al descanso
Students argue for the value of rest in Spanish and plan a realistic weekly balance of work, study, and free time.
- Students will
- Students use the past subjunctive after "si" to argue for rest and plan a balanced week.
- SEL skill
- Plan realistic time for work, study, and free time
- What it looks like
- Students practice self-regulation by planning realistic time for work, study, and free time.
- Content focus
- Leisure vocabulary; past subjunctive after "si"
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-management
Self-management is using strategies to manage your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors so you can keep working toward a goal. More self-management activities
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Standards
- WL.CM6.I: Communication Standard 6, Productive Structures in Service of Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM3.I: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpersonal Communication, Language Comparisons, Presentational Communication
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP Spanish Language and Culture theme: Contemporary Life
More self-management activities for Spanish 4 and AP
- Quería que yo fuera Self-managementStudents describe what a role model wanted them to become with "quería que" and commit to one value they will carry forward.
- Estudio, trabajo y descanso Self-managementStudents analyze a chart on teen work hours and use "si" clauses to decide how they would protect rest and study time.
- El texto auditivo Self-managementStudents practice AP audio and print interpretive tasks and use a calming routine when they do not understand every word.
- La vida conectada Self-managementStudents analyze screen time data and design with "para que" a personal plan to protect sleep and focus.
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