Who doesn't love a good scare? Actually me, and my daughter (8) knows it. She tries every chance she gets to make me jump across the room (including hiding in my closet and screaming when I open the door!)
When it comes to our unit on television and cinema, we start off looking at sports/sportscasting/etc which I shared a brief few lessons on Twitter (@senoraschlegel) regarding the NFL Playoffs & the Super Bowl vs. Fifa Playoffs for the World Cup. Students loved this! We then used sports to link to art and discussed the different types of art that play a role in sports throughout history. This linked us to music and how music influences our emotions in sports and in general. We looked at the top 10 sports songs of all time (that activity is on Twitter too!) From that take on music, we switched gears and I used the Adios Textbook lesson ideas on Celia Cruz. Man that woman was amazing! I love that unit! Creative Language Classroom- you guys are insane! We wrap up the lesson looking at the Netflix series on Celia Cruz- and then link into genres of cinematography. I introduced the lesson by drawing on their prior knowledge and discussing different types of movies. We worked in groups to create descriptions of the genres we collected from watching a YouTube clip! It was fun to hear what words they knew already and their descriptions/perceptions of genres of film. Day 2 we are looking at a specific genre- HORROR FILMS!!!! In my experience you are either on one side or the other- you love 'em or you hate 'em! I hate 'em. My husband loves 'em. Needless to say we don't watch them haha! My kids were excited about looking at these clips- although a few of them shared with me that they wished we watched 10 movie trailers instead of the top 10. That was good feedback for me- maybe next year! OR Maybe I can challenge them to look up a scary movie trailer in Spanish and submit it with a description! (Pardon me while I plan out loud!) This lesson was a fun Friday lesson. It got the kids talking about their favorite and why, gave us a chance to debate, and allowed us to discuss psychology as it relates to why we like to watch scary movies! Plus they got to put their interpretive skills to the test! All in all I really liked this lesson and hope that if you too are teaching about film that you will also find this a fun engaging way to peak student interest and get them excited about language! The resources and teachers key are in the Google Drive folder found HERE. As always, I am open to feedback and ideas! The instructions/lesson plan can be found in the notes on the Google Slides! Happy Friday y'all. BOO!
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Spanish 4 Lesson and ReflectionsConnecting students to the content using their personal opinions is a great way to get them truly involved in the lesson.
My current thematic unit in level 4 focuses on working and volunteering both in our community and abroad. It is my hope that this lesson is a fun addition to a unit that you may already have. This lesson serves as a way to have students interact with each other and reflect on their preconceived ideas of terms. The file folder on Google Drive has the resources you need to complete the lesson and the Google Slides presentation has a lesson plan outlined in the notes on each slide. My students loved this lesson and it really challenged what they thought about volunteering and the idea of it being "egoísta." It also enabled us to set up and talk about new vocabulary at the end of class and crafted time into the lesson to practice interpersonal skills. The Google Drive file is here! Please let me know if you have any questions! Also- I am always and forever open to feedback or ideas! |
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