Lesson Plans 
 

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Lección 7 - Lecturas: Quarter System
(12 days. Each class = 50 minutes.)

Day 3

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
  1. Present the vocabulary list for La prodigiosa tarde de Baltazar, modeling the Spanish words and expressions.
  2. Put students in pairs to discuss the Conexión personal questions for La prodigiosa tarde de Baltazar. Ask pairs to summarize their discussions for the class.
  3. Direct students’ attention to Sobre el autor. Ask them to augment the information provided with their research on Gabriel García Márquez and magic realism.
  4. Have students read the first 30 lines of the story aloud. Ask them to describe the story’s setting and the personality of Baltazar and Úrsula. Ask them what they think the cage might symbolize (Análisis literario).
  5. Present the Videoteca section. Model the Spanish words and expressions in Vocabulario. Play the video without sound. Ask students how they think the video relates to the lesson theme.
ASSIGNMENT
  1. Read La prodigiosa tarde de Baltazar.
  2. Prepare Después de leer activities 1, 2, and 3 for La prodigiosa tarde de Baltazar for the next class.
  3. Study the Videoteca Vocabulario.
  4. Prepare Antes de ver el corto for oral work during the next class.
  5. Continue preparing the Literatura activity from the VENTANAS web site to be submitted electronically before class on Day 6.