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September 10th

UNIT: A R T & C U L T U R E Objective: Reading Comprehension. September 10th. I .- PRE READING GUESS !!. Beethoven. MUSIC. Shakespeare. Frida Kahlo. LITERATURE. PAINTING. self portrait. sadness. Kahlo stands. soil. borderline. skull. the word FORD.

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September 10th

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  1. UNIT: ART& CULTURE Objective: Reading Comprehension September 10th

  2. I .- PRE READING GUESS !! Beethoven MUSIC Shakespeare Frida Kahlo LITERATURE PAINTING

  3. self portrait sadness Kahlo stands soil borderline skull the word FORD happiness

  4. skyscrapers bright flowers the sun spitting fire the moon bowing his head ancient temples light bulbs other artifacts seem to march like robots with a Mexican flag in her hands

  5. lightning smokestacks roots the American flag machines idols smoke cloud stones

  6. II.- WHILE READING 1.- Read first and then confirm your prediction: 2.- Read again and underline the key words you find: 3.- Underline the right alternative: The text is : a) a poem b) a legend c) an article

  7. 4.- Underline the best title for this text : • a.- Understanding Frida's painting. • b. - Understanding Mexican culture. • c. - Industries in USA. • 5.- Underline the right alternative . • The text explains: a.- her life in Mexico. • b.- the meaning of her picture. • c.- her life in United States.

  8. 5.- Match these two columns to make one sentence • a.- Other artifacts seem 1- her thoughts and feelings in • an imaginative way • b. - Kahlo longed to return 2- through the United States • with her husband • c. - One part of the picture 3.- to march like robots • d. - Kahlo tells us about 4.-shows her beloved Mexico • f.- She was travelling 5.- to her homeland d f a c b

  9. III. POST READING 1.- Classify words following the ideas that are expressed in Frida´s painting in this Venn diagram . Stones - ancient - clouds- Mexican flag - she stands - the word FORD - lightning - artifacts - temples - stones – idols - skulls – bright flowers – sun - a statue - the American flag - smokestacks – skyscrapers - chimneys - in her hands - roots - spitting fire - moon - light bulbs – sky - machines - bowing his head – soil – plants – happiness - sadness

  10. SUN

  11. 2.-Write an acrostic: F R I D A K A H L O LOWERS

  12. 7.- Do you think this is a masterpiece? Why?

  13. 1. – FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY. Visit these sites and choose one picture you like the best and one you dislike: http://www.fridakahlofans.com/paintingsenglish05.htm http://www.fridakahlo.com/art.shtml http://www.pbs.org/weta/fridakahlo/worksofart/index.html

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