Description

This editable Selena movie guide is designed for Spanish students while watching the film Selena in Spanish class. It would be perfect for Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, Spanish 4, exploratory Spanish, or a Latin American culture class. The differentiated options mean you could use variations of this one guide with all levels you teach. The movie would be the perfect complement to a study of the music of Selena, the Mexican-American experience, or the book Selena from Fluency Matters.

What’s Included in this Editable Selena Movie Guide for Spanish class

• Page 1 – character description chart with space to draw characters
• Page 2 – 20 comprehension questions about film in ENGLISH OR
• Page 3 – 20 comprehension questions about film in SPANISH to fill out while watching. (Pick which set best fits your class level)
• Page 4 – 3 post-viewing discussion questions in SPANISH & character matching in novice SPANISH (The post-viewing sheet could be used as an assessment after watching the film.
• Movie guide Keys for all four pages included

Selena would be a great movie to show during Hispanic Heritage Month, Women’s History Month, or to complement the study of her music all year.

The movie Selena is rated PG and can be purchased on Youtube, Amazon, or on DVD. Check your local public library for a free rental!

What audio and subtitles to use for the movie Selena?

**Make sure to get a DVD or online version where you can change both the audio and subtitles as needed. As always, do what works best for your school and classes. Here is what I would personally do:

• Spanish audio & Spanish subtitles – upper-level students
• Spanish audio & English subtitles – novice level students
• English audio – exploratory Spanish or culture class

This is an editable Google Drive resource!

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What other teachers are saying about this Selena Spanish Class movie guide

• ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic resource to use with Level 1 Spanish class. The students enjoyed using adjectives to describe family members and the comprehension questions were easy to follow along with. – Sandra C.
• ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I so appreciate all the work that went into this!! My students absolutely adore Selena and I love showing it!! This resource helps make showing the film even more intentional/more easily connected to content – Libby H
• ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great resource for Selena – I love sharing her story with my students. After they know about her and have listened to her music, they usually ask for her music when I play some in class! – Elizabeth M (10th-12th grades)
• ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great resource to use with the movie. A lot students have never heard of Selena Quintanilla, so the movie was an introduction to this wonderful singer! – Lisa B (Grades 9-12)
• ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ At first I was nervous about using this resource because I’d never used Google to present info, but this was super simple to use! The questions were well thought out and easy for my students to grasp. I purchased this yesterday and used it today and my students loved using this to learn more about Selena. – Deidre L (Grades 10-11)

ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages

• ✅ Interpretive Communication
• ✅ Presentational Communication
• ✅ Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives
• ✅ Relating Cultural Products to Perspectives
• ✅ Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives
• ✅ Cultural Comparisons

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