Spanish 9/30 Ms. Wrigley

Getting the Vocab Take 5 minutes to brainstorm with a partner what vocabulary you would use in English to talk about music. Write down 6 words or phrases in English and then we will talk about how to say that in Spanish.

Classical – musica clasica Strong/loud – fuerte Soft – baja Fast – rapido Slow – lento sound – sonido Dynamic – dynamico Energizing – energetico Tocar – to play in Spanish – en Español Tocan – they play Latin music – musica latina

Beat/rhythm – ritmo key – clave Lyrics – letra genre – genero Tone – tono note – nota Song – canción music – musica Musician – musico instrument – instrumento Bass – bajo treble clef – clave de sol Bass clef – clave de fa singer- cantante Piano – piano guitar – guitarra Trumpet – trompeta drum - tambor

Reggaeton Reggaeton is a genre of Latin music. It is a mix of reggae, hip hop, and Latin rhythms. It is said to have first been played in Panama, but it is generally thought of as being from Puerto Rico. It evolved as a genre of music in the 1990s.

Puerto Rico

Official Name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) Capital: San Juan; 18 N, 66 W Nationality: Puerto Rican (U.S.) Population: 3.9 Million Size: ½ size of Massachusetts; 3,515 sq mi Languages: Spanish & English (both official) Religions: Roman Catholic & Protestant Currency: US Dollar Puerto Rico Puerto Rico - Facts Climate: Tropical National Holiday: July 25 “El Dia de la Constitucion”, which commemorates the date in 1952 when Puerto Rico became a commonwealth of the U.S.

Puerto Rico Movie clip While watching write down 6 facts about Puerto Rico.

La Clave Documental sobre el raggaeton y la salsa. While you are watching free-write down your thoughts about the music and what the people are saying about the music. In addition, write down 2 questions that you have about what you see.

Tego Calderon Puerto Rican reggaeton artist. El cantante puertorriqueño está orgulloso de sus raices africanas. 5/20/ /black-puerto-rican-and- proud-guest-dj-tego-calder-n 5/20/ /black-puerto-rican-and- proud-guest-dj-tego-calder-n

While listening to the radio clip Answer the two questions: 1.How is race viewed in Latin America? 2.What is one way Tego Calderon shows pride in his African heritage?

Discussion In groups of 3, you will respond to these discussion questions: (15min) 1.Why do you think reggaeton became so popular? 2.What are some similarities between rap and reggaeton? 3.What are some of the similarities between salsa and reggaeton? 4.What are the connections between reggaeton and African heritage among Latinos?

Describe Using the vocab we came up with for discussing music, write a description of reggaeton in Spanish with at least 5 sentences. Next, write a comparison of reggaeton and rap. Use mas…que, menos…que, tan…como. Write at least 5 comparison sentences. You have 15 min.

Exit Ticket 1.What is reggaeton? 2.Write one sentence to describe reggaeton in Spanish. 3.What is one question you have about what we learned today?