Social+Problems

//This page contains ideas, information, and resources for teaching and learning about social problems in Spanish.//toc

=General Social Issues=



Social issues on a personal level (bulimia, street children, homosexuality, teen pregnancy, abuse, etc.). "De que me sirve la vida" - Camila Corresponding lesson plan [|here.] media type="youtube" key="3YhoejhnW8w?rel=0" height="315" width="560"

=Overcoming Adversity=

[|Echar Pa'lante El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico] media type="custom" key="25316218" - Discusses how Puerto Ricans worked together to overcome adversity, and how a group of musicians encourages people to continue to do so.

=Street Children=

[|Canción para un niño de la calle by Mercedes Sosa] media type="youtube" key="apzGIJNipdY?rel=0" height="349" width="560"

- Interactive activities created by Barbara Kuczun Nelson based on the song by Maná designed to help students practice environmental vocabulary, affirmative and negative commands, present subjunctive, future tense, and past participles as adjectives

[|En mi ciudad - Cartel de Santa] - Very catchy song about the poor living conditions of street children and the ways in which it contributes to a criminal lifestyle - Some of the lyrics to the verses may be inappropriate for immature students, but the chorus could be easily used in high school media type="youtube" key="soZjSzOrGLQ" width="560" height="315"

Los hijos de la oscuridad

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- Interactive exercises created by Barbara Kuczun Nelson for the song //La historia de Juan// by Juanes that allow students to learn about the plight of street children in Spanish-speaking countries while practicing the preterit tense

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=Unemployment=

[|Desempleo juvenil] media type="youtube" key="lHsha4mTNpA" width="560" height="315"

See also: Community Service, Crime, Emergencies, Emergency Preparedness, Environment, Health & Hygiene, Hunger & Homelessness, Immigration, Natural Disasters, News & Current Events, Substance Abuse