SPN level II
Las abejas de bronce by Marco Denevi
Using writing and speaking to teach listening
OBJECTIVES: SWBAT listen to recorded summary of a text they have read and explore
in depth and write about the differences between the two as well as the importance of
particular details from the text version f the story Las abejas de bronce by Marco Denevi.
The goal of this lesson is to use writing and speaking to teach listening.
FOCUS and REVIEW: Students have read the text and explored main events, characters,
plot, etc. They have explored and discussed the important elements of the text such as
description of characters, the environment, dialogue, narrator, etc.
STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES: Students will listen to a tape in order to compare and
contrast two versions of a short story.
TEACHER INPUT/GUIDED PRACTICE:
What are the most important events and details in Las abejas de bronce that must exist in
order to keep the story the same? Have an overhead graphic organizer* and pass
worksheet copies out to students. Teacher and students contribute what they think are key
elements of the story (main events and details).
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
Students will listen to a tape (possible a few times) which includes a simplified version of
the story Las abejas de bronce by Marco Denevi, meant to teach the story to elementary
students along with visual props. The Spanish II students will not, however, have props
but will simply listen to the story. They will continue to use the graphic organizer* to
take notes during the story regarding the missing elements or details of the written story
with which they are so familiar. They will then complete the graphic organizer* by
getting into groups and collaborating their ideas about the missing elements, whether
these were pertinent to the story or not, and why. How do these changes affect the story?
Are there benefits to the written version? Why or why not?
CLOSURE AND ASSESSMENT:
Students will choose an element that was left out of the story. They will write a paragraph
(something they have done many times) about this missing element.:
Describe the missing element. Is it important to the story? Why or why not? Does it
change the story? If, so how? If not, why not? If you were to write three sentences about
this missing element to be added in the recording what would you say?
Students will then present what they would say in the recording before the class and the
class must guess what element they desire to include in the recording.
*GRAPHIC ORGANIZER see next page
SPN level II
Las abejas de bronce
Por Marco Denevi
Elementos
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incluidos
Es importante? Como le afecta
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SPN level II