Before learning accent marks in Spanish, it is important that the student have a good understanding of the language’s vowel sounds and how to distinguish between open and closed vowels.
Spanish has five vowel sounds – a, e, i, o, and u – and it is crucial for a student to be able to identify each sound correctly, as the placement of accent marks is linked to the stress of a word’s syllable. Open vowels, such as “a” and “e,” are pronounced with the tongue positioned lower in the mouth, while close vowels, such as “i” and “u,” are pronounced with the tongue positioned higher in the mouth.
In addition to vowel sounds, a student should also be able to divide Spanish words into syllables, as accent marks are used to indicate where the stress falls within a word.
Check out this lesson plan and the resource sheet at the end of the page.
Dividing Words Into Syllables – Syllable Break Lesson Plan for Spanish 3
By the end of this lesson, students will know the rules to break words into syllables in Spanish and identify diphthongs, triphthongs, and hiatus. They will also learn when a word needs a written accent mark.
Lesson Objective
- Learn the rules for dividing words into syllables in Spanish.
- Identify cases where syllables are not separated (diptongos, triptongos) and when combinations of vowels are separated (hiatos).
- To explore possible applications of dividing words into syllables.
Lesson Summary
By the end of the lesson, students will have learned how to separate words into syllables, and then identify stressed and unstressed syllables, and apply accentuation rules in the next class.
What’s included:
- Lesson Plan in Spanish
- Handouts and worksheets
- Activator / Exit Ticket
- Examen – Lectura y escritura (Assessment)
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