El 14 de febrero
"Te quiero."
Objectives
- Learn vocabulary related to Valentine’s Day.
- Read some simple love poems.
- View popular Spanish quotations, proverbs and sayings about love.
- Write a "love letter" in Spanish.
Web Activity
First, use the links below to read about topics related to Valentine's Day.
Answer questions 1-8 with complete sentences. Then complete the
composition at the end of this lesson.
To
receive an A on this assignment, your answers must be very complete, well
written in Spanish, and in your own words.
Read about the history of Valentine’s Day.
Then answer these questions.
- ¿Cuándo se celebra el Día de San Valentín?
- San Valentín fue martirizado por
(?)
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Now you will spend some time reading some citas (quotations) and
proverbios (proverbs) about love.
Click on the links to
read them. When you have finished, copy your favorite cita and
proverbio
here.
- Mi cita favorita es:
- El autor de mi cita favorita se llama:
- Mi proverbio favorito es:
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Piropos are a popular Spanish custom. Read about them.
- Mi piropo favorito es:
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The next section is about poetry.
You will be using the section called Jarchas. If you have time, look at all of
the other poetry on the page.
- ¿Cuál es el tema (theme) de las jarchas?
- ¿Te gusta el amor? ¿Por qué sí o no? Contesta con por lo
menos 5 frases. (Answer with at least 5 sentences.)
Composition
Now that you have read some romantic sayings and poetry about el amor, write a ten-sentence love letter,
Valentine's Day card,
or love poem in Spanish. Remember to use the vocabulary page for
help.
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