Lesson Plans 
 

Day: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Lección 1 - Lengua: 2-Semester System
(8 days, including 1 for testing. Each class = 50 minutes.)

Day 6

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
  1. Warm up the class by asking personal questions that review Estructura 1.3 (pp. 22–23) and Estructura 1.4 (pp. 26–27).
  2. Present A conversar (p. 30). Ask students whether they read advice columns and what type of problems people write about in these columns.
  3. Put students in groups of four and have them work through steps A & B of A conversar (p. 30). They will use their written work as the basis for their discussions.
  4. Debrief A conversar by having the groups report their results to the whole class (step 3, p. 30).
  5. Preview Actualidades (pp. 32–33), going over Antes de leer (p. 32) and starting to have students read the comic strip aloud in class.
ASSIGNMENT
  1. Read Actualidades (pp. 32–33) and be prepared to answer #1 of Después de leer (p. 33).
  2. Go to the VENTANAS web site, prepare the Actualidades activity, and submit it electronically before the next class.
  3. Continue to prepare steps A–C of Manos a la obra (p. 31) for Day 8.
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE OPTIONS
  1. Prepare the Composición section in the workbook section of the Student Activities Manual and do the corresponding activities.
  2. Take the Quiz on the VENTANAS CD-ROM and review any problem areas.