Literature cultural activities for Microsoft Word

Literature, Reading, Spanish

Cajas de cartón: Comprehension and Analysis Questions and Additional Resources

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Contaremos Doce

This packet is designed for heritage Spanish speakers or advanced Spanish students. I used this novel with my first-year Spanish language arts students. They were mixed grades 9 and 10 but none had ever had a Spanish class before. My classes had significant variation in reading and writing proficiency, though all students were fluent listeners and speakers of Spanish. For some, this novel was a breeze while for others, it was quite challenging.I introduced this novel toward the end of the fi

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Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Drama, Literature, Spanish

Spanish Reader's Theater-Ricitos de Oro y los Tres Osos (The Three Bears)

Created by

Senora Dominguez

Reader's Theater is a great tool for building fluency in reading. As a bilingual educator I have found that Spanish reader's theater is a valuable tool to get Spanish language learners to practice their oral development. Although I have used these scripts in my First grade classroom, they would also work well for secondary Spanish classes. Goldilocks and the Three Bears is easy to follow with its repetitive phrases and familiar storyline. This reader's theater is an excellent way for students

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Grades:

K - 12th, Adult Education

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Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story Comparison

Created by

BookFanatic

This side-by-side chart is great for comparing Romeo and Juliet to West Side Story. Viewing West Side Story allows students to understand the themes of Shakespeare's play with a more understandable interpretation.

Subjects:

Activities, Handouts, Cultural Activities

Grades:

7th - 12th

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Washington Irving: "The Devil and Tom Walker" Assessment with Answer Key

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From Electric English... This is a three-part assessment. The first is simply true and false questions; the second is multiple choice; while, as a rule, I try to avoid this type of simplified question and answer, it is still good to give the students practice.... After all, they will see these types of questions on standardized tests. The third section asks students to make inferences from their reading, from Irving's life experiences, and from their class discussions, then to apply that knowled

Subjects:

Assessment, Printables, Cultural Activities

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

CCSS:

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Latin American Literature Curriculum Map ( Full High School Year)

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CCLS ELA Lessons

Curriculum map created for a Latin American literature course. Course description: The goal of this course is to introduce students to major literary topics and themes within a variety of Latin American nations and cultures. Students discuss and analyze the cultural, social, political, historical and economic contexts of a variety of contemporary Latin American literary works. Topics to be examined include Latino identity, language, immigration, civil rights and gender roles. Each cycle or m

Subjects:

Syllabi, Elective Course Proposals, Cultural Activities

Grades:

9th - 12th

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Pre-reading The Breadwinner Afghanistan Taliban Info

Created by

Ms Mockingbird

Information sheet on Afghanistan to prepare your students for The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. Includes a brief history of the country and the Taliban, followed by 8 concrete comprehension questions to solidify students' knowledge of the topic. Key terms in this activity will be useful for students to know as they read The Breadwinner.

Subjects:

Literature, Reading, World History

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Worksheets, Cultural Activities

"The New Colossus" Poem Breakdown and Analysis - American Dream Unit

Created by

The Lit Lounge

Emma Lazarus's poem "The New Colossus" is perfect to start the American Dream unit with the promise of the dream. Here is a graphic organizer that helps students focus on individual aspects and literary devices with the poem. It also contains a place to examine the structure of a Petrarchan sonnet and discuss WHY Lazarus chose that highly structured poetic form. I partnered students based on pretest data, and they completed as much of the document as they could in 90 minutes. The followi

Subjects:

Close Reading, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1

, RL.11-12.6

Cómo se come una guayaba, Esmeralda Santiago | La identidad boricua y la comida

Created by

Spanish and Film Studies Store

Lectura titulada "Como se come una guayaba " por Esmeralda Santiago. En este capítulo, la autora habla sobre la identidad boricua a través de la fruta y la memoria. A través de la guayaba, nos cuenta cómo fue su ninez, su proceso de inmigración a los Estados Unidos de Puerto Rico y cómo su identidad fue cambiando en Estados Unidos cambiando las guayabas por peras y manzanas, símbolos de la dieta estadounidense.Pregunta esencial: ¿Qué nos dice la comida sobre nuestra identidad latina, nuestros or

Subjects:

ESL / ELL / EFL, Literature, Spanish

Grades:

5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Assessment, Cultural Activities, Lesson

SPANISH Interpretive Listening Activity. Sandra Cisneros La casa en Mango Street

Created by

Spanish and Film Studies Store

Audio Activity and great way to introduce Sandra Cisneros to your class! Comprensión Auditiva: Sandra Cisneros, una autora de Chicago galardonada.Producto incluye: Video link and MP4 (video sin internet) en español con 10 preguntas de compresión opción múltiple (en espanol y en ingles) y 2 preguntas de inferencia y comparación cultural. Incluye clave de respuestas.TAMBIÉN: También incluí una versión en inglés de las preguntas e instrucciones para los cursos de español de nivel bajo.Acerca del vi

Subjects:

ESL / ELL / EFL, Literature, Spanish

Grades:

2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Assessment, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Also included in: La casa en Mango Street Bundle: Questions for chapters & other activities

Spanish Reader's Theater--La Gallinita Roja (The Little Red Hen)

Created by

Senora Dominguez

Reader's Theater is a great tool for building fluency in reading. As a bilingual educator I have found that Spanish reader's theater is a valuable tool to get Spanish language learners to practice their oral development. Although I have used these scripts in my First grade classroom, they would also work well for secondary Spanish classes. The Little Red Hen is easy to follow with its repetitive phrases and familiar storyline. This reader's theater is an excellent way for students who are lear

Subjects:

Drama, Literature, Spanish

Grades:

K - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Cultural Activities

Joe Louis and Jackie Robinson - "A Lesson Before Dying"

Created by

Ideas for English

This analysis worksheet is to be used in partnership with the article from ESPN.com titled "Louis was ‘what his own community needed him to be’ " There are also links to several YouTube clips from the movie "42" in which the students can further see some of the segregation that these sports icons faced during the Civil Rights Era. I made this lesson to use while reading "A Lesson Before Dying" after reading Chapter 12.

Subjects:

Literature, Reading

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Washington Irving: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Critical Analysis Questions

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From Electric English... This is an assignment that provides higher level thinking questions to accompany the short story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". There are twenty questions that touch on Characterization, Conflict, Gender Roles, Setting, Tone, Mood, Comparison/Contrast, and most importantly, those elements of the story that draw from characteristics of American Romanticism. NOTE: For some reason, the thumbnail would not generate for this assignment, so I selected an image. I may go back

Subjects:

Assessment, Printables, Cultural Activities

Grades:

10th - 11th

Types:

CCSS:

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Study Guide for "Sing A Song" by Kelly Starling Lyons

Created by

The Stronger Thread Network

The book, Sing A Song written by Kelly Starling Lyons and illustrated by Keith Mallett, is a visually beautiful introduction to the Negro National Anthem. Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson is the iconic song performed by school children and church choirs all over America. This study guide will serve as a guide for studying the lyrics and connecting the song to African American history through the eyes of a young child. The child grows up and readers follow the passage of time.

Subjects:

Black History Month, Literature, Music

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Study Guides, Literature Circles, Cultural Activities

Esperanza Rising Lit Unit- Anti-Racist/Migrant Worker & Hispanic Culture Study

Created by

Stephanie Madison

This is a complete unit for upper elementary school students or middle school students to study the book Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan. It includes a Rationale, Goals & Objectives, Supporting Texts Set Lists, Lesson Overviews, PreAssessment, Formative Assessments for every Lesson, & Complete, Detailed Lesson Plans. This is a 10 hour unit that will cover 10 class periods of approximately 60 minutes each and includes homework assignments.

Subjects:

Literature, Reading, U.S. History

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Unit Plans, Cultural Activities

Edgar Allan Poe: "The Fall of the House of Usher" Assessment with Answer Key

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From Electric English... This is the reading assessment for the short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher". This is a two part assessment. The first part is simply true and false questions; the second is multiple choice; while, as a rule, I try to avoid this type of simplified question and answer, it is still good to give the students practice.... After all, they will see these types of questions on all standardized tests. NOTE: The answer key is included here and is the last page of the doc

Subjects:

Assessment, Printables, Cultural Activities

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

CCSS:

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Iambic Pentameter Practice FUN!

Created by

Crystal Vandiver

Your students will be asked to practice their iambic pentameter skills in a fun way! This handout acts as if a record company, "Iambic Records," is hiring them to rewrite a popular song so that it can be enjoyed by a more educated audience. Students will supply their own song choice to rewrite in iambic pentameter and then scan the syllables. They will love the example I have provided in which the Macklemore "Thrift Shop" song has been turned into iambic pentameter. "These tags I’ll pop, and b

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" Romanticism Chart

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