Sub-topic 1: Conectando palabras o ideas

Suggested Lexical Content:

Specific Learning Objectives

After completing this subtopic, the student will be able to:

1. Identify and use words that connect two words, ideas or sentences.

 

Suggested Activities

Written and Oral Comprehension

Step 1

▪ The teacher will introduce the vocabulary of this lesson by writing it on the board and giving their respective translation in English.

▪ The teacher will ask the students to provide sentences, in English, while using the given vocabulary. The teacher will write the sentences on the board. Next, the teacher will request the students to translate the sentences into Spanish. Sentence that the students are unable to translate in Spanish, will be translated with the assistance of the teacher.

Step 2

▪ The teacher will write the vocabulary on strips of paper and place them on a table near the blackboard. The teacher will write a sentence with a fill in the blank space on the board. The students will need to find the appropriate word to complete the sentence by using the vocabulary placed on the table.

▪ The teacher will call two students to compete with each other. For this activity, the students will need to find the correct word to complete the sentence first, which will be written on the board. The student that completes the sentence is the winner and will be given the privilege to return to his/her chair. The student that does not complete the sentence will need to compete with another student until he/she wins. The teacher will continue with this dynamic activity of writing sentences on the board and calling more students to compete until everyone participates in the activity.

▪ An example of a sentence:

Armando se ganó un premio, _________ Nicolás.

To complete this sentence, the student will need to find the word “según” from among the words on the table.

Written Comprehension

Step 3

▪ Students must complete Exercise # 45 of the workbook. In this exercise, the written comprehension skill will be developed. Detailed instructions are provided in the exercise.

Written Expression

Step 4

▪ Each student must complete Exercise # 46 of the workbook. For this specific exercise, the students will have the opportunity to develop the written expression skill. Detailed instructions are provided in the exercise.

Written Comprehension

Step 5

Students will complete Exercise # 47 in the workbook. Detailed instructions are provided in the exercise. The objective of the exercise is to develop the written comprehension skill.