Spanish C Honors students will learn about the Spanish poet, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer. Students will read a brief biographical sketch of the nineteenth century Romantic poet as well as some of his well known rimas. The subject of each of the rimas is el amor, of course! Each student will memorize and give an oral presentation of one of Bécquer’s rimas. The recitations will be videotaped with a digital video camera, and then they will be downloaded to computers, so that students may create individual iMovies. The finished products will be judged by the Middle School Spanish teachers, and awards will be presented for first, second, third places and honorable mention. All eighth grade students will be present at the debut of the class’s work during an eighth grade class meeting at which time the awards will be presented.
Students will memorize one of Bécquer’s rimas and recite it orally with appropriate dramatic gestures, props, etc. as it is videotaped. After the recitations have been downloaded to computers, all students using iMovie will edit their video complete with title, transitions, credits, sound effects and musical backgrounds.
