Asthma: The Soap Opera Lesson Plan

Contains a visual storyboard of the episode and many practice exercises for learners to do before, during and after watching each We Speak NYC episode.

A short story about one of the characters featured in the episode. Contains short, easy to read sentences for beginner-level learners.

Compilation of short clips to introduce learners to the characters featured in this episode.

Teacher handbook to be used in conjunction with We Speak NYC Study Guides to facilitate interactive practice in the classroom before and after showing an episode. Contains speaking, listening, reading and writing activities for teachers of mid- and upper-level students.

Images and a list of important words from each episode for building vocabulary and eliciting predictions before screening an episode.

Guidebook with discussion questions (Before-You-Watch questions and After-You-Watch questions) specific to the topic of each We Speak NYC episode.

Supplemental activities for beginner-level learners to be used with the My Name Is.. short story. Activities are designed to teach the English language skills students need to read and talk about the My Name Is.. short story.

Two activities for watching "Asthma: A Love Story" with literacy students.

A full lesson set and project for teaching students to: form and ask questions, sequence events in "Asthma: The Soap Opera," create a health brochure, write dialogues for the doctor's office, and make an asthma video documentary.

An "Asthma: The Soap Opera" board game.