Evita Perón: Mistress to Madonna
Time Required
The amount of time for each aspect of the learning experience:


This unit lasted approximately seven days.

Day 1: View first video (approximately 1 hour) on Evita Perón's life, follow-up worksheet to assess comprehension.

Day 2: View second video (approximately 1 hour) on Evita Perón's life, follow-up worksheet to assess comprehension.

Day 3: Read from the script of the musical Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice in Spanish. Listen to an audio-cassette tape of this version of the musical and view scenes from the movie by Madonna with the sound turned off.

Day 4: Go to computer lab to do the Fact vs. Fiction WebQuest. Begin Evita Perón: Mistress to Madonna WebQuest.

Day 5: Go to computer lab to continue Evita Perón: Mistress to Madonna WebQuest. Work in small groups to determine decision, write rough draft of press release and begin work on video release.

Day 6: Present individual group decisions to remainder of class and participate in discussion to determine class decision. Continue work on video release.

Day 7: Present video releases and hand in final version of press releases.

*Note: My classes are 85 minutes long and meet on an alternate day schedule.

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