| Curriculum Map 2006-2007 | |||
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The Dwight School |
| Period | Content | Purpose/ Objectives | Activities & Resources | Areas of Interaction | Assessments | |
| (No Unit Name) | Gabriel Garcia Marquez |
Homo Faber |
Readings of his biography Translator of the writers Books reviews |
Who was Garcia Marquez? |
Internet assigment about biography and current news about the writer |
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| (No Unit Name) | October Gabriel Garcia Marquez Introduction of Colombia |
oral and written communication Familiarity with the country and the writer Special study of his short stories |
Make a collage based on Gabriel Garcia Marquez's life and country answering questions |
How does Garcia Marquez reflects his society in his short stories? |
Writing an critical essay about each short story studied. Oral examinations in class about the characters and the story plot. |
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| (No Unit Name) | Sandra Cisneros |
Spanish American women writers |
Reading of La casa en Mango Street |
What style does she use on her narrative? How the environment and childhood experiences are described? Compare the woman and the child. |
Reading, Vocabulary, Comparison of her style with another female writer |
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| (No Unit Name) | Olga Nolla |
Female latinamerican writer |
Reading of La Segunda Hija History of Puerto Rico |
How the narrator tells the story? How is social class described? How women react to the their traditional role? |
Reading Vocabulary Compare one character with another read already. |
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| Same as advanced Spanish 6-8 : | "La fiesta del chivo" |
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