The proper sequence of events must be known when trying to understand the past. In this lesson, students will study chronology and create personal time lines.
The American Museum of Natural History is home to the world's largest collection of vertebrate fossils, totaling nearly one million specimens. This Web site offers visitors a virtual visit to the Museum's famed Fossil Halls. It features seven sections along with a brief introduction, a Teacher's Guide, and information about the Museum's Division of Paleontology.
This lesson focuses on the uses of the preterite indicative tense and vocabulary related to travel. The students will read various selections that demonstrate the use of the preterite. and draw pictures to illustrate their understanding. Students will demonstrate their understanding by creating a time line of their life Social Sciences and sharing it with the class. The lesson culminates with students writing a composition entitled, "I know what you did last summer" and presenting it to the class in the target language.
