Main Activity
- Students will be in pairs, one person will have gone to the event and the other will not be able to go. Each pair will receive a folder that has an event poster on the front, on the inside, there will be a bag of items for those who did go and a bag of items for those who did not go.
Necesitan estar en parejas. Una persona va a ir al evento y la otra persona no va a ir al evento. Van a hablar sobre el evento usando la información en las bolsas para decir qué pasó en el evento o por qué no pudiste ir. ¡Tienen que hacer preguntas! - Students will use the items in the bag as conversation guides when describing what they did at the event or why they didn’t go.
Aquí tenemos una lista del proceso. Van a leer el póster para el evento después van a abrir la carpeta. Cada persona va a elegir un lado. De acuerdo con el lado, van a abrir la bolsa de plástico con unas tarjetas. Van a usar estas tarjetas para guiar su conversación. - You can use the following example to model the activity:
Sí, yo fui
“¿A quién conociste? ¿Qué pasó?”
“Fui al concierto de Shakira. Fue muy divertido, conocí a Luis Fonsi.”
Yo no fui
“¿Por qué no pudiste ir?”
“Tuve un gran dolor de cabeza y no pude asistir al concierto.” - After students finish answering questions for each scenario, have them switch. Each student should practice reasons they can or cannot attend an event, what happened, and why.
Después de terminan, cambiar carpetas con otro grupo y repiten la actividad.
Wrap-Up
- Ask students the following questions to finish the lab:
- ¿Prefieres ir a los eventos o quedarte en casa? ¿Por qué? (Do you prefer going to events or staying home? Why?)
- ¿Te gustan más los conciertos o los museos? ¿Por qué? (Do you prefer concerts or museums? Why?)
End of lab:
• Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence.
(Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards)
• Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
• Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs!
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can provide a reason as to why I wasn’t able to attend an event when speaking to a friend
- I can talk to a friend about an event I attended and what I did there
- I can reject an invitation politely.
Cultural NOtes:
How to Revise or Remix a Pathways Project Activity
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