A few notes about the guides/words:
- The guides get longer because 1) the students become more capable and less in shock and 2) the chapters get more complicated in regards to the plot
- I use a "did you read" question at the end of every guide, worth at least 10 points, more according to the length of the chapter
- sometimes there's a ¿? instead of a definition of a "palabra nueva" because while the phrase itself is new, it's related to words the students know, and so I think they should be able to figure it out (e.g. desangrar).
- at this level my students read mostly on their own but we try to make time for it in class, and the day it's due they come in with questions and we read through tough sections together - this lessens their frustration
Have you thought about writing guides to literature for your own class-- and sharing them for other teachers? Collaboration is the 21st-century skill. :)
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Thank you so much for sharing this. I am doing private lessons with an adult client and we are reading Ciudad de las Bestias. I have been preparing questions but am starting a full-time job and will be teaching her in the evening. I don't have time to lesson plan, read the book AND prepare questions, so this is a life saver. Wish I had found it sooner. We're on Chapter 9 now. I hope to use this book in the future. I think it is great for high schoolers too and now I've read it and it is not all new to me!
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