Spanish IV 01-13-09

Español IV
13 de enero de 2009

• Practiced our human rights vocabulary on page 80 and corrected/reviewed the homework exercises 3-2 & 3-3 (page 81) in the textbook. While reading through 3-2, we did a review in Spanish of what “Derechistas” and “Izquierditas” are and their political leanings. We also reviewed the terms “Los que Mandan” versus “Los de abajo” in terms of a pyramidal society with a “Power elite” and those “left out” of the power and opportunities.
• Exposiciones – Power Point Research Project Orals:
Period 1: Luisa gave an in-depth presentation on the National Parks of Costa Rica.
Period 3: Miguel I = Siqueiros – Mexican Muralist; Dulce = Frida Kahlo – Mexican Artist.
• Period 1 – continued on with the movie; Period 3’s projects ran long so we’ll pick the movie back up tomorrow.
• Tarea:
1. Exercise 3-5 in the textbook – page 82. Use the given website for Amnesty International and then write 2-3 sentences in Spanish for each of the countries listed citing examples of Human Rights abuses in those countries. Try to incorporate as much of the vocabulary on page 80 as possible.
2. White handout (new) – Complete as much as you can about La Historia Oficial. The final step: the analysis of the song as the lyrics pertain to Alicia, Roberto and to Gabi will be due after we have finished the movie: Probably due on Friday.