Spanish 4 and AP · Week 19 · Belleza, estética y tecnología
La belleza en lo cotidiano
Students describe the beauty they notice in the desert at sunrise and name how it affects their mood.
- Students will
- Students use adjective clauses with the subjunctive and descriptive vocabulary to describe beauty they notice in the desert.
- SEL skill
- Notice how beauty affects your mood and describe it precisely
- What it looks like
- Students build self-awareness by naming how beauty affects their mood.
- Content focus
- Descriptive vocabulary; adjective clauses with subjunctive
- 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.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): Cultural Comparisons, Interpretive Communication, Presentational Communication
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP Spanish Language and Culture theme: Beauty and Aesthetics
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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.
- Bilingüe y orgulloso Self-awarenessStudents read testimonies of bilingual Californians and use the subjunctive of emotion to express how language shapes belonging.
- 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.
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