Student will know… The vocabulary necessary to discuss human rights What are the basic freedoms that every human has the right to enjoy What are the characteristics of a good government and a bad government The history surrounding the rise of dictatorships in Cuba and the Dominican Republic. The struggle for human rights of the Hispanic worker in the United States How to use the Subjunctive mood in the Present Tense Students will be able to… React to certain issues such as denying human rights, oppression and censorship Understand the concept of freedom and be able to communicate with other students about freedom Interpret a painting portraying censorship Read articles about Fidel Castro, Trujillo and the Mirabal sisters and be able to discuss and give their opinions about what they read. Interpret songs about human rights and fill in the missing words to practice the use of the subjunctive mood. Use the subjunctive mood to react to the importance of human rights Compare their freedom with the oppression of other countries Compare and contrast two films about dictatorship and oppression. Stage 2—Assessment Evidence Performance Task(s): Read an article: “Forget about Fidel” from Newsweek and discuss the article. Read: “La historia de las hermanas Mirabal” and relate the article to the film “En el tiempo de las mariposas”. Read: “El lado humanitario de Ricky Martin” and answer questions about the importance of volunteer work in our global society. Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the dictators Fidel Castro and Trujillo. Answer questions about the films: “En el tiempo de las mariposas”, Other Evidence: Written vocabulary quizzes on related vocabulary Students will do a presentation on a painting depicting oppression of human rights. (oral presentation rubric will be used) Students will create their own humanitarian organization and will discuss social and personal benefits the organization will offer to the targeted group in society. Written exams assessing understanding of the grammatical structures, vocabulary, and culture in the unit Students will create a power point about the struggle of a Spanish speaking country for human rights and
CATEGORY EXCELENTE BIEN ASí ASí MALO Preparedness Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed. Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals. The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking. Student does not seem at all prepared to present. Volume Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members throughout the presentation. Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 90% of the time. Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 80% of the time. Volume often too soft to be heard by all audience members. Uses Complete Sentences Always (99-100% of time) speaks in complete sentences with 2 clauses. Mostly (80-98%) speaks in complete sentences. Sometimes (70-80%) speaks in complete sentences. Rarely speaks in complete sentences. Time-Limit Presentation is 2-3 minutes long. Presentation is 2 minutes long. Presentation is 1 minutes long. less than 3 minutes OR more than 6 minutes. Posture and Eye Contact Stands up straight, looks relaxed and confident. Establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation. Stands up straight and establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation. Sometimes stands up straight and establishes eye contact. Slouches and/or does not look at people during the presentation. Vocabulary Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Extends audience vocabulary by defining words that might be new to most of the audience. Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Includes 1-2 words that might be new to most of the audience, but does not define them. Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Does not include any vocabulary that might be new to the audience. Uses several (5 or more) words or phrases that are not understood by the audience. Speaks Clearly Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, and mispronounces word/s. Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, but mispronounces 2 word. Speaks clearly and distinctly most ( 94-85%) of the time. Mispronounces 3 words. Often mumbles cannot be understood OR mispronounces more than 3 words. Content Shows a full understanding of the topic. Contains all requirements. Shows a good understanding of the topic. Missing 1-2 requirements. Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic. Missing 3 requirements. Does not seem to understand the topic/req. very well.