Spanish 4 and AP · Week 16 · Comunidades y vida contemporánea
Los viajes que transforman
Students read a travel "crónica" from Peru and reflect on how leaving a comfort zone changes the way a person sees themselves.
- Students will
- Students use the pluperfect to tell what had happened before and after a journey or a step outside their comfort zone.
- SEL skill
- Use curiosity and positive emotion to describe how new experiences change you
- What it looks like
- Students use curiosity and positive emotion to reflect on how new experiences change how they see themselves.
- Content focus
- Pluperfect ("había viajado") in travel narratives
- Format
- Think write pair share
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
What you get
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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)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Cultural Comparisons, Interpretive Communication, Presentational Communication
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP Spanish Language and Culture theme: Contemporary Life
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.
- 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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