New movie ---> Kayara

I'm always looking for good movies to use in the classroom and currently, in my Advanced Spanish class, I am using the Peruvian/Spanish (see article here) movie Kayara:

To get the movie, I use my VPN and bought it on YouTube. I am using it in my advanced class, but it would also be excellent for ANY level.

It is a simple, appropriate movie, but has LOTS of culture in it. Before starting the movie, students learned some basic information about Perú and Renata Flores. Here is the unit packet.

Here are some of the videos that students saw as we got ready to watch the movie:

We also used some Garbanzo readings and some excellent Dreaming Spanish videos (premium), so I can't share. 

Here is the assessment that students took BEFORE starting the movie:

• Interpretive Listening and Intercultural Competence: Preguntas sobre Perú, Renata Flores, Francisca Pizarro, Francisco Pizarro y los Incas
• Presentational/Interpersonal Speaking and Intercultural Competence: Hablarás sobre estas preguntas con un grupo de compañeros. 
• ¿Qué piensas de Renata Flores y la canción "Francisca Pizarro"?  ¿Cómo conecta su música con lo que has aprendido de Perú - hoy en el pasado? ¡Haz conexiones!
• ¿Con quién - de tu cultura u otra cultura que hemos estudiado - puedes comparar y contrastar Renata Flores y su música? 

I will be sharing more soon as we continue with the movie! 

And after this movie, I think we are going to watch this one, produced by the same film company:

This year's Lotería de Navidad plan

If you search "Lotería" on my blog, you will see A LOT of resources (maybe too many!). I have been teaching about and creating resources about la Lotería de Navidad for ten years now. It is one of my favorite things to teach and I always do something new and/or different.

I haven't created anything to go along with this year's add (the one above), but I'm sure if there isn't already, someone will make something to go along with it! 

This year, in Spanish 3, I will be using the 2018 commercial titled "22 otra vez" (free resources here). I have done that unit several times and students (and I) always enjoy it.

This year, I am also teaching a an advanced, post-AP, film class. It is a phenomenal group of very strong students, so I am going to try something new with them. They're interpretive listening skills are very strong and they don't need as much input, so they are going to create their own anuncio or cuento para la Lotería de Navidad that combines elements of some of the 16 anuncios that we will watch. You can find a rubric (created with ChatGPT's help) in the unit packet.

Crea un anuncio o un cuento para la Lotería de Navidad que combina elementos de varios anuncios que hemos visto. Debes incluir los siguiente:

• Personajes, lugares, citas, temas y/o cultura de 4 (o más) de los anuncios

• El lema: El mayor premio es compartirlo y/o El sorteo que nos une

Some of these students just did a similar assessment, but they had they had to combine elements from: Diario de Motocicletas, El libro de la vida y Lorena. The stories were super creative and so fun to listen to (and grade!).

First, they will review (or learn) a bit about la Lotería de Navidad. Some of these students have seen Pablo's video (Dreaming Spanish) 1-3 times, so I found a new video (see below) and created these questions.

To learn about the history of the anuncios, students will also read this article, "Del Calvo de Navidad a Rufino, todos los anuncios de la Lotería de Navidad desde 1998" and they will have to do a short Interpretive Reading activity.

After that, this is the plan:

1. En clase, todos juntos, miramos los 16 anuncios de lotería

2. En clase y/o para tarea, escriben sobre seis de los anuncios (Un resumen breve, citas, lugares (investiga), personajes, cultura, y temas)

3. En clase, con los grupos, miran todas sus notas de los varios anuncios y escogen cosas que les gustaría incluir.

4. Escriben el guión/cuento.

5. Repasn el guión/cuento con Kara.

6. Graban el anuncio o crea una representación visual.

7. Presentan el anuncio o el cuento con la representación visual.

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• 1 día para explicar la lotería y lo que vamos a hacer

• 3 días para ver varios anuncios de lotería 

• 3 días para escribir el guión/cuento (script) y para filmar O para escribir un cuento y crear una representación visual 

• 1 día para tener un “festival de anuncios”

These are the anuncios that we will watch:

Día 1 (14ish minutos)

1. 250° aniversario (2:44)

2. Justino (4:05)

3. Carmina, una maestra jubilada (4:53)

4. El Bar de Antonio (2:32)

Día 2 (14ish minutos)

5. 22 otra vez (5:40)

6. 2019: Ramón y José (1:30)

7. 2019: Pilar y Félix (1:30)

8. 2019: Emilio y Gloria (1:30)

9. 2020 (1:30)

10. 2021 (1:30) 

Día 3 (15ish minutos)

11. 2022: Three Orchids (1:30) 

12. 2022:Vika (1:30) 

13. 2022:The journey (1:30) 

14.  2023 (3:38)

15.   Julián (1:39)

16. Décimo enmarcado (5:04)

I can't wait to see what they produce! 

(Free) Stories based on songs/music videos to start the year

Resharing this post (originally from 2023) after talking with Claudia Elliot:

I am starting at a new school this year and I am very excited! 

I am thinking a lot about how to start the year off with my new students in a new setting that is pretty different from the one I have been at for the last 18 years. 

These are some of my goals for the first few weeks (and beyond really):

• I want my students to LIKE and ENJOY Spanish class.
• I want to ENGAGE students.
• I want to give students LOTS of INPUT.
• I want students to feel SUCCESSFUL.
• I want students to ACQUIRE some language.
• I want to have JOY in the classroom.
• I want to create COMMUNITY.
• I want students to understand that the GOAL of the class is to improve their COMMUNICATION skills in another language and to develop INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE. 
• I want my students to see and hear some people/voices from the Spanish speaking world #authres!

So, in addition to Card Talk and Write and Discuss for the first couple of weeks, I think I am going to teach a story based on a music video/song. I will be teaching Spanish 1 and Spanish 3, so I started sifting through my song/story resources and thought, "Geez! I have created and shared A LOT over the years!" (see "Archivo del blog" to the right). I am not sure which stories/songs I am going to use, but I thought I would share some FREE resources for others to use for the same reasons that I stated above. Some of these I sell on TPT, but I am kinda done with that, so I am just sharing them for free here.

If you feel like buying me a coffee, click here.

These could all be used with Novices:

• Atrévete
• Yo no sé (just use the story/song or do the entire unit)
• La estudiante diferente
• El padre estricto
• ¿Qué tiene?
• To' my love
• Animal
• Ella 
• El mismo sol
• Héroe Favorito
• Soy yo (just use the story/song or do the entire unit)
• Vendo pan
• Azul
• No soy como tú crees
• La Cintura (just use the story/song or do the entire unit)
• Juan y Clara/#Idiota (just use the story/song or do the entire unit)
• Shakira Dis track (just use the story/song or do the entire unit)

These are a bit more advanced and could be used with Intermediates:

• Tan bien
• Bailo la pena  (just use the story/song or do the entire unit)
• Mañana  (just use the story/song or do the entire unit)
• Puebla  (just use the story/song or do the entire unit)
• Cásate conmigo (just use the story/song or do the entire unit)
• Sigo buscándote
• Internacionales (just use the story/song or do the entire unit)
• Quisiera
• Usted
• Quisiera alejarme
• Vaina loca
• Pescaíto (just use the story/song or do the entire unit)