Heritage Spanish · Week 8 · Mi español: acentos, ortografía e historias
Escribir lo que oímos
Students 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.
- Students will
- Students turn an oral story into a written narrative and punctuate dialogue with raya and "comillas".
- SEL skill
- Check that a written story matches what the storyteller meant before finalizing it
- What it looks like
- Students communicate effectively by writing a story so the person who told it feels heard.
- Content focus
- Turning oral stories into written narrative; punctuation of dialogue
- Format
- Partner exchange
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean communicating clearly, listening well, and working with others to build and keep healthy relationships. More relationship skills activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- WL.CM3.I: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM6.I: Communication Standard 6, Productive Structures in Service of Communication (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpretive Communication, Presentational Communication
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
More relationship skills activities for Heritage Spanish
- 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.
- Corridos de mi gente Relationship skillsStudents write a short "corrido" in pairs that honors a person from their community.
- Revisión entre pares Relationship skillsStudents give specific, kind feedback on a peer's essay and receive feedback without defensiveness.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.