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Hispanic Heritage Month Common Core RL.9-10.3 resources
La Casa en Mango Street Complete 6-8 week Unit
Sandra Cisnero's La casa en Mango Street presents a variety of topics from cultural identity to social issues that we still face in today’s society. Literature is meant to empower, to connect, to build a bridge that allows the readers to see themselves through the story at hand. Mango street does just that, it tells a story that many of us can connect to, it teaches our students the value of their own stories and the impact that our heritage has on us. This unit addresses the main themes present
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
NEW Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit (Allende, Esquivel, Márquez)
In this fantastic Latin Folktales and Magical Realism unit, you will study characteristics of Latin folktales, analyze Latin cautionary folktales (El Silbón, El Sombrerón, La Llorona, La Siguanaba) and Latin animal folktales (Boitatá, El Cóndor y El Colibri, El Zorro, Jukumari), then explore genre elements of Magical Realism, and identify elements of Latin folktales and Magical Realism in A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (Gabriel García Márquez, short story), Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Es
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Bundle: Norse Mythology Unit + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit
Snow by Julia Álvarez — Short Story Analysis
Snow by Julia Álvarez is a short story about a young immigrant girl named Yolanda experiencing New York snow for the first time. This story is a quick read, excerpted from the novel How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, only 435 words in length!Alvarez captures the emotional struggle of adapting to a new culture, especially during a time of great turmoil. As if learning a new culture isn’t a challenge enough, Alvarez highlights how the transition goes beyond the obvious elements of finding on
Grades:
8th - 12th
Spanish Reading Activity: Character Dating Profile (Video Preview)
I love this fiction reading comprehension activity and use it all the time in upper levels of Spanish and Spanish Immersion. At any point in the reading process after students get to know characters, kids fill out this online dating profile as though they were a character from the present reading. This is definitely best in pairs or trios. It forces kids to get into the mind of a character and use their Spanish to discuss how the character would fill out their profile. After groups have complete
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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La Casa en Mango Street Final Project
List of 7 final projects that can be easily adapted to online learning. Suitable for Spanish Native Speaker, Spanish III, IV or higher level. Presentations, interview task, writing prompts and art gallery. Excellent assesment option for end of the unit.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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