Looking to supplement your viewing of Coco? This is a four part movie guide that consists of defining Spanish words and expressions used in the film, a pre-view reading synopsis of the film (in spanish), short answer questions, and a family tree diagram to be filled out after the movie. This movie guide is basic and straight forward. Easy to use and edit on the fly. I use this in my Spanish 1 class. Also makes a great sub plan.

Trying to play catch up with history at the end of the year? Cover the 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s and 90’s in 1 week with this detailed and guided research project. Students are to select a decade to research and create a historical style documentary to present the info to the class. This project is well organized and is broken down into 4 checkpoints with detailed steps and guidance on what to research. Also included is a grading rubric, group evaluation and a self-evaluation. Plan for 2 days research, 1 day storyboard, 1 day informational script, 1-2 days filming/creating and 1 day for presentations.

Students get the opportunity to become travel agents making their own brochures through this fun informational research project. Student must choose a Spanish speaking country to research and provide detailed info via a travel brochure. This project is well organized and detailed, giving students specific directions and guidelines for thing to research and what include in the brochure. I base this project off of the Realidades 2 Ch. 8 travel theme and have students incorporate subjunctive by making suggestions for travelers. Example: If visiting Cuba I recommend that you bring your passport. This is also a good way to practice Spanish composition outside of the standard essay format. Duration is 1 week.

Students know The Joker, The Goblin and Lex Luthor, but do they know the Latin equivalents like La Arana Negra, El Diablo and Black Tarantula ? Students love this take on a Spanish cultural lesson where they are first introduced to super villains of Latin America (ppt), then they are asked to create their own supervillain using ser + descriptions. As an additional element to the lesson I often let students’ supervillains compete in a competition where students describe their supervillains and the class votes on which one would win in a showdown. Think “Batman vs. Superman” This is a follow up lesson that I use a few weeks after completing the Superhero Project but could be used as a stand alone assignment as well.

Students love this challenge. They must work in pairs to cover a wide variety of hypothetical questions such as What season would you choose to live in forever? what superpower would you have? If stranded on an island, what three items would you choose to have? etc…They must answer the questionnaire in a timed format and then compare their answer to those of their teammate. The team with the most comparable answers wins the challenge. This document is entirely in Spanish and designed to be used at any level. I use it mostly as an on the fly “Friday Fun Day” lesson.

This is a fun travel themed activity that can be done on the fly even with a sub. The context is that students wake up late for a flight to their vacation destination and have to work their way through the airport to catch it. To do this, they must place all the actions in the correct sequence for example; check bags before going through security, show boarding pass before boarding etc…To add a little fun I time the students and give them only 20 minutes for this part. When they complete the sequence they then must answer questions from the airlines safety card before take off.

This is great for a thematic chapter over movies, cinema, plots, film making etc… Students get to look over a list of the top 25 children and family movies of all time according to Rotten Tomatoes. They then must choose of those 25 which ones would make their own “top 10” list and explain why, using vocab such plot, director, scene, actors, romance films, action films etc…This can be used as homework, sub plans or additional fun practice for a movies and cinema themed chapter.

Let your students’ minds infuse fact and fiction through this engaging performance task. Students become soldiers on the battle field and are asked to write a letter home to a loved one all the while learning about a key battle of the Civil War. This product includes an internet fact sheet that required students to research their battle. Also included is a grading rubric and detailed directions and word count for the essay. Allow 3-4/ 55min class periods.

This Performance Task is designed for a Spanish level 3 or 4 class. It focuses on story telling using preterite and imperfect together. The performance task includes a writing component (approximately 100-150 words) that is then transformed into a script (100-150 words) and live performance or drama. Students really enjoy these absurd stories and performances that are created in a collaborative manner. Expect to laugh at the ideas that students come up with! Allow 6-7/ 60 min class periods to complete. This product includes a launch document, detailed checkpoints with directions and a grading rubric.

Nice Intro Reading Comprehension in English that discusses terminology (Hispanic vs. Latino), Geography, a bit of history and Languages. This is a super basic Spanish cultural reading with follow up questions and a blank map of Central and South America. Great no prep supplemental reading, homework or substitute plan. Could be used on the first day of class. Simple and straightforward editable document. Duration is about 25-30 minutes. Option 2: Translate this document into Spanish and have your upper level students complete it.

Here is a great, simple first assignment for beginner’s in Spanish. It could be given to students on day 1. Students are asked to study a list of Spanish cognates and fill in the blanks to an English story line to create a customized story in Spanglish. Have students share out. Allow 15-30 min for this mini lesson. These usually turn out to be pretty funny! In addition to creating the stories, you can also have students draw an illustration on the back. Thanks for looking!

Reading Comprehension on Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead). This is a super basic Spanish 1 cultural reading with follow up questions. Great no prep supplemental reading, homework or substitute plan. Simple and straightforward. Duration is about 20 minutes.

In this activity students are asked to read Spanish lyrics of 12 different popular Disney songs and figure out which movies they are associated with. This can be completed as a standard worksheet exercise or you can spice it up a bit by making in a competition, where students are given a set amount of time to complete as many as they can. I don’t allow any translation via computer or phones for this one because it would make it too easy. Instead I encourage the use of dictionaries. This also makes a quick and easy sub plan or homework assignment. Also just FYI, students really enjoy listening to Disney Spanish soundtracks on Youtube while completing this assignment.

This hand out is a collection of 10 popular movie synopsis written in Spanish. Students must read the synopsis and try to figure out what movie it is describing. Then they are asked to write three sentences. The title of the movie, rather or not they have seen it (good to use for present perfect grammar) and if they liked it why or why not. This is a no prep assignment that can be used for a sub plan, additional reading practice or homework. Great for levels 2 or above.

This is a great way to cover WWII in detail with a small amount of time. Students also get to take on more responsibility as they are asked to teach a mini-lesson over a specified topic. They have to design a warm-up, a presentation and some kind of assessment. Students enjoy this Performance Task as they get to become the teacher for a day. Students watching presentations also have a guided notes to be filling out, so all students are engaged. This product includes a launch document, a grading rubric, a topics list, guided notes and detail instructions for each day of the performance task. Allow 5 days (computer lab) for preparation and 2 days for presentations.

Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. Montgomery Bus Boycott, Voting Rights Act, it’s all here in this comprehensive 21 slide PPT over the Civil Rights Movement. It is accompanied by a detailed, customized guided notes word document. This PPT is straightforward in a timeline fashion, with no animations, so as to be easy for you to customize it to fit your style. It includes detailed info, pics, a wordle exercise and video URLs covering from 1941 (desegregation in the military) up to 1968 (MLK Jr.’s assassination.) It covers all major events such Freedom Riders, Brown vs. Board, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Selma March, Voting Rights Act, NAACP, CORE, Black Panthers, Rosa Parks, MLK Jr., Malcolm X, etc… This was designed around an American Anthem history textbook, but could be modified to fit your own. This covers all four sections of the chapter. It can be completed in 2-55 min class periods or 3 if you watch full length of speeches and videos.

This is a word document with links to seven different websites where students are asked to read short passages about food ranging from tapas in Spain, to Mexican Churros, to Costa Rican “casados” and Tamales.One link is an actual tapas menu from Spain and students are asked to order a meal. Have students answer all questions from each website to be turned in via hard copy or electronically if you run google classroom or another online turn in program.

This is a nice, simple activity (25-35 min) that does not require any preparation. Students love this approach to practicing translation. With all the favored Disney quotes on one page, students translate them from Spanish to English and then try to figure out what movie they are associated with. Dictionaries and/or textbook recommended. As a follow up, the students are asked to write down their own favorite Disney quote and translate it into Spanish. Designed for Spanish level 2 or 3.

This Performance Task centers around a traveling theme (places and activities) and the Ir + a + infinitive grammar structure. Students are asked to plan a trip to a Spanish speaking country using computer lab research. As a product they are asked to type up their plans in a word doc. and create a picture slide show on ppt or prezi that highlights their adventure, using real info such as flights, hotels and tour companies.This PT has a nice writing component as well as the oral assessment. It includes a rubric and an example travel plan. Allow 4-6 days for research, slideshow design and oral presentations.

Looking for a good topic for a Spanish 3 or 4 Essay/ Writing Assignment? This is a great performance task that is centralized around a 400 word essay. Students always have plenty to talk about in this exciting NASA role that they take on. As the world nears its destruction, students are asked to choose 10 people from a list to take with them to Mars to start a new civilization. In the essay they are to talk about their choices and explain why. The Grammar focus is preterite, but can be modified for any tense. As an optional follow up to the essay, students can create a physical model of their new city on Mars using household items and present their project to the class. Time frame is 3-60 min classes for Essay. Allow 4 additional days for the city models and presentations. This Product includes a launch document, all checkpoints with detailed instructions, List of people and descriptions to choose from (in Spanish), a grading rubric, sample essay and the additional city model project instructions.