Abstract:
A major component of Spanish Education (as with any other content area) is the necessity for lesson planning. Each lesson is delicately prepared to best optimize classroom instruction time in which to teach the material and to promote a positive classroom environment, thus enabling effective learning for all students. Since each lesson is but a piece of the whole puzzle, lessons are frequently planned in terms of units of study, or a series of lessons aimed at achieving a specific purpose and mastery level in students. As I began student teaching this past semester at Anderson High School in Anderson, Indiana working with both Spanish levels I and II, I realized firsthand that a key aspect of any successful teacher is their ability to plan well for classes. My desire to prepare effective lessons for classes and to become a successful educator inspired my honors thesis, a collection of four units of study comprised of approximately thirteen lessons with the vast majority of materials included.
