Pablo Neruda Literary Bundle

Build your own Pablo Neruda unit with a toolkit of resources that will introduce your students to his engaging poetry. Bring social issues with a historical perspective into your classroom with activities that can be adapted for whole-class discussion, student-directed literature circles or individual seatwork. Students will also have opportunity to use literary devices with step-by-step writing strategies and participate in a variety of discussion activities. Bundle and Save!

Please see the individual previews for a complete description of each resource.

Introduction To Pablo Neruda Reading Comprehension Activity

Included (Unless otherwise noted, all activities are for 3rd year and above language learner levels, Immersion and Heritage speaker):

• Biography of Pablo Neruda (In Spanish only - present tense)
• Reading comprehension word bank (Bilingual)
• Cloze style fill-in worksheet (Preterite and Imperfect verbs)
• Reading comprehension worksheet (question and response – for written and verbal communication or testing)

The Odes of Pablo Neruda - Las odas de Pablo Neruda

• Reading comprehension worksheets (written or verbal communication or testing - sentence level question and response – In Spanish only)
• Answer keys with sample responses for all worksheets (formatted for document camera or Smart board)
• Literary device note taking activity (In Spanish only)

Pablo Neruda Reading Comprehension Study Guide - Oda al aire

• Reading comprehension and discussion worksheets (4th year and above language learner levels - In Spanish only);
• Pre reading and vocabulary activity worksheet
• Line-by-line analysis activity worksheet of “Oda al aire”
• Sentence level question and response comprehension and discussion worksheets (written or verbal communication or testing– In Spanish only)

La Oda Poetry Writing and Project

• Step-by-step student instructions (In English)
• Sample student project
• Evaluation checklist
• Sample scoring guides and evaluation

Pablo Neruda y La United Fruit Company Study Guide

United Fruit Company line-by-line analysis and study guide worksheets (In Spanish only - 4th year and above language learner levels - In Spanish only for written or verbal communication or testing - sentence level question and response);

• Pre reading activities and worksheet (In Spanish only)
• Reading comprehension worksheets for “La United Fruit Co.” poem (question and response – for written and verbal communication or testing)
• Brief introduction to Canto general and fill-in worksheet
• United Fruit Co. word bank (Spanish-only and Bilingual versions)
• United Fruit Company poem and literary device analysis (In Spanish only)

Introduction to Canto General

(3rd year and above language learner levels, Immersion and Heritage speaker)

• Canto general reading comprehension text
• Reading comprehension matching activity
• Finish the sentence worksheet
• Vocabulary fill-in worksheet activity
• Bilingual word bank

Pablo Neruda Walking Around Poetry Study Guide and Literary Activities

• Brief introduction to Pablo Neruda (In English)
• Poem Walking Around (In Spanish)
• Word banks (Bilingual and Spanish-only)
• Town topic vocabulary reinforcement and expansion worksheets (Prompts in English or Spanish)
• Study guide question prompts (Sentence-level short answer – Written and verbal communication and testing - In English or Spanish-only)
• Word banks (Town and sites, Nouns and Adjective list - Bilingual and Spanish-only versions)
• Poem interpretation note taking activity (English and Spanish-only)

Bonus File

Pablo Neruda references the league of dictators from Central America in his poem “La United Fruit Co.”. Tri-fold cards provide students with a reference point of names, dates and “datos personales” about the 5 dictators.

Included:

• Five tri-folds fast fact trivia cards
• Sample practice image
• Suggestions for use

These resources provide individual or multiple lesson supplements for your current lessons. If you would like other reading comprehension materials for your literary curriculum, please see my other related resources below. Maestra Mapache Creations has coordinated these collections of vocabulary, dialogues, worksheets and images to be your versatile tool for both verbal and written activities.

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