"Hasta qué punto" questions reward students who can weigh an argument, not just support it. This 60-minute lesson teaches them to take a position, concede what's fair, and use historical context with precision.
Students start with a quick "Sí, pero…" debate. They then learn how an evaluative question differs from the "how does Lorca present…" questions of earlier lessons. The question for the whole lesson is ¿Hasta qué punto es Bernarda la responsable de la tragedia final?
What students cover
Reading the question and placing their answer on a judgement scale, from apenas to totalmente
Writing a thesis with concession (si bien, aunque, por mucho que)
Language for nuance: concession with indicative and subjunctive, certainty and doubt, and more precise verbs
A context bank of eight points, used with a three-step formula: context, quotation, effect
Judging the responsibility of Adela, Martirio and La Poncia
Planning and writing an introduction and a conclusion that give a graded judgement
What's included
Teacher PowerPoint (22 slides) with student-turn and ideas slides, a model plan, a model introduction and conclusion, a model nuance paragraph and speaker notes
Student PDF pack (7 pages) with the judgement scale, grammar tasks, the context bank, character responsibility grids, an evaluative planning frame and a self-check list
Homework: paragraph C of the plan (the daughters), about 100 words, with one integrated context point and two concession structures
An exit ticket: a one-sentence judgement using si bien or aunque
Good to know
For Year 13 A Level Spanish students studying La casa de Bernarda Alba.
Lesson 4 in the Cartacanta A Level Spanish essay-writing series, following the PEA method and symbols lessons.
"Hasta qué punto" questions reward students who can weigh an argument, not just support it. This 60-minute lesson teaches them to take a position, concede what's fair, and use historical context with precision.
Students start with a quick "Sí, pero…" debate. They then learn how an evaluative question differs from the "how does Lorca present…" questions of earlier lessons. The question for the whole lesson is ¿Hasta qué punto es Bernarda la responsable de la tragedia final?
What students cover
Reading the question and placing their answer on a judgement scale, from apenas to totalmente
Writing a thesis with concession (si bien, aunque, por mucho que)
Language for nuance: concession with indicative and subjunctive, certainty and doubt, and more precise verbs
A context bank of eight points, used with a three-step formula: context, quotation, effect
Judging the responsibility of Adela, Martirio and La Poncia
Planning and writing an introduction and a conclusion that give a graded judgement
What's included
Teacher PowerPoint (22 slides) with student-turn and ideas slides, a model plan, a model introduction and conclusion, a model nuance paragraph and speaker notes
Student PDF pack (7 pages) with the judgement scale, grammar tasks, the context bank, character responsibility grids, an evaluative planning frame and a self-check list
Homework: paragraph C of the plan (the daughters), about 100 words, with one integrated context point and two concession structures
An exit ticket: a one-sentence judgement using si bien or aunque
Good to know
For Year 13 A Level Spanish students studying La casa de Bernarda Alba.
Lesson 4 in the Cartacanta A Level Spanish essay-writing series, following the PEA method and symbols lessons.
