Lesson Plans 
 

Day: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Lección 9 - Lecturas: 2-Semester System
(8 days. Each class = 50 minutes.)

Day 6

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
  1. Present Los talk shows: fascinación o rechazo. Present the vocabulary list, modeling the Spanish words and expressions, and have students complete Conexión personal in pairs. Ask students what differences, if any, they see between Hispanic talk shows and U.S. talk shows. What do they think would have happened to the narrator of Tiempo libre if he viewed talk shows daily rather than reading the paper?
  2. Work through Después de leer activities 1 and 2 for Los talk shows: fascinación o rechazo with the class. Put students in small groups to discuss activity 3; have each group present its conclusions to the class.
  3. Put students in pairs and allow them ten minutes to begin work on Después de leer activity 4 for Los talk shows: fascinación o rechazo.
  4. Show the video El milagro for the final time.
  5. Have students present the new endings that they prepared for Videoteca Después de ver el corto activity 8.
  6. Present the Estrategia de comunicación in Abriendo ventanas. As suggested in the anno in the IAE, bring in some newspapers or Internet pages with stories related to the Spanish-speaking world to aid students in generating ideas.
ASSIGNMENT
  1. Finalize the talk show dialog for Después de leer activity 4 for Los talk shows: fascinación o rechazo. Be prepared to present the dialog to the class.
  2. Have groups prepare their Abriendo ventanas presentations for the next class.
  3. Continue preparing the Cultura activity from the VENTANAS web site to be submitted electronically before class on Day 8.