Heritage Spanish · Week 14 · Registro, comunidad y voz académica
Mi vecindario habla
Students practice interviewing an imagined neighbor in Indio or Coachella with accented question words and listen for the stories behind the answers.
- Students will
- Students write interview questions with accented question words and listen for the story behind each answer.
- SEL skill
- Listen for the story behind an answer and ask a follow up that shows you understood
- What it looks like
- Students practice attunement by listening to understand a neighbor's experience, not just to collect facts.
- Content focus
- Interviewing neighbors; accented question words ("qué", "cómo", "dónde", "por qué")
- Format
- Partner exchange
Social awareness
Social awareness means tuning in to other people's experiences and feelings and trying to understand things from their side. 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.CM1.I: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM2.I: Communication Standard 2, Interpersonal Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CL2.I: Cultures Standard 2, Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpersonal Communication, Interpretive Communication, Relating Cultural Products and Practices to Perspectives
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
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.
- Gloria Anzaldúa y la frontera Social awarenessReading excerpts from Borderlands, students reflect on living between languages and cultures and how others experience that space.
- La casa en Mango Street Social awarenessReading vignettes from "La casa en" Mango Street, students connect Esperanza's search for belonging with their own.
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