Heritage Spanish · Week 24 · Literatura latinoamericana y chicana

Corridos de mi gente

Students write a short "corrido" in pairs that honors a person from their community.

Relationship skillsGrades 9 to 12About 20 minutesIntermediate

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Students will: Students learn the structure of "a corrido" and write a short "corrido" in pairs that honors a person from their community.
SEL skill: Share ideas, listen to a partner's lines, and combine voices into one "corrido"
What it looks like: Students build relationship skills by sharing ideas, listening, and combining voices to create something together.
Content focus: "Corrido" structure and narrative ballads
Format: Group roles share

Relationship skills

Relationship skills mean communicating clearly, listening, and cooperating so that people can work together and keep strong relationships. More relationship skills activities

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Standards

WL.CM3.I: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Intermediate range)
WL.CL2.I: Cultures Standard 2, Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives (Intermediate range)
National (ACTFL World Readiness): Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives, Cultural Comparisons, Presentational Communication
Proficiency range: Intermediate

Fits these textbook chapters

Galería de lengua y cultura 1 and 2 (Spanish for Spanish Speakers), Galería 1, Módulo 2: Nuestra herencia cultural

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More relationship skills activities for Heritage Spanish

Escribir lo que oímos Relationship skillsStudents turn an oral story, from their family, a book, or an imagined elder, into a written narrative and may share it with the person who told it or someone they choose.
El registro: casa y escuela Relationship skillsStudents compare how they talk at home and at school and see moving between registers as a skill, not a flaw.
Las palabras que hieren Relationship skillsStudents analyze how words like "pocho" and "nopal" hurt heritage speakers and practice repairing harm when language is used to shame.
Revisión entre pares Relationship skillsStudents give specific, kind feedback on a peer's essay and receive feedback without defensiveness.

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