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Pre-reading activity:
Pocahantas - what comes to your mind? Why do you think this is so?
Malinche - what comes to mind?
If you had to theorize the answer to the following questions, what would be your best guess? Why do you think this is so?

Read the article Despite Similarities, Pocahontas Gets Love, Malinche Gets Hate. Why?

Write a 75 word reaction to the article. Your writing can be in English, Spanish, or Spanglish. In your writing, answer the following questions:
What did you think as you were reading the article?
What did you learn, if anything?
What is your reaction? Why?

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For 25 minutes, try Babbel - The free version offers 40 free lessons as listed on NY Education Dep’t list of Digital Content Resources Please share about your experience, if you would use the program again, and why.

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For 25 minutes, try HelloTalk (also listed of NYSED’s list of Digital Content Resources- a free app to learn a language, explore new cultures, and make friends around the world by chatting with native speakers. Please tell me about your experience, if you would use the program again, and why.

4 Newsela en Español - news in Spanish and includes different reading levels; offered free for the remainder of the school year. It is required to create an account. Pick one article and write a summary on it. Be sure to include the name of the article.

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