This 9-page resource is a close look at the imagery from the video Malamente by Rosalía, aimed at GCSE and A-Level Spanish students. It looks at how the words and images speak about Spain’s culture, mixing up traditional elements (such as Semana Santa or bullfighting) with modern Spanish youth culture (such as tattoos, gel nails or skateboarding). It is also useful to learn/revise vocabulary about places in the city (such as the petrol station or the car park) and clothing (looking at what the people in the video are wearing). The lyrics of the song Malamente are also included, with a gap-filling activity.
There are multiple tasks that explore the world of Rosalia from different angles, with special attention on how it relates to the wider contemporary Spanish culture, with its contrasts of the traditional and the modern. There is high-quality material for at least 3 hours of teaching.
Also included are links that relate to the video’s themes on Spanish flamenco culture, and prompts for discussion on the influence of Rosalía on young people by looking at the singer’s Instagram account.
The resource is on a Word document, so it can be easily edited at the teacher’s convenience - by adding, removing, modifying tasks so that the lesson can be adapted to different levels and abilities.
I would have expected much more for nearly £5 - just a little list of vocab and a few photos, plus the words from the song, all of which I could have found for myself. What a disappointment.
raulgg
2 years ago
Dear Wightmouse,
Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry to hear that you were disappointed. I will now aim to improve my resource so users can find it more helpful than you did. In my defence, though, I will point out that:
- There are 24 photos in the first task, selected from Rosalia's video Malamente to elicit vocabulary from them; this vocabulary is also provided.
- The same vocab list is used to ask students to divide each item into references to 'modern Spanish culture' and 'traditional Spanish culture', thus providing insight into the intentions of the creators of the video's complex imagery.
- The words of the song come with a listening 'fill the gaps' task (so it's not just the words).
- There are additional texts providing background information about the literary origins of Rosalia's album and flamenco singer Camaron, a major influence on her. This provides further insight into the deep cultural roots of her album.
- Indeed, anyone with time could have made this resource themselves, but part of the idea of a ready-made resource is precisely that the teacher doesn't have to spend her/his time researching it and putting it together.
This is not to say that your criticism is thoroughly unfair - I realise that more can be done to improve it (e.g. providing more written support for teachers who are perhaps less aware of Spanish traditional culture and thus less able to direct students to the right hints), which I will do.
Again, thank you for the honest feedback.
Raúl
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