New (free) Story/Song of the Week for Novices: Atrévete

Update 1/25/20: Here is a TeachVid resource to review the song.

I really like this new video and song by Nicky Jam and Sech, "Atrévete." It is a sweet, romantic song and a cute video. (Yes, it is another typical hetero-love story video, but I still like it and I think students will too.) Check it out here:

So, I made a slideshow to use for story/song of the week. Click here if you want to make a copy of it for yourself and adapt it. And this doc has the text to adapt if you would like.

There are lots of things that you could do with what I am sharing (listen to the podcast linked here), but here are some recommendations:

• Go over the goals of this story/song of the week.
• Play Quizlet Live to give a preview of the important vocabulary (there is also a list in the doc). Note: Students do not need to know all of the vocabulary before the story. They will acquire it as you tell the story and from the activities that they do.
• Use slides 5-8 to co-create a story with the class. Do this orally.
• Use slides 9-11 to write out the story with the class.
• Explain that the story that they will hear is based on a music video (slide 12).
• Tell the students about the two singers (slides 13-14).
• Play Quizlet Live to review information about Nicky Jam and Sech.
• Tell the story. Use the script in the doc. 
• After slide 38, ask students to write some possible solutions. Students can write them in English, Spanish, and/or Spanglish. Type some of the suggested solutions on slides 40-41. Discuss each one.
• Show the video! 
• Do the cloze activity (in  doc) with the song and go over the translation. Try to sing it for a week or two.
• Tell the story the next day with the text on the slideshow. Students can translate with partners or as a class.
• Have students review the text with textivate.

Bonus TPT Sale - Some of my favorite resources

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Below are some resources that I will be definitely using this year! All of them are on sale in my TPT store.

Spanish 1:

• Go! Vive a tu manera - This TV series is going to be the backbone of my Spanish 1 curriculum. TPT link here. I will also use this in Spanish 2 this year... and maybe Spanish 3 to start. Also, here are guides that I recommend for episodes 2-5.
• Cuento y Canción de la semana - This is another key part of my Spanish 1 curriculum. TPT link here.
• Immigration unit - Un besito más and ICE El Hielo - IMHO, it is crucial that we talk about these issues - even in level 1! TPT link for unit here.
• Soy yo unit - Love this little unit. A really good one, especially if you are transitioning to CI.

Spanish 2:

• Álvaro tiene un problema - This will be such a fun way to start Spanish 2 - Álvaro Soler is always a hit. TPT link

Spanish 3:

• Bailo la pena - And this will be a fantastic way to start Spanish 3!  TPT link
• Cásate conmigo - This song is always a hit and I love how I flipped the narrative of the video a bit. TPT link
• La agente de viajes (que nunca ha viajado) - This video!! I just love it so much! This is part of our travel unit. TPT link

Cultura y Civilización (Spanish 4/5/6):

• Lotería unit - These stories are always a favorite of the course! I will definitely create resources for the 2019 commercial when it comes out in November. TPT link
• Ecuador: La música popular, el kichwa, y las leyendas - I am starting my CyC course with this unit. We start with Nicky Jam and Wisin, move to learning about bilingual schools (kichwa y español) in Ecuador and then onto three authentic legends from Ecuador. This unit is jam packed with cultural Ps!! TPT link (free) and other pieces of the unit here.
• Arianne Dowd's resources for La lengua de la mariposa (I love this movie - and there are a lot of parallels with today!) combined with Carrie Toth's novel La Hija del Sastre. This will be a unit in my Cultura y Civilización course.
• En el tiempo de las mariposas - The movie is in English, but Arianne's film guide is in Spanish. It, like all of her work, is EXCELLENT!

Also, my favorite TPT stores:

• Arianne Dowd - CCC Spanish Store
• Nelly Hughes - Comprendes Mendez SpanishShop
• Carrie Toth - Somewhere to Share ("Post Reading Follow-ups Any Novel")
• Martina Bex - The Comprehensible Classroom ("Textivities!")
• Kristy Placido - Placido Language Resources