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Hispanic Heritage Month Social Studies: Quiara Alegria Hudes

Hispanic Heritage Month Social Studies: Quiara Alegria Hudes preview
Hispanic Heritage Month Social Studies: Quiara Alegria Hudes preview

Look Inside · 6 pages · answer key included

Color biography passage about Quiara Alegría Hudes, her Philadelphia childhood, education, and plays
Color version of the biography passage
Black-and-white biography passage about Quiara Alegría Hudes, In the Heights, and Water by the Spoonful
Black-and-white version of the same passage
Biography questions 1–3 ask about Hudes' musical with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Pulitzer-winning play, and studies
Questions 1–3 of the eight-question set
Biography questions 4–6 cover Latino identity, two art forms Hudes worked in, and art's community value
Questions 4–6 continue the comprehension set
Biography questions 7–8 ask what mentorship means and how stories about cultures help people understand others
Questions 7–8 complete the comprehension set

Answer key included

Answer key included
Attributes
Subject

Reading, ELA, Hispanic Heritage Month, Holidays, Holiday & Seasonal, Biographies, Social Studies

Grades

Elementary

Types

Worksheets & Printables

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
Wonderland School
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About This Product

Unleash creativity with this Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes reading passage! Perfect for Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), this no-prep resource introduces students to the Puerto Rican-American writer who co-created In the Heights and transformed Broadway with authentic Latino stories. Through differentiated texts and theater activities, students will explore how Hudes’ Philadelphia childhood, cultural roots, and neighborhood stories taught her the power of community voices.

Objective
This CCSS-aligned resource helps students:
✔ Practice literary nonfiction comprehension
✔ Analyze how writers celebrate culture
✔ Understand playwriting structure
✔ Connect to personal narrative writing

Order

  1. Read: Students explore the illustrated passage

  2. Respond: Complete thought-provoking activities:

    • Multiple choice (historical facts)

    • Short answer (critical thinking)

    • True/False

More Details:

  • Format: PDF file

  • size: 11*8.5 Inches

  • Number Of Pages: 6 pages

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Resource Tags

Social Studies Hispanic Heritage September Classroom Activities Bilingual Hispanic Heritage Hispanic Heritage Worksheets Reading Reading Comprehension Hispanic Heritage Activities Hispanic Heritage Reading Comprehension Famous Hispanic Americans Hispanic Heritage Month

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