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Short stories cultural activities for Microsoft Word
Spanish 1/2 La Noche de las velitas/ Little Candles Day- Colombian Tradition
*PDF resolution is clear!December 7th is "Día de las velitas/ La noche de las velitas in Colombia, and this resource prepares you and your class to learn about this amazing Winter tradition. *Contributors Carlos Quintero (Barranquilla) and Sandra Prieto (Bogotá). ThemesWhat is La noche de las velitas? How do families celebrate? What are the typical foods? How do they celebrate on the Coast of Colombia? What's included in this resource? 1. Color PDF to use with students detailing the important el
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6th - 10th
Red Dog - Film Study
Booklet for the film study 'Red Dog'. The booklet includes a range of questions, camera angles and research and assessment tasks.
Grades:
7th
La Llorona worksheet companion to Joe Hayes Weeping Woman video
This is worksheet that I use with the Joe Hayes storytelling video of La Llorona/The Weeping Woman. It is in English and can be a cultural activity. The video shows Joe Hayes telling the story with illustrations so it is not as scary as an actual movie. The story is told in English and Spanish.
This can be used after the movie to guide discussion or during the movie to keep students engaged.
The students usually really enjoy this. Especially middle schoolers. In the past I have shown it a
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6th - 9th
American History by Judith Ortiz Cofer close reading - cultural study w/KEY
"American History" is a short story about a Latino girl's coming of age when she must face the reality that some people find themselves to be superior to others because of ethnicity. The close reading guides students to focus on text moments and make inferences, draw conclusions, and identify characterization, mood, and theme.The EASEL activity teaches students to recognize internal and external conflict.For more short story lessons and tools for teaching the elements of literature, please click
Grades:
7th - 11th
LESS THAN 10 MINUTES PLAY_THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE ADAPTATION
A play that can be performed by students in less than 10 minutes.The Nightingale and the Rose is one of the short stories in Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince and Other Tales collection.It tells the story of a young student who wishes for a red rose to give to a girl he likes. The nightingale, a bird, sacrifices her life by piercing her heart with a thorn so that the red rose tree will bloom a red rose. The original short story is included in the file.Simplified and adapted into a play by Blessry
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7th - 12th
Mythology "Perseus and Medusa" -- story, plus Quiz and Key
Story plus 10-question quiz…….Do your middle schoolers (grades 5-9) love Greek mythology? This classic story of Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa, is a classic crowd-pleaser because of the human hero's courage and perseverance in the face of incredible dangers and bizarre monsters. This public-domain story comes complete with a 10-question reading quiz along with key.Contains:• story of "Perseus and Medusa", with artwork following showing the constellations of Perseus, Andromeda and Cassiopeia.•a
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5th - 9th
Preterite vs Imperfect Story
This is a short story where students are given a list of verbs that will be used in the blanks of the short story.
Student will first conjugate the verbs in both the preterite and imperfect using the box provided. Then students will read the story and decide which of their conjugated (preterite or imperfect) verbs to use.
This could be used as a quiz/assessment, classwork, or homework.
You could also extend this activity by having students create their own questions to the story to ask a p
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
World Mythology Project with 31 Texts
The lesson includes directions for an oral presentation and an analytic piece of writing based on world myths. The document also includes 31 ready to print/share myths in the public domain. These include mythology from:GreeceMesopotamiaScandinaviaEgyptIndia Chinaand Arthurian Legends
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
The Legend of the Bluebonnet and Indian Paintbrush Comprehension *EDITABLE*
This product can be used as an assessment, partner work, or as a practice sheet after students have read the two texts by Tomie dePaola.
Skills assessed in the worksheet include:
- make comparisons between texts
- identify authors point of view and explain how you know
- identify genre
- identify author's purpose (PIE)
- sequencing events
- creating a story pyramid
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Little Red Riding Hood: Pantomime Drama script
Are you looking for an end of semester performance which your students and teachers will love??This short 6-page script was originally written as a staff pantomime production, however it could easily be performed by a group of young actors as part of a presentation evening.Lots of fun for actors and audience is guaranteed - enjoy! :)Character ListNarratorMrs HoodWolfRed Riding HoodWoodcutterRobin HoodWitchGrandma HoodGoldilocks
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3rd - 12th, Staff
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Also included in: Best-Seller Bundle: Top 10 for Drama Teachers
The House on Mango Street - "My Name" pre-activity
This assignment can be done as a bell ringer or independent in-class assignment to segue into the students writing their own "My Name" vignette. The audio reading of the first few vignettes is linked from Youtube, but you can edit that to fit your classroom structure. It's a fun assignment because the students are asked to research the meaning of their names, who named them or who they are named after, and more.I hope you find this a winner!
Grades:
7th - 10th
Ta-Na-E-Ka Reading Quiz
If you are reading Ta-Na-E-Ka by Mary Whitebird, use this 15-question, multiple-choice test to make sure students are following along.
See if you can find a copy of the story online (several pdfs were available in 2015). Whether you're teaching female lit, minority lit, or American Indian (Native American) lit, this story works... just know that Mary Whitebird was not an actual Indian herself, nor is she a woman. In fact, if you read a bit about the author and the history of the story, you'll
Grades:
5th - 9th
Native American Literature Unit Bundle
This unit bundle includes several Native American short stories with corresponding questions, a study guide, a final assessment, and an answer key.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Bilingual Holiday Story: Adventures of Frosty the Snowman in Spanish & English!
Here is a fantastic opportunity for your students to work in both English and Spanish in order to learn vocabulary for the holidays as well as enrich that special time of year in your classroom. This bilingual story was written by Spanish students as well as heritage speakers over the years. It was designed to be taught in an elementary classroom that is learning Spanish and English vocabulary for the holidays. This can also easily be turned into a Total Physical Response activity as students ca
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K - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Island of Earth & Beginning of Time ~ a story of a Native American myth
This is a nice little story based on a Cherokee myth about the beginning of time. I originally wrote it for my 2nd grade class to learn proper nouns and thought it was also nice as story by itself. Plus, it got me drawing again, and even though I've seen better illustrations, they are mine and were fun to do.
This can also be used for Thanksgiving!
Thanks for your time, and enjoy :-)
~ Adam Stuart
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PreK - 5th
Index of Free Books for Early-Intermediate Beginners
Books are beneficial for language teachers for a variety of reasons. You can find a large selection of free picture books for Japanese learners here: https://tadoku.org/japanese/en/free-books-en/This index organizes 15 of those books from easiest to more difficult (easier books can be found in the Index for Complete Beginners). Even within level 0, there is a wide range of necessary Japanese ability, so this index focuses on books appropriate for Early-Intermediate - Intermediate Beginners. Voca
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Reading Resources for Japanese Beginners
A Comparison Fable/Story
How two men having a conversation are comparing their governments, one ours a Republic and the other Communist.
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8th - 12th
Sherlock Holmes And The Case of The Daft Divas
A two act Sherlock Holmes farce suitable for class read-aloud or full drama club production. The play includes many of the key Sherlock Holmes facts and details crucial for classroom study while also incorporating a lot of zany Marx Brothers-type humor to keep everyone interested and engaged. Cast of approximately thirty but very flexible.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Story #10 Lazy Larry
A unicorn who doesn't want to work but has all the beauty and intelligence to be successful prefers to be lazy and just play. What happens to him?
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4th - 9th
My Sweet TriniAmerican Mom
My Sweet TriniAmerican mom is a lovely story from my daughters' points of view. Join us as we share the best of both cultures!
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Name-calling Nat Children's Book with color pages
Name-calling Nat learns to use her words to be nice instead of hurting others.
This Children's story also has color pages for Art included by copying the hidden Khmer letter pages for the class. Print out Bible Verse Poster bonus feature.
Geography feature- Cambodian monument and language introduced.
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PreK - 8th
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Lecturas Culturales Ilustradas (MSW version)
This 123-page book of Spanish readings and activities takes students on journeys out of the classroom and into Hispanic culture. There are readings containing trivia, charts and graphs, a subway map, personal photos for description and other activities that share similarities and differences, and expand students' knowledge of other cultures. Bilingual lists help increase students' vocabulary. These can be used with beginning, intermediate, and advanced level Spanish classes, as well as with
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Index of Free Books for Complete Beginners
Books are beneficial for language teachers for a variety of reasons. You can find a large selection of free picture books for Japanese learners here: https://tadoku.org/japanese/en/free-books-en/This index organizes 20 of those books from easiest to more difficult. Even within level 0, there is a wide range of necessary Japanese ability, so this index focuses on books appropriate for Complete Beginners - Early Beginners. Vocabulary, grammar, and cultural references used in each book are also inc
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Reading Resources for Japanese Beginners
I Met Martin Luther King Jr Today
This is an inspiring rhyming poem about how Martin Luther King Jr became a hero, and it asks the reader:
How can I make the world better?
What is my great dream?
Dream Big, Do Big, and Be Big
And I will shine my own light in a big, beautiful beam!
The Beginning………
of Finding the Hero in Me!
Many thanks,
Adam and the School of Athens
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Grades:
PreK - 8th
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