Spanish 4 and AP · Week 33 · Ciencia y desafíos mundiales
Los derechos humanos
Students propose a solution to a global challenge and defend it in a persuasive AP style presentation.
- Students will
- Students use the subjunctive in adverbial clauses ("a menos que, con tal de que") to defend a solution to a global challenge.
- SEL skill
- Consider all sides before proposing a fair solution
- What it looks like
- Students practice fair decision-making by proposing a solution that considers all sides.
- Content focus
- Subjunctive in adverbial clauses ("a menos que, con tal de que")
- Format
- Structured discussion
Responsible decision-making
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What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
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): Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives, Interpretive Communication, Presentational Communication
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP Spanish Language and Culture theme: Global Challenges
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