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Asthma: The Soap Opera Lesson Plan

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Study Guide for Asthma: The Soap Opera

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.

Intermediate

My Name Is Maria

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

Beginner

Meet the Characters for Asthma: The Soap Opera

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

Beginner

Languages We Speak for Asthma: The Soap Opera

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.

Intermediate

Images and Words for Asthma: The Soap Opera

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

Intermediate

Discussion Questions

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

Intermediate

Additional Activities for My Name Is Maria

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.

Beginner

Facilitator-Created Resources

Feelings and Relationships

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

Beginner

Video Project

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.

Intermediate

The Soap Opera Board Game

An "Asthma: The Soap Opera" board game.

Intermediate

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