Lesson Plans 
 

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

Lección 10: 3-Quarter System
(11 days, including 1 for testing. Each class = 50 minutes.)

Day 9

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
  1. Direct students’ attention to Sobre el autor. Ask students what elements of “fantastic realism” they see in Continuidad de los parques. Encourage them to discuss Cortázar’s use of imagery (Análisis literario).
  2. Work through Después de leer activities 1 and 2 for Continuidad de los parques with the class. Follow the anno in the IAE to ask students if the fantastic elements of the story are believable.
  3. Put students in pairs for Después de leer activity 3 for Continuidad de los parques. Have pairs summarize their discussion for the class.
  4. Ask for volunteers to read aloud the paragraphs they wrote for Después de leer activity 4 for Continuidad de los parques.
  5. Collect and correct the paragraphs students wrote for Después de leer activities 3 (item 2) and 4 for Continuidad de los parques.
ASSIGNMENT
  1. Read Antes de leer and study the Vocabulario for Perfil: Wifredo Lam. Use the library or the Internet to prepare responses to the Conexión personal questions. Bring in examples of your favorite Hispanic artist’s work.
  2. Read Perfil: Wifredo Lam and prepare the Después de leer activities for the next class.
  3. Use the library or the Internet to learn about the Spanish Civil War and Batista’s regime in Cuba.
  4. Continue preparing the Lecturas activity from the ENFOQUES web site to be submitted electronically before class on Day 11.
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE OPTIONS
  1. Do the corresponding exercises for Estructura 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4 on the ENFOQUES CD-ROM.
  2. Take the Quiz on the ENFOQUES CD-ROM and review any problem areas.