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Lesson
Overview/Introduction

In
this unit, Bienvenido, Students will
be introduced to the three Americas,
North, Central and South America.  Student will begin to gain knowledge and
understanding of cultures associated with the target language and will begin to
make cross cultural references as they explore the origins of Hispanic culture
on the United States.
Students will also be introduced
to Latin American via a technology
based lesson plan, Discovering the Americas.  Many American students know about Mexico, our neighbor, but know very little about
Central and South America or the Caribbean.  Students will learn about Latin America, and one country in particular, while doing
so, students will begin to develop cross-cultural skills and understanding. Discovering the Americas
will increase motivation as students explore the Spanish speaking countries of
the world and learn about the kinds of people that they will communicate
with.  Focusing on similarities and
differences between the Hispanic culture and that of the student will promote
critical thinking through thought provoking questions and observations.

Through
inquiry
based learning students will work independently to explore, Discovering the Americas,
a webQuest designed to introduce students to the three Americas.  . This webQuest is designed to increase
knowledge and promote cultural awareness. Students will acquire information by
exploring the pre-selected web
resources.  In doing this,
students will begin to think critically and draw comparisons between cultural
connections that exist among the Americas.

After
acquiring all the required information, student will work in groups with their
peers to collaborate in a cooperative manner to create a multimedia brochure
that they will present to the class.

See
also: Unit Rational