Goals+and+Objectives

__**GOAL**__: Students will be able to see the connection between repressive dictatorship-led regimes in countries of the Southern Cone in South America and daily society in this region during the 1970s and 1980s and how this influenced the literature and thinking of the period, especially that of Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan writer.

__**ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS**__: Are we really free to think what we want and express our opinions publicly via literature, politics or (social) media in society or do these thoughts and subsequent voicing of these opinions make us a target for others? Do our actions come back to haunt us/do our actions always have consequences?

__**OBJECTIVES**__: By the end of this reading unit, students will be able to:
 * talk about the life of Mario Benedetti, author of the text and his Uruguayan culture, both past and present
 * relate at least three facts about dictatorships in the Southern Cone and how this might have affected Benedetti's life and work (as well as the work and life of others living in the region at this time)
 * expand their vocabulary knowledge by completing a graphic organizer with vocabulary from the story
 * tell the difference between present and past subjunctive as well as identify it in the story, be able to translate it to English, conjugate both correctly and produce their own examples in Spanish
 * make predictions about a text based on important quotes and descriptions and then verify and reflect on those predictions while making connections to the text and historical contexts
 * answer simple questions about the story
 * express their opinions about the themes and concepts of the story and agree/disagree with and expand upon classmates' ideas
 * create a dialog that is not in the story between the two main characters and explain their reasoning
 * Reflect on key quotes after reading the entire story and make connections orally and in writing that best addresses the GOAL and/or the ESSENTIAL QUESTION of the unit and that shows that the student is able to make the connection between society/politics/freedom of speech and it's products/influence (literature, media, art, etc.)