Heritage Spanish · Week 1 · Mi español: acentos, ortografía e historias
Mi español, mi historia
Students write a language autobiography and name the feelings, pride or insecurity, attached to their Spanish.
- Students will
- Students write a short language autobiography using words of origin such as "raíces" and "herencia".
- SEL skill
- Name a feeling connected to your spanish and explain where it comes from
- What it looks like
- Students name the feelings, pride or worry, that come with their Spanish.
- Content focus
- Language autobiography; vocabulary of origin ("raíces", "herencia")
- Format
- Think write pair share
Self-awareness
Self-awareness means noticing your own emotions, thoughts, values, and strengths and seeing how they shape what you do. More self-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.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): 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 1: Nuestra identidad
- Galería de lengua y cultura 1 and 2 (Spanish for Spanish Speakers), Galería 1, Módulo 2: Nuestra herencia cultural
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More self-awareness activities for Heritage Spanish
- Mi nombre con tilde Self-awarenessStudents write their names with correct accents and explain why their name deserves to be spelled and pronounced correctly.
- Spanglish y cambio de código Self-awarenessStudents reflect on when they switch languages and what feelings or audiences drive the switch.
- Reflexión del semestre Self-awarenessStudents compare their first writing sample to a recent one and name their growth in accents, spelling, and register.
- Odas de Neruda Self-awarenessStudents analyze a Neruda ode and write their own oda to an ordinary object that brings them comfort.
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.