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Central America Countries, Capitals, Culture, and Gestures.

Description: 

During this lesson the students will explore the Spanish-Speaking countries in Central America. They will explore greetings, customs, the culture, and more. They will take virtual tours of some of the historical sites and will research these sites as well as interesting facts about the country. They will create a presentation to share their findings with their peers. 

Learning Targets: 
Compare and Contrast culture of Central American countries to students own culture.
Demonstrate an understanding of greetings and customs.
Compare and contrast greetings and customs of Central American countries to students own.
Research and Present Central American countries.
Research body language and gestures and compare to students own gestures.
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Author: 
[email protected]
Content Area: 
Elective Subjects
World Languages
Language: 
English
Resource Type: 
Lesson
Licensing: 
Creative Commons Licence
Grade: 
9-12
Tags: 
cohort03-13-17
central america
culture
greetings
capitals
countries
historical sites

Student prerequisite skills and knowledge

Students will need to know the difference between countries and capitals. Students will need to know the different continents. Students will need to know their own culture or self reflect on their own culture and gestures.

How is the concept or procedure explained or demonstrated?

Each concept builds upon the last. Students start out in whole group talking about stereotypes and learning what other countries think all Americans are like. From there they move on to learning specifically about Central America and it's countries and capitals, how they greet each other, and their customs. They explore and research the culture and historical attractions and compare and contrast to their own.

What concepts or procedures are being explained or demonstrated in this lesson object?

Students will be introduced to my website and how to navigate it. They will be step by step directions that explain how to navigate the virtual reality websites as well as other useful sites. Students will be learning about capitals, customs, and culture and relate it to their own.

What was your experience, both successes and challenges, using this lesson object with your students?

Time is my biggest challenge. There is so much I can do with this lesson, but I have to keep it to 3-5 days maximum. Because of this, I have to really make sure my resources are higher end resources so students can navigate and learn in the time frame we have.