Obras de teatro

A lesson example using Reader's Theatre, explained in Spanish with examples. The attachment includes the background, preparation, and two samples written by two different … [Read more...]

Tomas Rivera & Poetry in the Classroom

Tomás Rivera and the Importance of Bilingual Education Texas State University is located here in San Marcos, Texas. Because educator and writer [Read more...]

Lesson Plan for Which Way Home

A week-long lesson plan that uses the documentary Which Way Home, and other resources, to talk about … [Read more...]

Spanish for Social Justice Quiz

This is a quiz in Spanish that touches on a number of social justice themes. I originally created the quiz for a group of adult learners in Vancouver who had a blast competing … [Read more...]

Clothing/Sweatshops/Made in L.A.

This is a series of questions about clothing which I use to start a discussion about where our clothing comes from and the issue of sweatshops. I use it in conjunction with … [Read more...]

Country studies/Kiva project

In an effort to avoid poster projects and come up with some kind of meaningful country study, I created this project to do during a unit on travel and responsible tourism. … [Read more...]