Heritage Spanish · Week 33 · Orgullo y puente entre casa y academia
Historias de mi barrio
Students create a short story map of their neighborhood that honors local voices and what neighbors care about.
- Students will
- Students create a story map of their neighborhood using the preterite, imperfect, and past perfect to narrate local stories.
- SEL skill
- Listen for what neighbors care about and honor local voices in a story
- What it looks like
- Students listen for what neighbors care about and honor local voices with respect.
- Content focus
- Narrative with all past tenses; community storytelling
- Format
- Group roles share
Social awareness
Social awareness means listening to understand other people's experiences and respecting the communities and stories they come from. More social awareness 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.A: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Advanced range)
- WL.CL2.A: Cultures Standard 2, Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives (Advanced range)
- WL.CN2.A: Connections Standard 2, Diverse Perspectives and Distinctive Viewpoints (Advanced range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives, Presentational Communication, Relating Cultural Products and Practices to Perspectives
- Proficiency range: Advanced
More social awareness activities for Heritage Spanish
- No hay español malo Social awarenessComparing words across Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, students reject the idea of bad Spanish and respect every variety.
- Los cuentos de mi abuela Social awarenessStudents interview an elder in Spanish and capture a family story, honoring the voice of the storyteller.
- Mi vecindario habla Social awarenessStudents practice interviewing an imagined neighbor in Indio or Coachella with accented question words and listen for the stories behind the answers.
- Gloria Anzaldúa y la frontera Social awarenessReading excerpts from Borderlands, students reflect on living between languages and cultures and how others experience that space.
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