Course: Spanish III (first period)
Lesson length: 50 minutes
Preparation:
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Student teacher: Audra Quesenberry
Lesson Aim:
Compare and contrast characteristics of Central American capitals by using a Venn
diagram
Take an online interactive quiz (Kahoot), synthesizing Southern Cone Culture
Student Learning Objective:
SIII.3 The student will understand spoken and written Spanish presented through a
variety of media and based on new topics in familiar contexts. 1. Identify main ideas and
pertinent details when listening to or reading materials in a familiar context; such as live
and recorded conversations, short lectures, podcasts, videos, reports, graphics, and
literary selections. 2. Understand culturally authentic, level-appropriate materials that
present new information in familiar contexts. 3. Understand and respond appropriately
to instructions presented in more complex informational materials, such as instructions
for public transportation or using technology
SIII.9 The student will investigate and discuss why similarities and differences exist
within and among cultures. 1. Discuss the influences of historical and contemporary
events and issues on Spanish-speaking countries or regions and the United States. 2.
Compare and contrast aspects of Spanish-speaking cultures, such as language,
religion, art, architecture, music, and literature, with those of other cultures.
Questions:
Southern Cone culture → GUARANI:What are the three meanings of the word Guarani?
In which country is Guarani culture most prevalent? Which musical instrument is
present in their songs? Where did they go live during the Spanish conquest?
GAUCHOS: What do they do? What word in English do we use to refer to them? What
is their spirit like? Name three important parts of the clothes they wear. MORE ON
ARGENTINA: Who was Evita Peron? Who was Juan Peron? How did Patagonia and
Tierra del Fuego get their names? Which explorer named them?
Central American capitals: Compare and contrast architectural elements of the capitals.
Discuss the role of natural disasters in the placement and architecture of the capital
cities.
Teach the Lesson:
Activities:
Worksheet on Central American Capitals
1. Teacher will hand out Venn diagram worksheet on Central American capitals.
Teacher will lead students to help them come up with the differences and
similarities of the capitals (thinking about presence of colonial architecture,
having to move capitals/having colonial architecture destroyed because of
natural disasters, and which capital is the most economically developed.
2. After students complete the Venn diagram, they will do short answer questions
about other characteristics of Central American capitals.
3. To finish the worksheet, they will write down the mnemonic device for Central
American countries (My Grandma Eats Ham Not Chicken Patties → (México),
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá)
Kahoot! Online Quiz
1. Students take out their devices and log onto kahoot.it. Teacher will give students
the game pin: 474594. Students will log onto kahoot.it and the quiz will
commence. The quiz consists of 18 questions about Southern Cone culture.
They are multiple choice questions and students have 30 seconds to answer
each one. As long as everything goes well technology-wise, this will be taken as
a quiz grade.
Materials Needed:
Central American capitals Google presentation (if necessary to pull up images of capital
cities) [shared with you as a Google presentation)
Central American capitals worksheet (attached)
Kahoot quiz (online) [You can log in at kahoot.it and the game pin is 474594. The quiz is
entirely in Spanish]
Check of Understanding:
Central American capitals worksheet
Kahoot quiz results
Lesson Closure:
Conclusion:
Have a great Easter and Spring Break!
Reinforcement:
After break, we will learn how to say what he/she has done or we have done (aka the
present perfect/presente perfecto)
Self Evaluation of Lesson:
This lesson went well, particularly the Kahoot activity. Some students had already
played Kahoot, and for others it was their first time.
Las Capitales de América Central
Completa el diagrama Venn con información de las capitales centroamericanas.
DIFERENCIAS
SEMEJANZAS
DIFERENCIAS
Tegucigalpa,
Guatemala,
Panamá,
San José,
Belmopán,
San Salvador,
Managua,
1. Es una capital manejable y está en el centro del país.
2. Esta capital tiene 20,000 habitantes y el idioma oficial es el inglés.
3. Este pais y capital estan rodeados de agua, tiene energía renovable, y muchos
espacios verdes abiertos.
4. Tiene una arquitectura similar a la de Los Angeles.
5. Es la más desarrollada de las capitales centroamericanas y tiene la
6. entrada de un canal importante.
Escribe el mnemonic device para los países de la América Central.Despuéss, anota los
países en su lugar.
MGBEHNCP