Lesson Plans 
 

Day: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Lección 9 - Lengua: Quarter System
(12 days, including 1 for testing. Each class = 50 minutes.)

Day 8

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
  1. Put students in small groups and complete A conversar.
  2. Debrief A conversar by having the groups present their opinions to the class.
  3. Check comprehension of the Actualidades reading using the comprehension questions suggested in the anno in the IAE.
  4. Discuss the Después de leer questions with students. Put students in pairs for question 1 and in small groups for question 2. Have each pair and group present its opinions to the whole class.
ASSIGNMENT
  1. Write a short composition for question 3 of Actualidades Después de leer. Use the grammar and vocabulary presented in Lección 9.
  2. Write an original piece of news (weather report, sports story, gossip column, etc.). Use both infinitive and subjunctive constructions.
  3. Read Manos a la obra and prepare steps A—C in writing for use in class on Day 12.
  4. Study the Vocabulario.
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE OPTIONS

  1. Prepare the Escritura section on the VENTANAS CD-ROM.