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1. Poetry Month
Your Guide to Ready-Made Spanish Class
Materials by Speaking Latino
Class Materials

2. We are so happy to introduce the new Spanish
Class Materials Guide by Speaking Latino.
This guide will help you discover the lessons,
activities, and materials that you can use in your
classes during April for National Poetry Month to
reduce your prep and planning time.
We will release a new guide throughout the year
featuring different topics.
Thank you,
Jared and Diana
Speaking Latino
Your Poetry
Month Class
Materials Guide
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3. How To Use Your
Class Materials
Guide
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Use this guide to discover the
materials by Speaking Latino.
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Click on the links on this guide
to learn more about each
material.
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Get any material you like to use
in class from Teachers Pay
Teachers.
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4. Poetry Writing Sub-Plan for
Intermediate-Advanced Students
Students will understand the concept of
rhyme scheme and apply their knowledge to
examples of poetic language in both Spanish
and English. The students will have the
opportunity to write their own short verse
following a rhyme scheme of their own
selection, in Spanish, and then translate it to
English.
“Patria” de Ricardo Miró – La
identidad privada y pública – La
identidad nacional y étnica
(Panama)
In this listening comprehension activity,
students learn about Panamanian symbols
and traditions by listening to a poem by
Ricardo Miró.
Japanese Haiku Sub-Plan for
Intermediate Students
Students will know how to write a haiku poem
and understand the rules of haiku-writing.
Students will also have a deeper awareness
of how syllables work within a Spanish word.
Students will have practice writing with
Spanish nature vocabulary, applying basic
verb conjugations in the present tense to the
lines of the poem.
How to Include Poetry in Your
Spanish Lesson Plans
You’ll find a few activities inside the PDF to
capture your students’ imaginations and who
knows… your students just might find poetry
more interesting than they expected!
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Poetry Related Activities
April is National Poetry Month and it is a great opportunity to expand your studentsʼ cultural knowledge by
introducing them to Spanish-speaking poets and their poetry.
Introducing Poet Elizabeth Acevedo
Sub-Plan for Intermediate Students
Students will read a brief article about
Elizabeth Acevedo in English. They will
discuss what they learn in pairs before
writing a verse of poetry in English in pairs.
For the rest of the class, or for homework,
they will translate their verse into Spanish to
turn in for credit.
La Poesía Ecuatoriana – La belleza y
la estética – Lenguaje y literatura
(Ecuador)
With this listening comprehension activity,
students are introduced to some poets from
Ecuador and work by listening to the poem Tu
cabellera by Humberto Fierro.
For all
student
levels
For all
student
levels

5. Julia de Burgos: AP Spanish
Literature Presentation & Activities
Nicolás Guillén: AP Spanish
Literature Presentation & Activities
Julia de Burgos (Poeta) – Puerto
Rico
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Poet Biographies (Spanish 2 & 3)
Introduce notable poets from the Spanish-speaking world during April to celebrate National Poetry Month. Choose
any of these ready-to-use presentations in Spanish to discover their incredible lives and achievements.
Rubén Darío (Poeta y periodista) –
Nicaragua
Elizabeth Acevedo (Escritora) -
República Dominicana
Felipe Luciano (Poeta, activista,
músico y periodista) - Puerto Rico

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