SPA II Honors

Antes de empezar el video en FlipGrid, tú necesitas conocer a su amiga nueva, Luisa. - Luisa es de Marsella, Colombia y, en este video, ella habla sobre su vida.  - Necesitas mirar el video (es corto...más o menos 4 minutos) y aprender sobre ella.  - Debes usar los subtítulos en español porque es más fácil para entender la conversación con subtítulos españoles (en "Settings - Subtitles - Spanish (Latin America)". - Mientras miras el video, debes escribir algunas notas en la vida de Luisa porque va a hacer el próximo parte de la tarea más fácil. Ahora, necesitas hacer un video corto via FlipGrid. REQUISITOS DE TU VIDEO 45-90 segundos en total Necesitas imaginar que estás hablando con Marsella.  Debes imaginar que la cámara es Luisa y debes decirle a ella las similitudes y diferences entre tú y ella. Psst...(and I'll cheat and tell you this in English)...if you want some extra-credit, feel free to coerce a family member into being Luisa to ask you

For the remainder of the semester, we will be reading a second story, titled Rival . This story will be set in medieval Spain, prior to the Age of Discovery. During this time, Spain endured rule by the Islamic Moors in a kingdom they called Al-Andalus. This, however, doesn't tell the whole story. Historians have studied this time and have differing takes on the Islamic rule. There are many that tout this time period as proof that religions, even those drastically different such as Christianity and Islam, can live in tolerance side-by-side. Surely, there were times during the Islamic rule that there was a certain level of tolerance for Christians, although there were restrictions placed on them to a degree. The time of Al-Andalus also greatly impacted the architecture, arts, sciences, and learning in Spain as well as in Europe at large as new thoughts and philosophies were introduced to Europe for the first time. That said, the time of Al-Andalus was not without it's own turm