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Abstract
In this lesson, students will learn to distinguish between the
two past tenses in Spanish, the preterite and the imperfect. The
tenses have already been learned seperately. Now, the students will
learn how to use the tenses together. There are marked differences
in the uses of the two. Notes are in the form of a Power Point
presentation.
Lesson fundamental understandings:
Essential
Questions:
Standards
National Standards Students engage in
conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and
emotions, and exchange opinions. Students understand and interpret
written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Students
reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through
the foreign language. Students demonstrate understanding of the
nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and
their own.
State Standards
Lesson
Prerequisite Skills
The students will need to know how to conjugate in the preterite
and imperfect tenses and should also know the basic uses.
Teacher
Information/Situations/Setting/Time The students
should note that the imperfect is used for: any actions that
happened many times in the past, time and age,and an activity that
was in progress in the past when another activity took place. The
preterite, on the other hand, is used to talk about the beginning or
end of and action in the past, an action that is completed, and with
hacer to experss "ago". It should also be mentioned that there are
some key phrases to look out for when using each tense. For example,
when using the imperfect, the following phrases will often be seen:
todos los d�as, generalmente, siempre, and muchas veces. When using
the preterite, look for: a specific day of the week like--el lunes,
ayer, el fin de semana pasado, un d�a, and una vez.
Assessment
You can do classroom book activities to practice the uses of the
two tenses and a traditional pencil and paper test can be given. I
also like to give a project. I tell the students they must write a
children's book in the past in Spanish. This allows them to use both
tenses. The first step would be to divide the class into groups. I
always do 2 per group, although more can be added if necessary. They
must then work together to come up with a theme for their book. For
example, "El primer d�a de clases de Carla". The students must make
sure to use both tenses in the story. They are responsible for
choosing the right tense based on the notes and practice. I usually
provide time in class to work on this project to make sure the
students are both doing their share and that work is progressing. I
also think that the students should illustrate the books. You may
want to consider this in your grouping of students.
Student Activity/Tasks Students will
write their own original children's story in the past using the
imperfect and the preterite as explained above. An example of this
can be found on the following website:
http://mainland.cctt.org/spanish/LaVaca/ricardo.htm
Enrichment/Alternate Activity:
Cross-Curricular:
Technology
Requirements/Tools/Materials
Learn Spanish
http://mainland.cctt.org/spanish/LaVaca/ricardo.htm
This
project could be done on the computer using a variety of programs.
So if the students would like to do it that way, they will need a
computer with the proper program installed.
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