Hoy es el 13 de marzo. Es jueves.

La preguntaWhy is Selena so important to the Mexican

American community? How did she win the Mexican American community’s hearts?

La tareaExamencito de Selena- el 17 de marzo

*Themes of the movie*Sentence writing*Vocabulary from packet

El video - Selena

General comments on the Selena movie?

Questions?

Selena Quintanilla Perez1971-1995

What did Selena actually look like?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfoDrvcpQEQ

Selena Quintanilla Perez

Chris PérezIn 1998, Chris Pérez won a grammy for best Latin Rock Album…the album Resurrection with the band name The Chris Pérez Band. Within 4 years, the band split up.

He played in the Kumbia Kings and the Kumbia All-Starz band with Selena’s brother AB for many years.

Now he has a new band, The Chris Pérez Project.

He did marry again and had two children, but is now divorced.

Yolanda Saldívar

Born in 1960, she has a life sentence for the murder of Selena. She is eligible for parole in

2025.

Paquete de preguntas

With your partner, complete the packet of questions about Selena. We will discuss as a

class when you are finished

El vocabulario

• You and your partner will get a stack of vocabulary words.

• On your white board, put the word card and then write the translation next to it.

• When you are finished, check your work with your packet.

El vocabulario

Now erase your whiteboard.Write 4 categories on your whiteboard.

Personas Instrumentos Verbos Otras Palabras

Organize the word cards into categories. Have Sra come check your work when you are finished.

El vocabulario

Clear your whiteboard. Quiz each other on the vocabulary words. One person reads the words from the vocab cards, the other person writes

the meaning in English. Reverse roles.

Then try doing the same thing, but saying the words in English and the partner must say them

in Spanish.

La Tarea

Examencito de Selena- el 17 de marzo*Themes of the movie*Sentence writing*Vocabulary from packet

Start studying the vocab!