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Baila! Latin Dance in the Spanish Classroom Lesson PlanBaila! Latin Dance in the Spanish Classroom Lesson Plan
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John F. Kennedy Center
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9th - 12th
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Baila! Latin Dance in the Spanish Classroom

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This Baila! Latin Dance in the Spanish Classroom lesson plan also includes:
  • Merengue
  • Guide - Elements of Dance
  • Research Guide - Latin Dance
  • Assessment Rubric
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One, two, three. One, two, three. Invite your language learners to practice the steps for researching and presenting information. Each small group has the task of explaining one Latin dance in full detail.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

dancing, latin america, oral presentations, world cultures

Additional Tags

languages

Classroom Considerations

  • The research guide includes guidelines for the project as well as links that students can use to begin their work
  • Since the plan allows some language flexibility, you decide how much written and spoken Spanish you will expect from your class

Pros

  • Comes with a video of a dance instructor that you can use to introduce the topic or add a little dance into your instruction
  • Includes an assignment page and a student reference sheet
  • Comes with questions in both English and Spanish that you can ask your class

Cons

  • While there is a rubric included, it's not very detailed and could be greatly improved upon

Common Core

RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.2 W.9-10.2.a W.9-10.2.b W.9-10.2.c W.9-10.2.e W.9-10.8 W.11-12.2.a W.11-12.2.e W.11-12.2.f W.11-12.4 W.11-12.7

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