Objectives: SWBAT
- compare their philosophy of life with that of José Santos Chocano's philosophy according to his poem Nostalgía
- explain the metaphors of the poem
- explain their own philosophy of life in a short poem in Spanish
- identify and distinguish verbs in the present tense, past tense and future tense.
Standards supported in this lesson:
- Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions
- Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics
- Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
- Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures
- Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own
- Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.