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Standard Deviants: Learning Spanish - The Basics (2001)

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DVD format- broken into chapters that include alphabet, pronunciation, vocabulary, accents, counting, greetings, and more.

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01:30
Standard Deviants: Learning Spanish - The Basics

Standard Deviants: Learn To Speak Spanish - Beyond The Basics (1997, 2002)

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Includes chapters on vocabulary, numbers, multiples. expressing time and date, verbs, adjective, seasons, months, and more.

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01:36
Standard Deviants: Learn To Speak Spanish - Beyond The Basics

El Norte

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Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the dream of starting a new life. It's a story that happens every day, but until Gregory Nava's groundbreaking El Norte, the personal travails of immigrants crossing the border to America had never been shown in the movies with such urgent humanism.

Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
02:20
El Norte

Discovering Spain (2001)

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Includes the art of Valazquez, El Greco, and Goya; El Estorial, the palace monastery; Avila; Segovia; Toledo; the caves of Cordoba; Moorish Spain in Granada; Seville; Costa del Sol; the Salvador Dali Museum; Pablo Picasso's work in Barcelona; the Iberian Peninsula.

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Middle
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02:00
Discovering Spain

Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna)

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Even across thousands of miles, the special bond between a mother and a son can never be broken. It gives hope to Carlitos, a scrappy nine-year-old boy whose mother, Rosario, has gone to America to build a better life for both of them. While Rosario struggles for a brighter future, fate forces Carlitos' hand and he embarks on an extraordinary journey to find her. Critics and audiences alike have praised this inspirational and heartwarming tale of a mother's devotion, a son's courage and a love that knows no borders.

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01:50
Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna)

Romero

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"If they kill me, I shall rise in the Salvadoran people." ROMERO is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his country.

This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.

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High
Length: 
01:45
Romero

The Matador

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The Matador is the epic tale of David Fandila's quest to become the world's top-ranked bullfighter. Heart-wrenching setbacks and thrilling successes dramatize "El Fandi's" three-year journey across Spain and Latin America and into the pages of bullfighting history. More than one man's quest for greatness, The Matador is a story of love―of a son for his family, of audiences for their heroes, of a people for their cultural traditions, and of the bullfighter's paradoxical love for the majestic beast that he must kill to create his art.

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Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
01:15
The Matador

Bullfight: La Fiesta Brava (English) (2004)

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To understand Spain, one must understand the spectacle of the bullfight -- la fiesta brava. Explore the history of bullfighting, as actual bullfighting footage is used to explain each step of the ritual.
1) Students will learn about the history of bullfighting.
2) Students will understand the relevance of bullfighting as a cultural phenomenon.

Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
00:51
Bullfight: La Fiesta Brava (English)