My first experience doing the tour of the Library of Congress was quite different than my actual investigation. When I did the tour of the Library, it seemed to me very interesting but I had the impression that I would not find a lot of materials that I could use in my Spanish language class. I kept thinking that much of the information would be useful for a history class.
I decided to investigate in the Teachers' materials. I was originally looking for information on The Day of the Dead but I came across some interesting material about Cuban and Puerto Rican immigration to the United States. The site was very informative. It had time lines, plenty of documentation in a concise and direct manner, and lots of photos, as well as a learning game regarding Cuban music. I think this could be useful for the unit when we talk about immigration and the impact of Cubans and Puerto Ricans. Last year my students were surprised to find the amount of Puerto Ricans and Cubans that populate the United States.
After this I am pretty sure I can find information on many different topics for the Spanish Class.
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Luisa,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed talking with you on the phone today and I want to look you up when we get back to school next week. It is good to have a buddy to check in with re homework for this class.
I am glad you mentioned the Teacher's materials. Since you talked about it in your blog, I want to revisit that site as well.
Also, thank you for being there for me during my bee sting incident last Wednesday. Even after the Benadryl, I got home just fine and had no complications. Having had such an allergic reaction in the past, I was glad this one was uneventful.
I will look for you at Westmoor.
Julia White
Hi Luisa,
ReplyDeleteI had a similar experience to you in that I was also looking around in one area and then in my search I came across other areas that interested me and I started clicking around to further investigate those areas and became sidetracked. I also found the sites very informative and full of more types of information that I though I would.
Hi Luisa,
ReplyDeleteI think it is great that you include history and culture in your Spanish class. I can see how this might give you useful materials for such units.
See you soon. Jefferson misses you!
~Colleen Coolish
HI Luisa,
ReplyDeleteGreat job getting your blog updated with this week's homework!
I had a similar experience with searching for information and stumbling upon other topics. After reading your blog, I might go back and look in the "Teacher's materials" section. My searching was done on the main site, and I attempted to limit it to just images. However, I don't think I was too successful. Although, in getting "lost," I was amazed to see all that is available to us online.
I love the idea of using music as a means to teach language and culture! It would be interesting to look at songs about the immigrant experience, too.
Hi Luisa,
ReplyDeleteI would like to talk to you more about how to use this site for Spanish classes.
Anne
Luisa,
ReplyDeleteI always thought of foreign language classes as ones that merely taught the new language. I guess that is because when I attended Westmoor (class of 81), the Spanish teacher Mr. DeShazer sp? only taught us rote memorization. I guess during the time that was the pedagogical technique. I am impressed that you have steeped out of that box and expand your student's curriculum to learning about different Spanish speaking cultures thus broadening their expanse of knowledge and the true connectedness of us all.