Roberto y el monstruo del armario
Welcome to our “How to Extend a Garbanzo Lesson” series, where we highlight specific Garbanzo lessons and show how to turn them into more than just a single lesson or activity.
In this post, we’ll focus on the lesson, “Roberto y el monstruo del armario.”
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In “Roberto y el monstruo del armario,” a boy called Roberto confirms that there is, in fact, a monster in his wardrobe.
To prepare
On the Garbanzo dashboard, you’ll read that this lesson is the plot summary of an imaginary film. To extend the lesson, you’ll lean into this idea and have students story-board the main parts of the imaginary film.
Pass out sheets of paper. Either have students fold the paper into six sections (fold in half lengthwise, then in thirds by width) or have the sheets printed with six boxes.
Explain to students that they’re no longer in a classroom – they’re on a Hollywood studio lot, where the scary movie of the summer - “Roberto y el monstruo del armario” is getting ready to film.
Their jobs? To storyboard the script (the text) so the director knows what she has to film.
Tell the students that you’ll be reading through the text, but pausing after sections they need to storyboard.
Lesson and activity
You can either project the text as you read, or make this fully a listening activity. Either way, after you read a section, make sure to pause so students have time to illustrate it.
You may want to pause after a section that:
- Establishes location (Roberto's room)
- Establishes characters (The monster and Roberto)
- Has different action (Roberto wakes up, Roberto walks to the wardrobe, Roberto sees the monster)
You can also leave it up to the students and see what they discover!
Extend the text even MORE!
Once the students have finished their storyboards, ask for a volunteer for a Special Person interview.
Announce to the class that, now, they’re all journalists. They should turn over their pieces of paper to take notes on this interview with the director of the scary movie, “Roberto y el monstruo del armario.”
You, the teacher, will be conducting the interview by asking the chosen student questions about their storyboard. Remember, with a Special Person interview, it’s important that:
- The student being interviewed understands everything being asked
- The students listening understand what’s being said
- The activity doesn’t go on for too long – check in with your class to make sure everyone is still comprehending and participating
