PPP with information from a great variety of resources. Details on El boom literario, biography, genre of the novel, content, techniques, and some sample essay and oral questions.

Following Geekie's excellent resources here: http://www.sunderlandschools.org/international/resources-worldcup.htm, I have translated into Spanish one of the booklets that was only available in French and German. I hope you enjoy it!

A comprehensive set of speaking cards focusing on cutting-edge areas of this topic. It includes cards on racist expressions in Spanish, islamofobia, aporofobia, racism against indigenous people in Peru, etc. They can be used in class, prepared for homework or as a mock exam. The revision notes for this topic can help students to prepare these cards. The general questions are for pair work, to prepare a presentation or for mock exams. I have included questions on Trump and his immigration policies which are seen as racist by many. At the end, there is a game to challenge students and help them with spontaneous talk. Thanks to all for your continuous support. Happy learning. Blanca

These two Power Points (a teacher’s version and a student’s version) prepares students to answer this essay question: “Analiza el tema de la guerra. ¿Cuáles son las técnicas que utiliza el director para evocar la época en la que transcurre la historia?”. Content: -background reading (summarised) a graph identifying 6 key techniques in response to the question an exercise and the answers for students to find examples and analyze each of the 6 techniques identified, with images to inspire students. a sample introduction, a sample paragraph and a sample conclusion for the essay cues on what to include in the introduction, a paragraph and a conclusion Feedback welcome. Kindly respect copyright. Private comments to bgp@stbrn.ac.uk.

Revision notes on multilingualism and multiculturalism in Spain (linked to peaceful coexistence); ways to promote "la convivencia escolar", including the context of Hispanic students in the USA,etc. There is also a section on threats to peaceful coexistence, such as ciberislamophobia, separatism, ETA and corruption. I have included some notes on the gypsies in Spain, slightly altered from what I included in the notes for "El racismo". This is so that students can make the conexion between both themes. Happy teaching and learning! Blanca

This is the forth installment of cards, general questions and improvised situations that I have created (others also available in this site). Some of the context of the cards are: singers who sing using swear words, beauty pageants in Mexico, models who break mold, footballers who appear in ads, etc. The improvised situations practise expressing the opposite opinion and reasoning it. I enclose a brief preview to give you an idea of the material. If you found the resource useful (or not), I would be most grateful for a comment. Again, I hope that £2 is a reasonable price for everybody: it cuts your work and it rewards mine. I will be producing cards for Unit 5 shortly, so watch this space. Any comments here or at bgp@stbrn.ac.uk gratefully received. Enjoy!

This is a one page compendium of on line activities to keep Y13 working in preparation for a degree linked to Hispanic Studies. They can also be issued for Y12, summer work. The activities are varied, including on line courses, articles, videos, radio programmes and podcasts. Some of topics are: working as a translator for a controversial political figure, philosophy, the arts, legalization of drugs, etc. They are geared towards independent learning, no input from the teacher. Students will be able to keep their skills alive whilst extending their learning following their completion of the AS/A Level course. For Y12, it would be a clever addition to their UCAS portfolio. I KINDLY ASK THAT YOU RESPECT COPYRIGHT, I HAVE INVESTED A LOT OF TIME DOING THIS. All for the price of a sandwich and saving you a lot of work! A similar resource for Y11 is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/y11-head-start-activities-for-a-level-spanish-12299364

Here is the final installment (hoorrayyyy!!!) of stimulus cards , general questions and one little exercise practicing making questions for the new A level. You will see the cards are varied in content, always trying to think a bit out of the box! The other installments are also available in TES. The first set on "Los valores tradicionales y modernos" contains sample questions (I have ploughed through every possible card on this planet so I hope I got them all!). You would have noticed these questions follow a pattern, so I have tried to reproduce it on my cards. There are revision notes/ general notes accompanying this card (useful for the students to prepare the cards independently). These are also available in TES. I hope you find them useful and your £2 save you a lot of work. Any comments, as usual, are welcome. happy teaching and learning! Blanca

These are three versions of the same exercise on the director's cinematographic techniques. The idea is that you differentiate according to your students' needs. It should help students to revise vocabulary, grammar, sentence formation and the techniques themselves! Please browse my other resources in case if you find something useful. I have recently uploaded some materials for the new AS exam and will continue to do more. Follow me! Enjoy!

This is the last set of revision notes for the new A Level. It is meant to be a resumé as you can imagine, since the "patrimonio" is such a vast topic. However, I hope that it give grounds for the students to prepare speaking cards, to revise vocabulary and provide some ideas for the individual research project. I will also be publishing revision notes for the second year of the A Level, so please visit my shop again. And if you have missed it, I have an invaluable collection of speaking cards mirrowing the exam. These are also available in TES as cheap as £2 per unit or purchased for the year at £10. If you enjoy my resources, please encourage your colleagues to support me. Many thanks for all your comments. Happy teaching and learning. Blanca.

Here is the fifth instalment of revision notes for you and for your students! They are quite comprehensive but I enclose the word version if you want to cut/adapt, etc. These notes can be used to prepare speaking cards (plenty of information on cultural aspects plus opinions on such topics as bullfighting and the regional languages), for revision before mocks, for end of unit revision, etc. I hope you find them useful and your students too. Please visit my shop to buy more revision notes and the infamous speaking cards (they are selling like hot cakes!). The prices of my resources are deliberately low so that they don't dig a hole in your pocket! Thanks for supporting my work. Any comments are welcome to this site or to:bgp@stbrn.ac.uk. Happy teaching and learning. Blanca

These notes are a comprehensive summary of the topic, and they can be used to support the speaking cards (my collection or others), to revise the unit, for self and independent study. They include cutting edge aspects of the topic, such as "La Bestia" and Trump's proposals for tougher laws to curb illegal inmigration. If you find these notes useful, please visit my shop for other batches on different units. Your feedback is really appreciated either here or at bgp@stbrn.ac.uk. Happy teaching and learning, Blanca.

I've devised this PPP with questions on Picasso (AQA An artist and his work, focusing on Guernica). I am using the PPP sitting two students at the computer and asking each other the questions in turns. I am sure you can think on how to explote it in all sort of ways. Any comments welcome. Blanca.

This is the second PP of a series to help teachers guide their students on writing an essay. The PP contains: background revision reading exercises to revise themes and characters, relating both model introductions, paragraphs and conclusions, with explanations to guide students to analyse these suggestions on short writing tasks to practice before the long essay annotations / essay plan on the question proposed. The PP is self contain and it can be easily adapted to your group. If you like it, you can also visit the first PP of the series on techniques to contextualise the film. Here is the link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12481904 Kindly respect copyright and leave a review. Thanks

This is an extract of a PP with 19 gap differentiated exercises in preparation for Paper 1, AQA. The PP has 5 exercises with single sentences to introduce Y12 to this type of challenging exercises. This is followed by 14 graded exercises of various difficulties, leading to the final exam. The exercises are varied in literary text, including one or two non-fiction, linked to the topics of the specification. They test a great variety of grammar traps such as pronouns, por/para, tenses, accents, etc. The design of the slide is courtesy of Shara_nuku. You can find her shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/shara_nuku.

This is a unit of work regarding surrogacy and the TV presenter Ana Obregón, who has become a mother and grandmother to her son’s baby. The unit of work includes: -an adapted newspaper article -a multiple choice exercise -a synonyms exercise -a translation into Spanish (sentences) -revision notes on the topic, to enable students to prepare… -two speaking cards on the topic, overlapping the sub themes of the influence of celebrities and surrogacy. The answers to the unit are also included here. KINDLY RESPECT COPYRIGHT BY NOT SHARING THIS RESOURCE FREELY. YOUR COLLABORATION AND RECOGNITION OF MY WORK IS APPRECIATED.

This is a one page compendium of 15 differentiated activities on line to keep students engaged in Spanish post their Spanish GCSE. They are geared towards independent learning, no input from the teacher. It is ideal as summer work in preparation for the A Level. The activities include on line courses, podcasts, articles, videos, etc on topics such as Spanish customs, curiosities about the language, translation traps, current affairs and even a short course on art. All for the price of a sandwich and saving you a lot of work! I KINDLY ASK THAT YOU RESPECT COPYRIGHT, I HAVE INVESTED A LOT OF TIME DOING THIS. A similar compendium with activities at higher level for A Level (Y12, or post A Level) can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/y13-moving-on-academic-activities-for-he-12299397

Here is a plan that I gave my students to write an essay on Adela. This is a model question for the new A Levels and I am teaching " La Casa de Bernarda Alba" in the first year. You can use it to help weak students, for peer writing, to write your own essay, etc. I hope it is useful. Please browse through my resources in TES for speaking cards and revision notes for the new A Level. I am sure you will find something useful for you and for your students.

This is the 5th instalment of stimulus cards, questions and an exercise for improvisation in preparation for the AQA oral exam. **Please note there might be a problem seeing the preview. TES are aware of this and are trying to solve the issue.** The stimulus cards focus, amongst other subtopics, on the celebration of El Día E (Día del español); el "tapeo", regional stereotypes ("Ocho Apellidos Vascos");the waste of food in La Tomatina... This time I have put more emphasis on the students being critical and analytical, as they would have moved to the second part of the AS and they are more able to make comparisons, deductions, etc. The cards include the source so that they can not only be practiced in class but could be used for background reading prior to the preparation and practice. The general questions are self explanatory! Finally, I have included an exercise for improvisation where students have to say/write the opposite and can develop arguments as detailed as you ask them! I welcome any feedback on this resource or any of the series (they are all published in TES). Hopefully, they will make your life easier and your students will feel challenged, enjoy and learn with them. Hasta la próxima, Blanca