Cultura: presentaciones de baile y festivales

Sorry parents! I've gotten behind on posting lesson plans.

As the warm-up activity, students were to read over corrections I had made to their previous homework texts (comparing cultures and describing a festival in the Spanish-speaking world).

Students were given the attached handout to take notes while other groups presented about dance styles from the Spanish-speaking world. Groups who studied flamenco, tango, and ballet folklórico presented.

We talked as a group about what makes a good presentation:
* visuals
* clear information
* being interactive
* eye contact and not just reading from a sheet

I mentioned that student presentations are improving, but could continue to improve. Students should start their presentations writing up to 5 vocabulary words on the board that might be new to other students. Students should keep their presentations and clear as possible using vocabulary they already know and only looking up a few words if necessary. Students were divided into their festival groups and were given the rest of the class to divide up responsibilities to present on Tuesday. They will have a few minutes at the beginning of class to practice the presentation and then will present to the class.