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O C É A N O
AT L Á N T I C O
México
Belice
Honduras
Guatemala
El Salvador Nicaragua
osta Rica
Panamá
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Haití
República
Dominicana
Jamaica
O C É A N O
PAC Í F I C O
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico está
en las islas ntillas.
El archipiélago de las
Antillas está situado
al sur de Florida, entre
el mar Caribe
y el océano Atlántico.
El territorio de Puerto
Rico está formado por
tres islas principales:
Puerto Rico, Vieques
y Culebra.
La capital de Puerto
Rico es San Juan.
1. ElViejo San Juan
OldSan Juan is the traditional centerof
the capitalofPuertoRico. It is surrounded
byhistoricwalls,and is fullof cafés,art
galleries,squares,and churches.
MAPA CULTURAL
1 0 0 Puertorriqueños famosos
Escribe. Many Puerto Ricans have had an impact on popular U.S. culture.
Find more information on these famous Puerto Ricans. Use the questions below
to guide your research.
r
r
r
WillieColón JenniferLópez
HiramBithorn RobertoClemente
RickyMartin
LuisMuñozMarín
BeniciodelToro
GianninaBraschi
(1)ElViejoSan Juan.
2. La salsa, la esencia
de Puerto Rico
Salsa isa styleof Latinmusic that isvery
popularboth inPuertoRicoand in the
UnitedStates. Important salsabands
fromPuertoRico includeEl gran combo
de PuertoRicoand La sonora ponceña.
ThesebandsmixCaribbeanandAfrican
rhythmswithAmerican jazzmusic.
(2) Festivalde salsa enPuertoRico.
Unnuevo enclave
depuertorriqueños
profesionales seha
instalado enTexas en losúltimos
total,másde140,000
puertorriqueñosviven enTexashoy.
, factfinder.
census.gov
99 ¿Dónde?
Lee y escribe.Read the sentences and say which
country each one refers to.
r Estáal surdeNicaragua.
r EstáaloestedeHaití.
r Estáal estedeRepúblicaDominicana.
Habla.Choose a place on the map, then give
your partner a clue. He or she asks questions
to find out where you are. Take turns.
Modelo A.Estoy alnorte deEl Salvador.
B.¿EstásenGuatemala?
o lospuertorriqueñosson
ciudadanosestadounidenses.
Sí,pores
Choose a link and write a
sentence summarizing
the main idea of what you read,hear,or view.
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Wherewere theyborn?What is theirbackground?
Whyare they famous?
Whatare theirmost important contributions toPuertoRican culture?
Habla. Present one of these people to the class. Use the information you found.
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Unit W alk-through
Culminating activities at the end of every unit allow
students to consolidate the language and cultural
concepts learned throughout the unit.
Students learn basic
geographical information
about each country: location,
size, population, and
geographical regions.
Mapa Cultural
(Cultural Map)
Students get a cultural
and geographical
snapshot of each
country.
Students learn interesting
cultural aspects: places,
people, traditions, customs,
and folklore.
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LECTURA
140 cientocuarenta
El castillo de San Felipe del Morro
PuertoRico,22de enerode2010
Minombre esRicky, tengo 16añosy soydePuerto
lugar favorito enSan Juanesel castillo
de San Felipe del Morro.
ElMorroesunode los fuertesmásantiguos
deAmérica.Esuncastillodel sigloXVI.Losespañoles
hacenelcastilloparadefender laciudadde losataques
pormar.
DentrodelMorrohayun laberintode túneles,pasajes
y rampasyunas torres llamadas garitas.
¡Tienesquevisitar el castillo! ¡Imaginael fuego
de los cañonesy elasaltode lospiratas!Además,
desdeElMorrohayunasvistas fantásticas.
HoyElMorroda labienvenidaa losbarcos
que entran en labahíadeSan Juanyofrece
a susvisitantes casi 500añosdehistoria.
El Morro
Blog de viajes
READING STRATEGY
Key concept synthesis
As you go through a reading,
look for clues that will help
you identify key concepts.
Key concepts are the most
important ideas that you
would talk about when
explaining a text to someone
whohasnot read it.
Clues that may help you
identify key concepts are
the title, the illustrations,
words that stand out
because of their color or
the thickness of the line
(bold type), the topic
sentence in each paragraph,
summary statements,
and the conclusions.
VistaaéreadelMorro. Garita.
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COMPRENSIÓN
¿Qué sabes sobre El Morro?
Elige. Read the sentences and say which ones are true (ciertas).
1. ElMorro esel fuertemásantiguodelNuevoMundo.
2. ElMorro está en labahíadeSan Juan.
3. ElMorro esunedificiodefensivo.
4. EnPuertoRicohaypiratas.
Un monumento histórico
Escribe.Write a short text
describing a famous
historic monument.
Include these points:
r Cuál es sunombre.
r Dónde está.
r Cómo es.
r Qué cosashay.
ESTRATEGIA Sintetizar los conceptos clave
Conceptos clave
Lee,habla y escribe.Read the blog,and discuss El Morro.
Then use the most important ideas in the text to complete this table.
Use the column on the left for the important concepts from the reading
and the one on the right to note connections with other parts
of the text.
TU DESAFÍO Earn points for your own challenge! Visit the website to learn more
aboutEl Morro.
FuertedeSan Jerónimo
(San Juan).
Key concepts Supporting details in the text
Morro es un fuerte muy antiguo. Morro tiene casi 500 años de historia.
Lectura
(Reading)
Students have an
opportunity to practice
the vocabulary and
grammatical structures
presented in the unit
through culturally rich
and developmentally
appropriate readings.
U nit Walk-through