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La Monumental Rosca de Reyes de Zacatecas: Story and Activities (preterite versus imperfect) (culture: holiday celebrations)
Main Street is closed for the whole city to enjoy 2 kilometers of cakes! Yes, this really happened! I came upon this scene January 7th of last year in Zacatecas, Mexico, and have been wanting to share this fun celebration the day after Día de Reyes with my students ever since. The result: this read-along video story (narrated by a native speaker from Zacatecas) and accompanying handout for story-based activities. I hope you will find it useful to incorporate into a unit on holidays, for targeted practice for preterite versus imperfect, and/or as a reading comprehension activity.
The following activity sheet features 5 components:
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Vocabulario – quick prep for understanding key words in the story
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Comprehensión de lectura
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Conversación y escritura– retelling the narration to solidify comprehension and practice narration in the past tense
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Gramática – Preterite versus imperfect cloze activity
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Conexiones y culturas – internet search for other celebrations and written description of other ways Día de Reyes is celebrated