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Book 4 Unit 6
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Activities
Standards
Resources
Creamos
1.2, 2.1, 2.2
Video
Teaching Suggestions
Warm-Up/ Independent Starter
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Ask students to look at the photos on these
pages and come up with a one-paragraph
description for one of the images. This will
reactivate the vocabulary they have previously
learned about art, architecture, and literature.
Preparation
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Have students read the captions and ask them
if they know the art or the artists featured.
Encourage students to share with the class other
painters or architects they know and other authors
from the Spanish-speaking world they have read.
Invite students to briefly describe some of the
best-known works by these artists or writers.
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Have students read each
Desafío
’s objective, as
well as the vocabulary and grammar goals, then
discuss how each picture might relate to these
objectives and goals.
Diego Rivera.
Sueño de una tarde
de domingo en la Alameda Central
The famous mural by Diego Rivera (Mexico,
1886–1957) features a summary of the
history of Mexico, including the conquest by
the Spaniards, the era of colonialism, and
independence. The painting includes portraits
of Moctezuma, Hernán Cortés, La Catrina
(the skeleton lady in the middle), Frida Kahlo
(Rivera’s wife), and Diego Rivera as a boy. The
mural is housed at the Museo Mural Diego
Rivera, which is located in the Alameda district
of Mexico City.
Rafael Moneo. Catedral de Los Ángeles
Some Spanish architects have acquired
world fame in recent times. Among them,
Rafael Moneo, best known for his National
Museum of Roman Art in Mérida, Spain. After
the original cathedral of Los Angeles was
damaged by an earthquake in 1994, Moneo
won an international contest to design the new
church. He designed the church to represent
the diversity of the citizens of Los Angeles. In
the United States, Moneo has also designed
the Davis Museum at Wellesley College and
Columbia University’s Northwest Corner
building, among others.
The Unit
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The themes for Unit 6 are art and literature.
The participants will learn about art,
architecture, sculpture, and literature. They
will also learn to compare works of art,
express their opinions and value judgments,
and make recommendations.
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Diana, a veteran of
Fans del español
, has
prepared some tasks, and has created a
website to inform the participants about them.
–
Desafío 1.
Eva and Ethan will help some
university students create a mural.
–
Desafío 2.
In Los Angeles, Michelle and
Daniel must prepare a digital tour of the
cathedral.
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Desafío 3.
Asha and Lucas have to combine
literature with the visual arts. They must
choose and illustrate a short story by the
famous Argentinean author Jorge Luis
Borges, to include it in an anthology.
Creamos
Unit
6
DESAFÍO 1
DESAFÍO 2
The Challenge
UNIDAD 6
Rafael Moneo. Catedral de Los Ángeles
(Estados Unidos).
Diego Rivera.
Sueño de una
tarde de domingo
en la Alameda
Central
(1957).
Describir
y comparar
objetos
Vocabulario
Arte y pintura
Gramática
Las comparaciones
El artículo neutro
lo
DESAFÍO
1
Opinar y hacer
valoraciones
Vocabulario
Arquitectura y escultura
Gramática
Expresar opinión
Hacer valoraciones
DESAFÍO
2
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