Spanish 4 and AP · Week 29 · Ciencia y desafíos mundiales
Innovadores latinos
Students study innovators like Ellen Ochoa and Franklin Chang Díaz and reflect on persisting through setbacks.
- Students will
- Students use the pluperfect subjunctive in "si" clauses ("si hubiera sabido") to reflect on how innovators persist through setbacks.
- SEL skill
- See setbacks as part of learning and keep going
- What it looks like
- Students build self-motivation by seeing setbacks as part of learning, in the stories of Latino innovators.
- Content focus
- Pluperfect subjunctive in "si" clauses ("si hubiera sabido")
- Format
- Think write pair share
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.CM1.I: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM3.I: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CN2.I: Connections Standard 2, Diverse Perspectives and Distinctive Viewpoints (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives, Interpretive Communication, Presentational Communication
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP Spanish Language and Culture theme: Science and Technology
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 derecho al descanso Self-managementStudents argue for the value of rest in Spanish and plan a realistic weekly balance of work, study, and free 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.
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