HS Spanish Guide

- Descriptions of community gathering places or social spaces. - Information about Carnaval in the Dominican Republic. - Examples of Dominican music, instruments, sports, or cultural traditions. - Personal reactions and re fl ections supported by visuals. SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION Skill Building

● Use a variety of visuals with captions to de fi ne meaning of words and phrases. ● Use Total Physical Response to review new vocabulary. ● Pair with partners to practice conversation/group students to allow opportunity for them to practice speaking.

Model the conversation, and provide sentence frames or sentence starters. ● Use gestures and oral repetition of key phrases and words in multiple contexts.

● Provide opportunities for more conversation with fl uent speakers via Zoom or Google Meet. ● Interview or survey other students or bilingual individuals outside of class about a chosen topic in Spanish, then present their fi ndings to the class. ● Provide more complex text in Spanish for students to read. ● Have students record themselves speaking the language and re fl ect on their progress. ● Students can practice translating from English to Spanish in speech or writing.

Extension

*Updated 6.23.26