Digital Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: Los senderos de Cortzar (La noche boca arriba) Name: Roberto Ayala
Content Area: AP Spanish Grade Level: 10th to 12th grade
CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):
Because of the various levels of student proficiency and the multiple points of entry and exit from Californias language programs, the
content standards that follow are not tied to specific grade levels; instead, they describe the stages of linguistic and cultural acquisition.
The standards are separated into five categories: Content, Communication, Cultures, Structures, and Settings. The categories should be
taught together and, in practice, merge into seamless instruction within the various stages of the Language Learning Continuum.
*STAGEIV
Content
4.0 Students acquire information, recognize distinctive viewpoints, and further their knowledge of other disciplines.
Communication
4.4 Discuss, compare and contrast, and support an opinion; persuade.
4.5 Demonstrate understanding of the main ideas and most details in authentic texts.
4.6 Produce and present a complex written, oral, or signed (ASL) product in a culturally authentic way.
Cultures
4.1 Demonstrate culturally appropriate use of products, practices, and perspectives to others.
Structures
4.0 Students use knowledge of extended discourse to understand abstract and academic topics.
4.1 Use extended discourse (native-like text structure) to produce formal communications.
Big Ideas/Unit Goals:
1. The act of reading a book, in any language, encompasses more than just entertainment. To fully understand a book, students must contextualize it. This
can be achieved with different lenses or points of view.
2. Understanding a text also makes them culturally and globally aware. Students not only delve into learning Spanish, but they also get involved with
History, Philosophy, Critical Thinking, and Writing.
3. At the end they will derive some meaning that can be used in the future. This may be a better understanding of Literature and how it is influenced by
society.
4. Students will be better researchers and better critical thinkers with this interdisciplinary approach. They will also practice their writing skills through
this exercises, taking important notes while reading, and expanding their vocabulary.

Unit Summary:
What secrets are contained in words? Are short stories a treasure box of meaning(s)? Through the reading of Julio Cortzars La noche boca arriba students will
try to unlock the meaning of lo fantstico in short stories and how the author is influenced by society and the worldview of the time. This unit allows the
students to conduct research in collaboration with peers. It also permits a better understanding of the text through brief summaries and looking up new
vocabulary in Spanish and Spanish/English online dictionaries. Students will also analyze the text and think critically about a particular viewpoint and then
share that with the rest of the class. In addition, students will question and create a dialogue with the text, enriching the literary experience. Digital devices will
be utilized to conduct research, write summaries, make presentations, and view media.

Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level: Preliminary questions: Formative: Summative:
The importance of words and their meaning in a Write a short narrative about a fantastic event. Poster board presentation of the sequence of
short story. Webercise for La noche boca arriba events.
Contextualizing Julio Cortzars La noche boca Quiz: Historical context (La guerra florida), Lo 2 to 3 page essay about Cortzars writing style and
arriba. What is la guerra florida? fantstico, characteristics of Cortzars writing how its represented in the story. Elaborate how the
style. confrontation between reality and fantasy is
Graphic Organizer: Chart-of-Events for La noche represented in the story.
boca arriba
Lesson 1
Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence Lesson Activities: Students will follow the lecture presentation and complete various preliminary
Summarize and understand (Assessments): Preliminary activities for a better understanding of the context. This includes the following activities:
main ideas and most details questions. Students will Students will write a brief paragraph with their personal interpretation of the title.
of literary texts. write paragraph explaining Students will discuss their findings and draw an image of a peers interpretation of the title.
Acquire information about the meaning of the title and Contextualize the epigraph and explain its relevance for the story. Research La guerra florida and its
the text in an organized draw the interpretation of a meaning for pre-Hispanic cultures.
manner. peer. Research la guerra
florida.
Lesson 2
Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities: After learning about Lo fantstico and its definition, write a 1-page narrative in your
Make connections with Completion of the chromebook about something fantastic that occurred in your life. Complete the webercise and complete
historical and cultural Webercise activity. each of the questions thoroughly. Make sure you use all the links provided to complete the exercise.
phenomenon from the Reinforcement of the Once webercise is completed we will discuss the story and some of the responses from your activity.
context of the literary work. context through a quiz that Short quiz that covers the Historical context of La noche boca arriba, the main definition of Lo
incorporates knowledge fantstico in literature, and Cortazars writing style characteristics.
from lesson 1 and 2.
Lesson 3
Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities: After reading and discussing different aspects of La noche boca arriba, students will
Use learned knowledge to Graphic organizer. need to complete the graphic organizer. The chart-of-events will assist them in deconstructing Cortazars
explain and elaborate on Completion of a chart-of- short story. The answers to the questions at the end will assist them in the completion of the summative
abstract ideas from the events and critical thinking assessments.
literary text. questions that assist in a
Create an ordered clearer understanding of
presentation that the short story.
demonstrates a deep
analysis of the literary text

Unit Resources:

Mr. Ayalas website This website will be used as a reference.

Presentation maker Prezi was used in the design of the lecture presentation and may be used by students as a presentation tool.
Quiz maker This resource was used for the creation of a formative assessment.
Rubric creator Rubric creation resource. Excellent tool that allows you to create rubrics for a variety of assignments.
MLA style This website has information to format essays in the MLA style.
Plagiarism video This video gives the student information about how to avoid plagiarism.

Useful Websites:
La guerra florida This link will provide you with information about the Aztec flower wars and their religious connotation.
Sacrificios Aztecas This web page will give you some background information on Aztec sacrifices by a top Harvard University scholar.
El Imperio Azteca This website gives you a brief and concise look at the Aztec empire and its influence.
Biografa de Julio Cortzar This is a short biography of the author.
Cortzar y lo fantstico This article contains information about Cortzars used of the fantastic in his short stories.
La noche boca arriba Full text of Cortzars short story.
Cortzar y lo fantstico Video Interview with the author and his perspective on lo fantstico.
El estilo de Cortzar Video interview wit Cortzar where he talks about his style
Claves de lectura-Cortzar Video that talks about Cortzars writing style and the characteristics of his short stories.
La noche boca arriba (cortometraje) Animated short film of Cortazars short story.