Professor Leonardo DeValoes

Professor Leonardo DeValoes
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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Blog #19

Escribe un parrafo en el que expreses la razon por la cual el poeta pide que dijen el balcon abierto.

Si has leido el cuento "el arbol de oro" (p 152-173), piensa en Ivo, la torrecita, el arbol de oro y lo que le sucede al final. Lee de nuevo el poema "Despedida" y cambialo como si el poeta fuera Ivo. Por ejemplo, si Ivo fuera el poeta, Que quisiera que dejaran abierto? Que veria desde alli? Que sentiria? Escribe el poema de nuevo con los cambios que tu crees que Ivo haria.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Proyecto # 3

Español 4 Proyecto # 3 Due/Deadline Monday, March 28


Think about the events that occurred during the stories “La viuda de Montiel” and “Cartas de amor traicionado,” and think about the characters. Imagine that after everything that has happened in the stories, a television channel invites some of the characters to be interviewed on a talk show. Each group will create an interview in a talk show style that they will record. The video should have the “feel” of a talk show.

Here are the characters (Each group may not have all characters, or some people may play double roles:

For “La viuda de Montiel”

The widow Montiel

The daughter of Montiel

The son of Montiel

Carmichael, the family servant for many years

A person living in the town who experienced Montiel’s influence over the town during his lifetime.

Talk Show Host



For “Cartas de amor traicionado”

Analía Torres

Uncle Eugenio Torres

La Madre Superiora – Mother Superior (Head nun)

Luís Torres (Remember, he dies during the story so he can’t be a guest)

Analía and Luís’ son

The son’s teacher (also an old friend of Luis Torres)

Talk Show Host



Possible topics to discuss:

 The events that occurred in the story

 Feelings over the events that occurred

 Feelings different characters have about the other characters and why – may also include examples of behaviors that prompt these feelings

 Feelings about the outcomes of the story

 Any “inside scoops” – these can be an extension of the story – reasonable outcomes or events that could possibly have occurred given what we know in each story.

About Me

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Leonardo De Valões Jr. is a distinguished professor of world languages, teaching at the high school and collegiate levels. A native of Brazil, He is the son of a frenchman and an italian jewish mother. Leo has lived in Rio de Janeiro, New York, and currently resides in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area . He planned on visiting most of the world before his 50th birthday and as of today, he has traveled to 133 countries.He is fluent in Portuguese, French, Italian, Spanish and English. Educational Background: Mr. De Valoes obtained his Bachelor's degree in Psychology at the University of Central Florida and the title of Don Leonardo de Valoes at the Universidad Real de Salamanca where obtained the degree of Masters de Lenguas, Civilizaciones y Culturas Españolas. He is a terminal PhD candidate in Education at Universidad Internacional Ibero Americana - Unini. He has taught at many institutions in the D.C. Metropolitan area for over 20 years.