 Topics:
Civic Responsibilities and Engagement
Diversity, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Historical and Present Conflict
Crime and Justice
SPANISH Upper Levels > Theme: Social Issues
Topic: Civic Responsibilities and Engagement
Communication
- Person-to-Person Communication
- Elicit an exchange and discussion on participation in community activities.
- Maintain a discussion related to topics such as education, travel, and involvement in today's society.
- Discuss topics related to adulthood.
- Debate what makes one a responsible citizen.
- Discuss personal rights and responsibilities of young adults.
- Discuss a citizen's responsibility to vote and be informed politically.
- Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Understand written and oral materials on the role of the young adult in his or her community.
- Understand spoken or written information given by community organizations, schools, and the media.
- Comprehend written and oral materials on young adults' involvement in politics.
- Comprehend literature pertaining to one's civic responsibility to be informed and aware of issues such as politics, the environment, and social issues.
- Oral and Written Presentation
- Communicate oral and written information pertaining to community involvement.
- Produce well-organized spoken and written presentations on civic responsibilities upon reaching adulthood.
- Produce and present original presentations highlighting one's community responsibilities and civic rights.
Cultures
- Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Compare and contrast young adults' civic responsibilities in the U.S. and in Spanish-speaking countries.
- Compare and contrast community structures and civic involvement in the U.S. and in Spanish-speaking countries.
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
- Making Connections Through Language
- Recognize a connection to various school subjects such as civics, government, and social sciences.
- Examine the assimilation process that a Hispanic undergoes upon arrival in his or her new environment in the U.S.
- Compare and contrast civic responsibilities of a young adult in the U.S. and Spanish-speaking countries.
- Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare and contrast the U.S. government to governments in Spanish-speaking countries.
- Compare policies and practices regarding voting and civic and personal responsibilities in Spanish-speaking countries and in the U.S.
- Compare and contrast business transactions in the U.S. and in Spanish-speaking countries.
- Compare and contrast linguistic conventions in English and Spanish when discussing an individual's personal and civic responsibilities.
- Communication Across Communities
- Investigate voting practices and civic responsibilities in Spanish-speaking countries.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary related to community involvement and civic responsibilities
- Expressions of preference, agreement, and disagreement
- Use of the conditional
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SPANISH Upper Levels > Theme: Social Issues
Topic: Diversity, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Communication
- Person-to-Person Communication
- Maintain a discussion related to diversity.
- Discuss and/or debate prejudice and discrimination.
- Express and explain reactions to prejudice and discrimination.
- Express opinions and react to issues concerning human rights.
- Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Comprehend and analyze written and oral materials on diversity and discrimination.
- Read and comprehend materials on prejudice in all societies.
- Oral and Written Presentation
- Produce oral and written reports on prejudice and discrimination throughout history.
- Produce an activity showing prejudice and discrimination and discuss possible solutions.
- Produce an oral or written presentation reflecting current trends and/or attitudes in society related to diversity.
Cultures
- Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Explore traditional attitudes when reacting to diversity and discrimination in the U.S. as well as in Spanish-speaking countries.
- Explore bias in reporting current human rights issues.
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
- Making Connections Through Language
- Recognize a connection to various school subjects to include humanities, social sciences, history, and government.
- Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare and contrast attitudes of people in the U.S. and in Spanish-speaking countries towards discrimination in the criminal justice system.
- Compare the Spanish use of the subjunctive and conditional moods with English when discussing opinion.
- Communication Across Communities
- Locate and use authentic resources in Spanish to broaden understanding of prejudice and discrimination.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary related to political and social systems
- Vocabulary related to geography and contemporary issues
- Expressions of conviction, opinions, and agreement or disagreement
- Use of conditional and subjunctive moods
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SPANISH Upper Levels > Theme: Social Issues
Topic: Historical and Present Conflict
Communication
- Person-to-Person Communication
- Discuss past and present conflicts including causes, resolutions, and impact on the world (e.g., WWI, WWII, war in Iraq, etc.).
- Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Understand current and historical texts relating to world conflict.
- Understand spoken presentations about world conflict, including news broadcasts, speeches, and interviews.
- Oral and Written Presentation
- Express differing points of view and opinions about world conflict.
Cultures
- Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Identify the sources of conflict within Spanish-speaking cultures, such as language, religion, tradition, colonialism, etc.
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
- Making Connections Through Language
- Relate knowledge of world conflict from social studies classes to knowledge gained in Spanish class.
- Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare prevailing opinions in the United States regarding world conflicts with those in Spanish-speaking countries.
- Communication Across Communities
- Locate information about world conflict in Spanish-language resources.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary related to diplomacy, geography, and nationality
- Vocabulary related to opinions
- Past, present and future tenses
- Subjunctive mood
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SPANISH Upper Levels> Theme: Social Issues
Topic: Crime and Justice
Communication
- Person-to-Person Communication
- Maintain a discussion related to a crime or mystery story.
- Discuss the judicial system in Spanish-speaking countries.
- Express and explain reactions to crime and the judicial system.
- Debate criminal cases.
- Express opinions about the effectiveness of various laws.
- Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Identify relevant information or legal issues when listening to newscasts.
- Identify pertinent evidence when reading mystery stories.
- Oral and Written Presentation
- Write and present a report on the judicial system in Spanish-speaking countries.
- Produce oral and/or written book report in Spanish on a mystery.
- Produce and present an original mystery.
Cultures
- Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Explore attitudes when reacting to today's criminal justice system in the U.S. as well as in Spanish-speaking countries.
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
- Making Connections Through Language
- Recognize a connection to various school subjects to include social sciences, literature, biology, and government.
- Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare and contrast attitudes of people in the U.S. and in Spanish-speaking countries towards the criminal justice system.
- Compare the Spanish use of past tenses with English when reading literature and current events.
- Communication Across Communities
- Locate and use authentic resources in Spanish to broaden understanding of the criminal justice system in Spanish-speaking countries.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary related to political systems
- Vocabulary related to legal systems
- Expressions of conviction, opinions, and agreement or disagreement
- Use of past tenses and the passive voice
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