RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
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Afro-Mexican PoeticsA live poetry reading and discussion on the topic of Afromexicanidad by Ariana Brown (Black Mexican American) and Alan Pelaez Lopez (Afro-Zapotec). Archived via YouTube Live.
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Black Hair Vocabulary in Spanish
(w/ Discussion Questions)
A two-page PDF containing Spanish vocabulary to refer to African textured hair, compiled by Ariana Brown, with contributions from Afrolatinx Twitter users. This list was compiled in the hopes of making Blackness more visible in the Spanish language, giving Latinxs of African descent a more complete vocabulary to discuss Blackness and its features. Contains discussion questions and a linguistics activity. Excellent for anti-racist, bilingual workshops and classrooms. Compiled & Creative Commons licensed in Nov-Dec 2017. Free for download and use.
(w/ Discussion Questions)
A two-page PDF containing Spanish vocabulary to refer to African textured hair, compiled by Ariana Brown, with contributions from Afrolatinx Twitter users. This list was compiled in the hopes of making Blackness more visible in the Spanish language, giving Latinxs of African descent a more complete vocabulary to discuss Blackness and its features. Contains discussion questions and a linguistics activity. Excellent for anti-racist, bilingual workshops and classrooms. Compiled & Creative Commons licensed in Nov-Dec 2017. Free for download and use.
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Ariana's Most Popular Poems,
in Spanish* *FOR TEACHERS ONLY / SOLO PARA MAESTROS Includes ten (10) of Ariana's most popular poems translated in Spanish (Mexican dialect). Ariana performed the initial translations, followed by edits from Itzel Guadalupe Garcia, a Spanish-dominant Mexican poet & friend. Poems arranged in a downloadable PDF emailed to the purchaser upon receipt of $1.00 USD payment. Incluye diez (10) de los poemas más populares de Ariana en traducciones en español mexicano,y enlaces de video. Ariana completó las traducciones iniciales. Itzel Guadalupe García, una poeta mexicana y amiga de Ariana, terminó las revisiones. Los poemas están colocados en un PDF download envió por email. Cuesta un dólar $1.00 USD. |
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FREE LESSON PLANS
Lesson plans are designed primarily for students of color, with particular emphasis on Black girls and bilingual Mexican American students. LPs also include TEKS objectives (Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills) for Texas-based educators. High school LPs are designed to take place over 1-2 days. Elementary LPs are designed to take place over one week. If you are an educator reading this, thank you for the work you do. I hope these LPs make your job a little easier. -Ariana
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Lesson Plans for "Passage"Topics: bilingualism, African slavery in Mexico, Latinx identity, race/ethnicity, anti-Blackness
Video link and poem text are provided in lesson plan. A Spanish translation of "Passage" can be purchased above for $1.00 USD as part of "Ariana's Most Popular Poems, in Spanish." LP designed by Ariana in collaboration with educators Jesús Valles and Saba Khan Vlach.
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Lesson Plans for "Invocation"Topics: Black hair, Black girlhood, self-esteem, self care, beauty, misogyny, anti-Blackness
Video link and poem text are provided in lesson plan. Bilingual copies of "Invocation" can be purchased above for $1.00 USD as part of "Ariana's Most Popular Poems, in Spanish." Consider also utilizing the "Black Hair Vocab in Spanish" bilingual chart above. LP designed by Ariana in collaboration with educators Jesús Valles, Saba Khan Vlach, and Gabriel Cortez. Download lesson plan for high school students Download lesson plan for elementary school students Download lesson plan for poetry workshop for Black girls |
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Lesson Plans for "Curanderismo"Topics: curanderismo (Mexican folk healing), spirituality, Mexican history, mental health, self-care
Video link is included in lesson plan. A Spanish translation of "Curanderismo" can be purchased above for $1.00 USD as part of "Ariana's Most Popular Poems, in Spanish." LP designed by Ariana in collaboration with educators Jesús Valles and Saba Khan Vlach. Download lesson plan for high school students Download lesson plan for elementary school students |
