tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898729898073581154.post3517974885817602701..comments2024-03-27T08:54:51.538-04:00Comments on Teaching Spanish w/ Comprehensible Input: Novels for Spanish 1 through Spanish 5Señora Hitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07909827381087226676noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898729898073581154.post-9310903503405605252022-02-14T12:50:28.833-05:002022-02-14T12:50:28.833-05:00Hi MK,
I apologize for the delay in responding. H...Hi MK,<br />I apologize for the delay in responding. Have your students read novels in previous levels? If not, I suggest the following:<br />- Robo en la noche<br />- Esperanza<br />- Frida Kahlo<br />- El duende de Salento<br />There are others, but these are some of my favorites.<br /><br />If your students have read novels in the previous levels of Spanish, then I recommend:<br />- Bananas by Carrie Toth - takes place in Costa Rica and is about a family that works for a company that owns the banana plantations<br />- Minerva by Nellie Hughes - about Las Mariposas, the Mirabal sisters story from the Dominican Republic<br />- Selena by Nellie Hughes - about the life of Selena<br />- Vida y muerte en la Mara Salvatrucha - about gangs in the US <br />- La guerra sucia - about the Dirty War in Argentina, I read this with my Spanish 5s (students that have had 400 hrs of language classes before coming to my Sp5 class)<br /><br />Those are a few. You can also check out Fluency Matters website for more books, or search for Adriana Ramirez (she has written many books and you can find them on Amazon), Mira Canion's website, and there is another website of independent authors but I can't recall the name of it at this moment. Hope that helps. If you have additional questions, feel free to reach out and ask me. :)<br />Señora Hitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909827381087226676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898729898073581154.post-75188435808747056782022-01-14T22:46:31.586-05:002022-01-14T22:46:31.586-05:00Hola,
I am looking for suggestions for books from ...Hola,<br />I am looking for suggestions for books from Spanish authors that are geared towards a Spanish 4 class. My students are low intermediate readers. Thanks for any help!MKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348279644939728339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898729898073581154.post-69521595537717252312020-05-14T16:04:53.030-04:002020-05-14T16:04:53.030-04:00I am researching books for Spanish 3 honors and AP...I am researching books for Spanish 3 honors and AP Language kids for some SSR next year. I am going to write a grant. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898729898073581154.post-28730630810484530782019-08-31T20:18:20.054-04:002019-08-31T20:18:20.054-04:00I teach 4 th and 5 th grade Spanish exploratory. 2...I teach 4 th and 5 th grade Spanish exploratory. 2x 30 min. Every 6 days. Do you have any recommendations for that level? Dominique Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513568450654868801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898729898073581154.post-28392705079373017312019-08-10T09:55:54.485-04:002019-08-10T09:55:54.485-04:00Senora Hitz
I am an adult student of Spanish, work...Senora Hitz<br />I am an adult student of Spanish, working with several on-line instruction courses (Lingoda, Duolingo). What I miss is the opportunity for reading in Spanish. I appreciate your book lists which I will attempt to follow. I will try to obtain these books through a local independent book store. Perhaps you have some further suggestions for the books themselves and/or their sources.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272405179766686302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898729898073581154.post-20909852403430586182018-04-20T15:53:13.876-04:002018-04-20T15:53:13.876-04:00Hi Señora Hitz, I came across this blog post while...Hi Señora Hitz, I came across this blog post while looking for CI options for my Spanish 1 equivalent course at the middle school level. I've already come across "Agentes secretos..." but the other two titles are new to me. I'm looking forward to looking into them.<br /><br />My big question for you is: how do you integrate these books into your classroom? As someone who has been tied to the textbook since starting teaching four years ago, I feel overwhelmed (but excited!) about this new teaching paradigm. Where could I go about reading more of the strategies/approaches to integrating stories and books like these into my classroom?<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293442428764633414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898729898073581154.post-38516565605798172992018-03-27T19:49:04.751-04:002018-03-27T19:49:04.751-04:00You're welcome. I wrote this in 2014 and there...You're welcome. I wrote this in 2014 and there has been an explosion of new Spanish novels since then, some of which I use as class readers such as Frida, by Kristy Placido; El escape Cubano by Mira Canion; and I recently purchased Vector by Carrie Toth. I also read a novel aloud to my students in Sp4 called El Silbón by Craig Klein, and this summer I'm going to work on La Estatua by Jeremy Jordan to see how I can work that into my classes but in a different way other than a class novel - maybe through telling (not reading) the chapters of the book, followed by some type of reading task afterwards. <br />So many books - so little time with my students. <br />C. HitzSeñora Hitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909827381087226676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898729898073581154.post-82618053626555124312018-03-27T18:41:12.144-04:002018-03-27T18:41:12.144-04:00Great blog! Thanks for sharing ideas and recommen...Great blog! Thanks for sharing ideas and recommended texts. I have been looking for spanish novels or spanish readers for my fourth year class. H. Vicentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880262038998759079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898729898073581154.post-41459692948925977312017-06-21T07:39:39.396-04:002017-06-21T07:39:39.396-04:00Hi TY,
I have never read Problemas as a class nove...Hi TY,<br />I have never read Problemas as a class novel. It is in my SSR/FVR library and students often choose to read it during that time.<br />If you want resources and ideas, there should be a teacher's guide available at Fluency Matters.<br />C. HitzSeñora Hitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909827381087226676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898729898073581154.post-46330436027381860862017-06-20T22:50:36.534-04:002017-06-20T22:50:36.534-04:00I know this is an old post, but I wanted to see wh...I know this is an old post, but I wanted to see what you did to work with Problemas en paraiso? Going to read that next year with Spanish 3. Gracias!TYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110497055032898883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898729898073581154.post-87970303614335552612017-04-19T22:05:38.607-04:002017-04-19T22:05:38.607-04:00You blog is awesome! This is such a great resource...You blog is awesome! This is such a great resource! Thank you. A.C. Quinterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14399048553846114346noreply@blogger.com