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Spanish poetry videos by Tess Kesler ’22 and Ryan Cheung ’21

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Stella Gilbert

Tess Kesler – “Oda a la cebolla” from Pablo Neruda:“In Spanish 3 Honors, students are required to do a video-poem based on a piece from literary giants such as García Lorca, Pablo Neruda and José Martí. Tess did a terrific … Continue reading →

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“Something Else” Personal Narrative by Isabela McNeilly-Anta ’23

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Stella Gilbert

Something Else         The loud bell hollered, dismissing all the students before our teacher could say another word. Everyone jumped up and the boys ran to go put sneakers on in a hurry, not wanting to be … Continue reading →

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Video Poem “Oda a la alcachofa por Pablo Neruda” by Eric Weng ’21

Posted on December 10, 2018 by tjames

This video poem by Eric Weng ’21 was a project for Señora Ortega’s Spanish 3 Honors class. Students were required to create a video poem based on work from some of the giants in the Spanish-speaking world: Lope de Vega, … Continue reading →

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Subjunctive Lesson Set to “Despacito” by Alexis Romay

Posted on October 31, 2017 by tjames

After being almost driven mad by the ubiquity of the song “Despacito,” I thought I’d do something useful with it, so I have adapted the lyrics to summarize the uses of the subjunctive mode in Spanish. Given that Luis Fonsi’s … Continue reading →

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