Puerto Rican Statehood, Free Association or Independence?
Lesson 2 View of Puerto Rican Statehood, Commonwealth and Independence
Submitted by Mary Ludwigson
Objectives:
Content:
Student will ...
- list and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Puerto Rican Statehood, Commonwealth, and Independence.
Cultural:
Students will...
- develop an initial awareness that political parties in Puerto Rico are primarily driven by status preference, rather than by socioeconomic action plans or ideological platforms on how to run the island.
Language: Content Obligatory
Students will...
- be able to define the three different political systems
- able to identify the three main political parties in Puerto Rico.
- be able to list the advantages and disadvantages of the three political options and which parties support each option.
Language: Content Compatible
Students will...
- use new and previously learned vocabulary accurately.
- use the present, past and future tenses to describe Puerto Rico's political options.
- use the present subjunctive to express the views of the different political parties and keypals. ( piensa/n que, cree/n que, quiere/n que, sugiere/n que, prefiere/n que, duda/nque,es evidente que)
Learning Strategies / Social and Skills Development:
Students will.
- use contextual clues to predict meaning of unknown words.
- use nonfiction resources effectively to complete assigned task.
- work cooperatively to collect information, share data, and organize materials for power point presentation.
- coach each other using constructive criticism
Time Frame:
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Materials Needed:
Description of Assessment (Performance Project):
Pre-task / During-task / Post-task (Into - Through - Beyond)
Assessment:
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