Inés Wishart/Chatham High School /AP Spanish Language and Culture
Unit 1: Identity and Society “Las máscaras”
“En latín máscara significa persona. El hombre siempre
interpreta un personaje”
(From “Vejigante Maks Exhibit” Puerto Rico, 2002)
Education
Responsibility
Censorship
Unit 1
IDENTITY
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SOCIETY
Personal and
Public Identities
Cultural festivals
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Essential questions:
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How do we describe others and ourselves?
How are we defined by our families, traditions and culture?
Do different educational systems afford different interests and opportunities?
How are we defined by our social and political systems?
What political and social issues pose challenges to societies throughout the world?
When things don’t work, who is responsible?
How does language help us understand the culture?
How does the culture help us to learn the language?
Contexts:
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Personal and Public Identities : “The Mask”.
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Cultural festivals about identity: Puerto Rico and Bolivia
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Education
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Individual and Collective Responsibility
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Censorship vs. Free speech.
Thematic Vocabulary:
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Education
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Personal Relationships
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Family
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Ideas and believes
Text books
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Imagina Lessons 1("Sentir y vivir"), 2 ("Vivir en la ciudad"), 4 ("Generaciones en
movimiento") and 6 ("El valor de las ideas") and activities from: "Imagina Supersite"
Pasajes Literatura
Triángulo
Triángulo Aprobado
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Other Sources and Resources
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Literature
o “El nieto” (Rojo)
o "Una sortija para mi novia" (Padró),
o “El dinosaurio”( Monterroso)
o "Preso sin nombre, celda sin número" (Timerman)
o “Un terror que me asalta”
Movies , Plays and Shorts
o "Momentos de estación" (Cabaña),
o "Raíz" (Urresti),
o "Adiós mamá" (Gordon)
o "La historia oficial" (Puenzo)
o "El día menos pensado" (Plá)
o La Gringa, Teatro Repertorio Español NYC
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Radio and newspaper articles via Radio Naciones Unidas, rtve.es, Bbcmundo.com,
Diario alfil.com
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Blogs: Edmodo.com
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Language Lab Activities: interactive diálogos, videos , Imagina website
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Music
“Los desparecidos” Maná
Grammar
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Pronunciation and acentuation
Ser vs. estar
Verbs like gustar
Por vs. para
Reflexive verbs
Review basic tenses (i.e. presente, pretérito vs. imperfecto, futuro, conditional, presente
subjuntivo)
Hypothetical and Conditional sentences
Transitional expressions
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Assessments
Formative assessments:
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Review answers to questions from Listening activities with class as a measure of
checking for understanding.
Review answers to questions from Reading activities with class as a measure of checking
for understanding.
Group class discussions and debates.
Practice e-mails, blogs and essays
“Personal Homework” assignments
Group discussion of end of the unit “Essential questions.”
Compare and Contrast activities.
Summative assessments:
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“AP-like” tests: reading, writing, speaking and listening comprehension
Formal monthly essay that uses authentic listening and reading sources
Grammar tests
Weekly vocabulary tests
Poetry Project
Writing a ”Fabula”
Radio advertisement about the play, “La Gringa”
Note:
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Please see the AP Audit for detailed and specific examples of the type and level of
activities for this unit. You will also find examples of assessments.
Refer to the AP Audit also for a more detailed and complete book and resources
reference.
This unit is aligned with the NJCCStandards- Level Advanced Low, as well as with
College Board requirements.
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