Somos 2 Unit 3

This resource includes everything you need to teach a comprehensive 14-day Spanish 2 unit centered on La Virgen de Guadalupe, Juan Diego, Mexican history and identity, and the cultural significance of one of the most recognized symbols in the Spanish-speaking world. Students acquire language naturally through comprehensible input, personalized discussion, storytelling, authentic cultural texts, literacy activities, and performance-based assessments.

This unit targets the high-frequency structures:

• salió de
• volvió a
• le apareció

Students will...

• acquire new vocabulary in context
• discuss places, movement, and past events in Spanish
• co-create a class story using TPRS®
• listen to, read, and retell the story of Juan Diego and La Virgen de Guadalupe
• sequence, reconstruct, and summarize familiar narratives
• develop confidence interpreting connected Spanish texts
• participate in personalized communicative activities connected to students' lives
• explore the historical context of the Spanish conquest and colonial Mexico
• investigate the story of La Virgen de Guadalupe and its significance in Mexican culture
• examine the relationship between La Virgen de Guadalupe and pre-Hispanic traditions
• learn about Tepeyac, the Basilica of Guadalupe, and the annual celebration of December 12
• explore the importance of La Virgen de Guadalupe in Mexican identity and throughout the Mexican diaspora
• read multiple authentic and adapted cultural texts
• build cultural understanding through discussion, collaborative reading, and literacy activities
• complete listening, reading, speaking, and writing activities
• demonstrate proficiency through interpretive and presentational assessments

This unit includes:

• Vocabulary introduction activities
• Personalized Questions and Answers (PQA) discussion prompts
• Storyasking scripts for co-created class stories
• Story retells and literacy-based story processing activities
• Multiple texts
  • La Virgen de Guadalupe
  • Juan Diego
  • México después de la conquista
  • La vida en México después de la conquista
  • El cerro del Tepeyac
  • De deidades a figuras cristianas
  • El náhuatl
  • La identidad mexicana y sus símbolos
  • La Virgen de Guadalupe más allá de México
• Listening comprehension activities with audio support
• Toma Uno Game
• Jigsaw Reading activities using multiple cultural texts
• Retrieval practice and review activities
• Whole-class discussion prompts
• Layered Listeni
• The Unfair Game® to review texts
• Reading comprehension activities and answer keys
• Interpretive Listening Assessment with answer key and grading guidance
• Presentational Writing Assessment with rubric
• Daily warm-ups
• Detailed lesson plans for fourteen days of instruction
• Printables for students who are absent or need accommodations

Also included:

• Editable slideshow presentations compatible with Google Slides™
• Detailed daily lesson plans with step-by-step teaching guidance
• Unit overview and pacing guide
• Activity instructions and implementation notes
• Can-Do Statements
• ACTFL World Readiness Standards alignment
• Common Core alignment
• Proficiency-oriented instructional guidance
• Answer keys and teacher support materials

Perfect for Spanish 2, Novice High and Intermediate Low learners, Comprehensible Input (CI) classrooms, TPRS® teachers, acquisition-driven programs, and educators looking for engaging, low-prep lessons that promote real communication and language acquisition.

Spanish 2 Unit 3 Topics Include:

• La Virgen de Guadalupe
• Juan Diego
• The apparition at Tepeyac
• The Basilica of Guadalupe
• Mexican history and identity
• The Spanish conquest
• Colonial Mexico
• Indigenous and pre-Hispanic cultures
• Mexican cultural symbols
• The celebration of December 12
• The Mexican diaspora
• Storytelling in the past tense
• Reading and literacy development
• Authentic cultural texts

The product download is a PDF containing a clickable link to a Google Drive folder with all unit materials. Slideshow presentations are editable and compatible with Google Slides™.

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