Pre-Reading+Activities

1. __**Information about the author and his culture**__--using Wikipedia and any other (reliable) internet sources, students will answer questions about the author of the text and his life, Mario Benedetti and his cultural background. media type="custom" key="9997875"

2. __**La guerra sucia, dictadores y subversivos JIGSAW activity**__--students will be assigned a topic such as "la guerra sucia," "dictadores," "subversivos," to research. Approximately five students will have the same topic, thus forming a base group. As a group, students will look up, on the internet and in the library, decide on and write in the target language, FIVE to SIX facts about their topic. They must cite their sources. Back in class, students will be given a graphic organizer and will be "jigsawed;" that is, there will be a group of five students, each with a different topic. Students will teach other about their topic in the target language using a graphic organizer as their guide. They must also be taking notes on while their group mates present the information. Teacher will debrief and students will share out. media type="custom" key="9998929"

3. __**Tea Party**__--Students will be given a key quote from the story. Not everyone will have the same quote. Students will take a minute (ore even two) and, independently, think about what their quote might mean and make a prediction about the story based on this quote. The students will do ** *"Inside/Outside Circles" ** to share their quote with other students and to hear the others' quotes and predictions. All is done in the target language. Students share out in class.

For homework, the teacher will send out a link to student's via email to a Google Doc graphic organizer that asks students to contribute to the organizer with information about the quotes, meanings and predictions they discussed in class today during the activity. Students will need to put their initials next to their comment as to verify that they did the assignment. This will be added to and updated after the story has been read. media type="custom" key="9999259"

*Inside/outside circles is where students split up into two groups: A & B. The "A" group forms an inside circle. The "B" group forms a circle around them (an outside circle). The two circles face each other and each student has a partner in the opposing circle. When the teacher says go, students share their quotes, A circle person starting first, followed by B circle person. Students must read their quote, comment on what it means, and also make a prediction, IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE. Each student should take about 2 minutes to do this. When the teacher gives the signal, the outside circle person moves one space to his/her right, thus getting a new partner. THE INSIDE CIRCLE PERSON DOES NOT ROTATE!! Repeat the process. Students will eventually hear all the quotes and, if two students have the same quote (which may be the case at times), more time can be spent on the meaning and prediction of quote.