Explore the resources below about sports and games in Hispanic and Latino/a/x culture. You can choose any of these topics for the culture and language project. Feel free to skim, scan, and skip around these resources based on what interests you most. Use the guiding questions below to help you develop your topic into a presentation.
Guiding Questions
What topic did you explore? How would you describe it or explain it to someone who doesn't know about it? Practice describing in Spanish.
What are some of your first impressions or major learning moments in relation to the topic?
What are some cultural products, practices, and perspectives associated with the topic?
What are some community connections and comparisons you can make about the topic? What are some similarities between your language and culture and the cultures you are learning about?
What are 5-10 important vocabulary phrases you learned from your exploration in this activity? Practice using them in sentences.
In what ways did you learn more about yourself, your culture, and your language in this activity? How did you improve your cultural humility and understanding through this topic exploration? How did you improve your language skills?
Source Attribution: Jeffrey Brown and Anne Azzi Davenport. PBS NewsHour. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/latino-immigrants-brought-baseball-to-america-this-new-exhibition-aims-to-recognize-that
"¡Pleibol! shares the experiences of Latinas and Latinos whose love for the game and incredible talent have changed baseball and transformed American culture forever."
To access this exhibit from the Smithsonian's Museum of American History, click
Source Attribution: Smithsonian's Museum of American History. https://artsandculture.google.com/story/%C2%A1pleibol-in-the-barrios-and-the-big-leagues-part-1-field-of-dreams-smithsonian-national-museum-of-american-history/QgUR3TKxapjaqw?hl=en
Soure Attribution: Cultura: El fu00fatbol y el dominu00f3. Authored by: SUNY Oneonta with Lumen Learning. Provided by: SUNY Oneonta. License: CC BY: Attribution
Source Attribution: Profedele. https://www.profedeele.es/actividad/los-deportes/