El+Dia+de+Amor+y+Amistad


 * Music: "Remolino," by Francisco Cespedes**

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The lyrics to this song use a lot of metaphors and similes for love - "Your love is like..." "Living without your love is..." etc. Using this song as an example, students write poems / valentines / love letters following the same pattern.


 * Making Valentines on Saint Valentine's Day** user:SarahPcat

Valentine's Day was one day before I gave a test this year (for both Spanish I and II). I wanted to do review on Valentine's Day, but also wanted to celebrate the holiday. I looked at the grammar we were practicing and decided to cater the craft around it.

__Spanish I grammar: Ir + a + infinitive and tener + que + infinitive and possessive adjectives.__ Students were to create valentines that expressed something they had to do or were going to do for valentines day. I provided them with a couple of examples: "voy a comer mis dulces" and "tienes que tener mi amor" Together we brainstormed a list of infinitive verbs that might be helpful. Some of the expressions students came up with were "voy a enviar mi corazon," "tienes que celebrar mi amor," and "voy a dar una fiesta de amor"

__Spanish II grammar: e to i stem changing verbs in the present and past tenses__. The same instructions as above. Students needed to use their grammar to create valentines. Students came up with: "te sirvo mi amor," "te visto en mi amor," "yo pido tu amor," "sigues tu corazon," and "en el dia de amor y amistad, recuerdas: te quiero"

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