The+family+in+Botero's+art


 * **Title**: La familia en los cuadros de Botero (The family in Botero's paintings)


 * Language**: //Novice Spanish//


 * Description**: Botero has several paintings linked to the same themes. One of them is the family. The paintings are very similar but they are not the same, so they can be used with students to ask them to find differences. Sometimes I divide the class into groups and I give each group a different painting.Then I ask them to find out which group has the same painting as mine. They can do this by asking questions only. Other times I give the same painting to more than one group. Each group has to find out which other group/s has the same painting but they can only do this by asking questions. This requires a good organization of the class for the activity, so that every group can ask the questions and also listen to the answers. I normally create a worksheet where students can write their questions in advance, with their group (before coming all together as a class for questions and answers). In the same worksheet they take notes about the answers that they hear for each of their questions. Sometimes I tell them that each question needs to start with HAY, so we practice //is there/are there, there is/are// in Spanish. The paintings can also be used for a conversation on Botero and his art. || media type="custom" key="5280837" ||