Submitted by Shelly Power
Objectives:
Content:
Students will:
· Describe, analyze, and compare the perspectives of the Taíno and the Spanish explorers in context to their meeting for the first time in 1492 on the island of Puerto Rico.Cultural:
Students will:
· Compare and contrast the practices, products, and perspectives of the Taíno and the Spanish explorers at the time of the Spanish arrival on the Island of Puerto Rico in 1492;Including:
· the daily activities of the Taíno
· the products brought to the island by the explorers/conquistadors (lanzas, bolitas, brazaletes, barcos)
· the perspective of the boy as opposed to the tribal leader on the intentions of the Spanish explorersLanguage: Content Obligatory
Students will:
· Correctly place the vocabulary words into the text.
· Understand and correctly use the new and previously learned vocabulary words and phrases located in the student booklet to comprehend and discuss the text.
· Orally describe scenes from the text using both learned sequences and prior knowledge.Language: Content Compatible
Students will:
· Practice the concept of circumlocution in reference to scenes from the text.
· Describe actual illustrations from the Encuentro book using learned phrases from the student booklet.Learning Strategies / Social and Skills Development:
Time Frame:
5-8 30 minute class periods
Materials Needed:
Student booklets
Copy of the original Encuentor text
Description of Assessment (Performance Project):
This lesson begins the actual text activities. The rest of the student text contains 2-6 vocabulary words on the left side of each page and the text from each page of the actual book on the right side of the student booklet. There are blanks in the text where the vocabulary words need to be placed. The teacher should guide students in illustrating each vocabulary word from each page and help them determine where to place each word as needed in the text on the opposite page. I have illustrated and/or acted out the vocabulary words as needed for students, depending on their level of previous exposure to the words.
Pages can be completed in whole group situations or in student pairs or small groups. The teacher can ask students to complete the Cloze activities that accompany each set of vocabulary words, or he/she can complete the text with the class as a whole.
After all students have successfully completed a set of pages, show the actual illustration from the Encuentro book that accompanies each page of text. There is a box beneath each Cloze activity for students to illustrate the described scene from the given text. In between pages, assist students in reviewing previous vocabulary by playing games such as pictionary and/or charades to determine students' vocabulary recall abilities.
At the beginning of subsequent classes, review vocabulary and storyline by asking students to orally describe a specific scene or activity the boy in the story encounters. Progress from simple to more complex questions. ¿Cómo es el niño Taíno? ¿Cuál es la geografía de Puerto Rico?
Assessment:
Students will be informally assessed based on their ability to participate in the discussions and correctly complete the given task(s). Students will be guided to use the target language as much as possible and to develop a better understanding of the words/phrases needed to participate in the discussion as more words are learned throughout the class period and based on their previous language experience.
Attachments:
NOTE: some attachments are in PDF form (get Acrobat Reader)Student booklet