Spanish: Interpreting Picasso's Guernica
Analyze the Video
Before You Watch
Respond to the following questions:
What are some of the most significant works of art in your target culture(s)?
Guayasamin’s murals and hands, Las meninas by Diego Velaszquez
What strategies help students derive meaning from an informational text?
Previous knowledge or to introduce them to the subject before the readings.
What strategies help students develop their own understanding of a cultural product?
By making comparisons with their own culture.
How do you present abstract cultural topics to learners with limited language proficiency?
The key is to make comparisons and using connections with other classes and with things that they are already familiar.
Watch the Video
Write down what you find interesting, surprising, or especially important about the teaching and learning in this lesson.
What I find very interesting and useful is that the teacher tells the students to write what they see and feel when looking at the painting. That way they can keep their focus and the students can get familiarized with an artwork that is new to them. It is a great approach.
Reflect on the Video
Review your notes, and then respond to the following questions:
How does the graphic organizer assist students in creating the radio announcement? What evidence supports its effectiveness?
Graphic organizers benefit the student’s learning by helping them identify areas of focus like the topics
