High School Resources
The following are resources and materials submitted by eductaors from previous OSU Teacher Trainings and events. We have gathered them here to share with other educators. These can be edited and adapted to your classroom and are available for open access.
Title: Andean Poster Project for AP Art History , Handouts for Andes in AP Art History
Description: AP Art History Andean Poster Project, accompanied by handouts.
Author/Institution: Mabi Ponce de León, Bexley High School, Columbus, Ohio
Content Language: English
Country of focus: Ecuador
Grade Level: 9-12 (HS)
Content Area/Subject: AP Art History, Spanish
Title: Inca Civilization Map (Inca Map; Activity sheet for Inca Empire Road System)
Description: A map of Inca Empire in South America, accompanied by an activity sheet for Inca Empire Road System.
Author/Institution: Rossana Pass, Noble High School
Content Language: English
Country of focus: Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile
Grade Level: 4-12 (ES; MS; HS)
Content area/Subject: Spanish, Social Studies, World History
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Title: El Cuy (El Cuy Lesson Plan, El Cuy Slideshow, El Cuy Student Handout, El Cuy Cultural Packet)
Description: A fully elaborated lesson plan outline, accompanied by slideshow presenting on the role of El Cuy in Andean Communities, Guided Notes Handout to accompany the Slideshow and Work Packet on the Andes and Incans.
Author/Institution: Rossana Pass, Noble High School
Content Language: English
Country of focus: Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile
Grade Level: 6-12 (MS, HS)
Content Area/Subject: Spanish, Social Studies
Intermediate-Investigate
Title: The History of Chocolate (Substitute Lesson Plan)
Description: Five (5) articles (bottom of document) with accompanying reflection questions, as well as a cross word puzzle.
Author: Amanda?
Content Language: English
Country of focus: Mexico
Grade Level: 9-12 (HS)
Content area/Subject: English, Social Studies
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Title: Andean Music Outreach Teachers' Guide and Idea Cards
Description: A guide providing cultural background and instructions for the production of Andean Music; does not include instruments.
Author/Institution: Andean Music Ensemble, The Ohio State University
Content Language: English
Country of focus: Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile
Grade Level: K-12 (ES, MS, HS)
Content area/Subject: Social Studies, Spanish, Music
Intermediate, Advanced-Investigate
Title: Aymara and Machu Picchu: A Smithsonian Folkways Lesson
Description: Peruvian Aymara Ensemble (Session 1)/Kena (traditional Andean flute); concerto performed and composed by Peruvian musicians (Session 2) with the cultural and historical introduction. A music lesson from the Smithsonian Folkways Collection about Peruvian Music; requires instruments and meter cards not included.
Author/Institution: Im Kyung Lee, University of Washington, Smithsonian Folkways
Content Language: English
Country of focus: Peru
Grade Level: 6-12 (MS, HS)
Content Area/Subject: Music, Spanish, Social Studies
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Title: Bonkers for Bailecitos in Bolivia: A Smithsonian Folkways Lesson
Description: In this series of three lessons, students will exercise critical listening, singing, dancing, and playing instruments to traditional music of Bolivia. They will improvise rhythms, compose a song, and draw connections across a wide variety of disciplines. Requires paid music files and instruments
Author/Institution: Jennifer Vannatta-Hall, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, Smithsonian Folkways
Content Language: English
Country of focus: Bolivia
Grade Level: 6-12 (MS, HS)
Content area/Subject: Music, Spanish, Social Studies
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Title: High School Syllabi: Perspectives on Latin America
Description: A syllabus on Latin America Course, a semester course that introduces cultural, geographical, historical, environmental and political issues of the region. Through research, the examination of works of art, historical documents, music and film, students will study topics including (but not exclusive to) Pre-Columbian civilizations, the Colonial Era, the environment, African Influences, U.S./Latin American relations, and their manifestations in art and music. Students will be involved in journal writing, research, and daily discussion.
Author/Institution: Isidore Newman School and Tulane University’s Stone Center for Latin American Studies
Content Language: English
Grade Level: 9-12 (HS)
Content area/Subject: Social Studies
Title: Science Curriculum—Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas Unit Plan
Description: Full unit plan about Machu Picchu for science courses.
Author/Institution: Carol P. Merriman, Yale Peabody Museum, with assistance from Richard L. Burger, Lucy C. Salazar and Marc Blosveren
Content Language: English
Country of focus: Peru
Grade Level: 6-12 (MS, HS)
Content Area/Subject: Science, Spanish
Intermediate-Investigate
Title: Mis clases locas—Teaching Spanish with novels
Description: A blog created by a high school Spanish teacher, includes curriculum, lesson plans, classroom activities and materials.
Author/Institution: Allison Wienhold, Dunkerton High School
Content Langauge: English
Grade Level: 9-12 (HS)
Content area/Subject: Spanish
Description: AP Art History Annual Conference (2018) presentation about the Andes in AP Art History; offers strategies on teaching, as well as content to be used in the classroom. Accompanied by handouts, including possible classroom activities, lesson and unit plans and teaching strategies.
Author/Institution: Mabi Ponce de León, Bexley High School, Columbus, Ohio
Content Language: English
Country of focus: Ecuador
Grade Level: 9-12 (HS)
Content Area/Subject: AP Art History, Spanish
Title: Kichwa Grammar (Table of Contents/Lesson Plans for course for “Pastaza Quichua Upper Napo Quichua”; “Pastaza Quichua Upper Napo Quichua”)
Description: “PastazaUpperNapoQuichua” (2018) is a 298-Page book focusing on the pedagogical text of Kichwa Grammar, accompanied by a able of Contents and possible Quichua Lesson Plans in a course.
Author/Institution: Janis Nuckolls, Brigham Young University
Content Language: English
Country of focus: Ecuador
Grade Level: 9-16 (HS)
Content Area/Subject: Kichwa, Spanish
Title: Interactive Features of the Andean & Amazonian Indigenous Art & Cultural Artifact Collection
Description: QR Codes that link to the Andean and Amazonian Indigenous Art and Cultural Artifact Collection's interactive features. These include: interactive maps, 3D virtual images of ceramic pieces, SoundCloud virtual recordings, YouTube videos, Library Guides, and news articles.
Author: Andean & Amazonian Indigenous Art & Cultural Artifact Collection curators
Content Language: English, Spanish, and Quechua
Country of focus: Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador
Grade Level: 9-12 (HS)
Content Area/Subject: Spanish, Social Studies, Music, Art
Title: Inka Concepts Vocabulary Resource
Description: A PDF containing Spanish and Quechua terms defined in Spanish
Author: Unknown
Content Language: Spanish
Country of focus: Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile
Grade Level: 9-12 (HS)
Content Area/Subject: Spanish, Social Studies
Title: Gastronomía Tradicional Altoandina Resource
Description: A 264-page full-color cookbook with images and recipes as well as brief descriptions of Andean food; includes introductions in Quechua and Kichwa.
Author/Institution: Alli Micuy, Llaqta Kallpanchaq and Runa Kawsay
Content Language: Spanish
Country of focus: Peru, Ecuador
Grade Level: K-12 (ES, MS, HS)
Content Area/Subject: Spanish
Title: Latin American Resource Center: Resources about film Guide
Description: A guide which categorizes by topic and summarizes Latin American Movies.
Author/Institution: ROGER THAYER STONE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, Tulane University
Content Language: English
Country of focus: Peru, Ecuador
Grade Level: 6-12 (MS; HS)
Title: Kichwa Grammar (Table of Contents/Lesson Plans for course for “Pastaza Quichua Upper Napo Quichua”; “Pastaza Quichua Upper Napo Quichua”) Resource
Description: “PastazaUpperNapoQuichua” (2018) is a 298-Page book focusing on the Pedagogical text of Kichwa Grammar, accompanied Table of Contents and possible Quichua Lesson Plans in a Course.
Author/Institution: Janis Nuckolls, Brigham Young University
Content Language: English
Country of focus: Ecuador
Grade Level: 9-16 (HS)
Content Area/Subject: Kichwa, Spanish
Title: Portrayals of Andean and Amazonian Indigeneity in Children's Films
Description: Honors Spanish majors Cara Satullo, Emily Montenegro, and Juhee Park (SPAN 4565H Indigenous Literatures and Cultures) presented their analyses of Andean and Amazonian indigenous cultural representations in the movies Pachamama, The Road to El Dorado, The Emperor's New Groove and Dora and the Lost City of Gold with special participation of Américo Mendoza Mori (UPenn), who was a Quechua Language Consultant for Dora and the Lost City of Gold. You can watch The Road to El Dorado and Dora and the Lost City of Gold through Amazon Prime Video. Pachamama and The Emperor's New Groove are available on Netflix.
You can find the recording of the webinar here (Access Password: 1D?#F+@&).
Author/School: Cara Satullo, Emily Montenegro, and Juhee Park - The Ohio State University
Content Language: English & Spanish
Country of focus: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Grade Level: 4-8 (ES, MS)
Content Area/Subject: Spanish, Social Studies,
Novice-Investigate
Online Resources
- [radio/podcast] “The Legacy of Dora the Explorer” by NPR’s LatinoUSA, August 14th, 2019
- [interview] “Paramount Pictures hired this Quechua professor to lend authenticity to ‘Dora and the Lost city of Gold’” by Remezcla, August 13th, 2019 with Américo Mendoza-Mori
- [article] "Pachamama" by Variety, June 6th, 2019
Student Analyses and Presentations*
- "Representación indígena en las películas infantiles" by Cara Satullo, undergraduate student at Ohio State
Cara Satullo Analysis1.57 MB
- "Análisis sobre la película infantil Pachamama" by Juhee Park, undergraduate student at Ohio State
Juhee Park Analysis138.2 KB
- "Dora la conquistadora: Los elementos andinos y coloniales en Dora and the Lost City of Gold" by Emily Montenegro, undergraduate student at Ohio State
Presentation on "Dora and the Lost City of Gold" (2019)31.74 MB
These materials were developed as part of the Spring 2020 Spanish course, "Indigenous Languages, Literatures and Cultures of Latin America" (SPAN 4565H), taught by Dr. Michelle Wibbelsman.