Puerto Rico Lesson Plan:
Proposal:
For my final project, I will be discussing with my students about Puerto Rico.
In this lesson, I will integrate a variety of technology. We will use a DE video,
graphic organizer (KWL chart), worksheets and class discussions. Once we gain a
basic understanding of Puerto Rico, my students will complete a web scavenger
hunt about Puerto Rico. For this web scavenger hunt, we will use a “jigsaw” activity
to share the information learned. This lesson plan is for a Spanish I, 8th grade class.
Topic:
 Puerto Rico
o Geography
o It’s role and relationship with the United States
o Historical figures
Goals/Objectives:
 Students will be able to complete a KWL and web scavenger hunt about
Puerto Rico.
 Students will be able to complete a question sheet about the DE Puerto Rico
video and cross word puzzle.
 Students will be able to discuss about Puerto Rico and show a clear
understanding of its role as being a territory of the United States.
 Students will be able to answer questions in the target language (Spanish)
about Puerto Rico.
 Students will be able to discuss how Puerto Rico’s geography influences its
economy.
 Students will be able to read about the history of Puerto Rico in their
textbooks and answer the comprehension questions.
Standards:
 COMMUNICATION (Communicate in Languages Other Than English)
 Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain
information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions
 Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken
language on a variety of topics
 Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an
audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
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CULTURES (Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures)
 Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the
relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture
studied
Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the
relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture
studied
COMPARISONS (Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and
Culture)
 Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of
culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
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COMMUNITIES (Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home &
Around the World)
 Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the
school setting
 Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by
using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
Materials:
 Realidades I – Spanish I book
 Computer lab or laptop cart
 Puerto Rico web scavenger hunt PowerPoint
 Puerto Rico web scavenger hunt question sheet
 Puerto Rico Video (www.discoveryeducation.com - Urban and Rural Puerto
Rico)
 Video worksheet
 KWL chart
Procedure:
DAY 1:
1. The teacher will introduce the lesson on Puerto Rico by having the students
complete a KWL chart about what they know about Puerto Rico and what
they want to find out. They will first complete only the “K” and “W”.
2. The students will then gain a better understanding of Puerto Rico via
viewing a short video from www.discoveryeducation.com
3. During the video the students will complete a worksheet with questions from
the video.
4. Once the video is over, the students will turn to page 187 in the Realidades I
Spanish textbooks and first read the pages silently. After about 5 minutes of
silent reading, the students will work with the person to their right. They
will re-read page 187, and answer the comprehension questions together.
5. TAREA: (homework) – the students are to make sure they have all the
questions answered from the video sheet and from their textbooks. If they
didn’t get all the answers on the video worksheet, they can re-watch the
video on my wiki.
DAY 2:
1. The teacher will have the students’ popcorn read the Puerto Rico article from
the book and we will discuss the questions together.
2. The teacher will then pass out the Puerto Rico web scavenger hunt and direct
the students, explaining a jigsaw activity. The teacher will pass out the web
scavenger hunt questions that they will complete during this activity.
3. Next, the students will then count off from 1-10, until everyone has a
number. Once everyone has a number, the teacher will direct the students to
circle their assigned number on their question sheet.
4. Then, the teacher and students will go to the computer lab and the teacher
will direct the students on how to find the PowerPoint for the web scavenger
hunt on her Wiki. Once all students have accessed the PowerPoint, the
students should answer their question. They should make sure they have
become “experts” on their topic because they will then teach the class about
their question ONLY!
5. Once all students have completed their question, we will go around the room
and they students will educate each other about Puerto Rico.
6. Before the students leave they MUST complete the “L” from their KWL chart
and hand it in as an exit slip.
7. TAREA: (homework) – the students will complete the crossword puzzle from
discovery education for homework.
References:
Discovery Education (Producer). (2004). Urban and Rural Puerto Rico. [Video
Segment]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
Discover education's puzzlemaker. (2012). Retrieved from
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/CrissCrossSetupForm.asp