Evolution:
changes that occur over time

High School:
Student Needs

Vygotskian considerations

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Culture is significant in learning Language is the root of culture

Social-Emotional Needs

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Self-awarenessSelf-managementSocial awarenessRelationship skillsResponsible decision-makingSetting and Achieving Goals

Piagetian developmental level:
Formal Operational Stage

Academic Need:
To do well in the class and learn

Units of the Disciplines

Math: from abacus to calculators

Music: how popular music has changed
classical to pop and rap

History: Changes in culture and practices
from 1800s to now

Biology: Charles Darwin and Natural Selection

Spanish: What languages did Spanish come from
The evolution of language

Defining Features

Romance Languages: From Latin

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Spanish, along with others like French, Italian, and Portuguese, is one of the Romance languages–a family of modern languages with foundations in Latin.The Spanish language has many other influences as well. Several other languages, including Greek, Arabic, and some of the languages of the native cultures of the Americas have contributed words to Spanish in its modern form.

Grammar and Latin Roots

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Spanish derives many of its rules of grammar and syntax from Latin, and around 75% of Spanish words have Latin roots.

Examplars

Latin Prefix a-, an-, meaning lack or absence
amforo: shapeless

Latin Prefix hemi-, meaning in the middle
hemiferio: hemisphere

Non-examples

Hola: no latin root, actually from arabic

taco: comes from Nahuatl

Misconceptions

Under-generalizing

It went straight form latin to Spanish

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It evolved slowly from Latin, as did many other languages. It also doesn't come just from Latin. (refer to Romance Languages: From Latin)

Over-generalizing

every spanish word has a latin root in it

Correlational Features

There are two types of Spanish

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“European Spanish” and “Latin American Spanish”are spoken differentlyhave different rulesdifferent conjugationsFor example, Vos used in European Spanish, but not Latin American Spanish.Not all "Spanish" is the same. Similar to the difference between British English and American English.

Every student has unique needs
that would be addressed throughout
the learning process