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This Romance and Revolution: The Poetry of Pablo Neruda instructional video also includes:
A short TEDEd video introduces viewers to the life and poetry of Pablo Neruda. The narrator not only shares details of Neruda's exploits in support of revolutionaries but also why his poetry is so popular even in translation.
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Instructional Ideas
- Especially appropriate for Spanish Language classes—have pupils translate one of Neruda's poems ("Ode to My Socks" for example) into English and compare their translation with translations found online
Classroom Considerations
- Rather than links to articles about Neruda, the links provided in the "Dig Deeper" portion of the resource take users to sites that sell his books
Pros
- The resource includes a check for understanding and a discussion question
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