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Standards for learning Spanish
Unit 2
Puerto Rico
87C
Standards for lear ing Spanish
1.1. Interpersonal mode
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Participate in discussions on a given topic.
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Talk to a classmate about the challenges.
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Discuss impressions of a photo.
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Play a guessing game.
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Participate in a question-and-answer sequence
based on describing the location of objects.
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Compare two photos with a classmate.
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Take a poll among classmates to rank
household chores.
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Interview students to gather information.
1.2. Interpretive mode
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Watch a story on DVD and answer
comprehension questions.
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View a story and demonstrate comprehension
by matching, true/false, fill-in-the blanks,
and/or multiple choice.
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Read a text and make comparisons to student’s
own experience.
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Read a text and gain information through
the second language.
1.3. Presentational mode
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Write captions for a series of photos.
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Write a description of one’s house.
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Give an oral description of a floor plan.
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Act out a dialogue written by the student.
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Note items in a photo or not in the photo.
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Describe the location of personal items.
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Write a postcard to a friend describing a room
in one’s home.
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Represent the findings of a poll in a bar graph.
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Write a letter to one’s parents describing the
chores one has while on a trip to Puerto Rico.
2.1. Practices and perspectives
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Understand the reasons for the composition of
old streets in Puerto Rico.
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Recognize the system of measurement in Puerto
Rico.
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Understand why Puerto Ricans build their houses
and roofs the way they do.
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Understand the origins of Puerto Rican traditional
dishes.
2.2. Products and perspectives
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Obtain information about
La Bahía de Mosquito
,
Las cuevas de Camuy
,
El Yunque
,
los coquíes
,
and understand their importance to Puerto
Rican patrimony.
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Reflect on the houses of indigenous people
in Puerto Rico and why they were constructed
the way they were.
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Reflect on the contributions of famous
Puerto Ricans.
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Research the biographies of famous
Puerto Ricans.
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Understand the importance of
El Morro
in Puerto Rican history.
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Understand the importance of
La Casa Blanca
to Puerto Ricans.
3.1. Interdisciplinary connections
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Research the building of roads during
the colonial period.
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Learn about Old San Juan.
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Research apartment advertisements online
and in newspapers.
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Research tropical rainforests and their
characteristics.
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Research the phenomena of “bioluminescence.”
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Use a Venn diagram to display information.
3.2. Viewpoints through language/culture
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Gain information on why houses in Puerto Rico
predominantly have flat roofs.
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Learn about the wonders of the
Bahía de
Mosquito
.
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Learn about the
cuevas de Camuy
.
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Discover the types of
Taíno
homes.
4.1. Compare languages
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Compare gender
and number of nouns
in Spanish and English.
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Compare noun-adjective
agreement in Spanish
and English.
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Compare the punctuation
used with questions
in Spanish and English.
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Compare contractions
and their use in Spanish
and English.
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Compare verb patterns
in Spanish and English.
4.2. Compare cultures
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Compare common
household chores at home
and in other cultures.
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Compare typical dishes
in various cultures.
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Compare architectural
features affected by culture
and climate.
5.1. Spanish beyond
the school setting
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Gain information through
advertisements.
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Write a postcard.
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Represent information
using graphs.
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Prepare an oral presentation
of a photo diary.
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Write a short text about
a famous historical
monument.
5.2. Spanish for lifelong
learning
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Take a virtual tour
of
La Casa Blanca.
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Design a poster.
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Play a famous monument
guessing game.
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