Monarch Butterflies Life in the Sanctuary Region Children and Families Share Their Stories Miguel the Breadmaker Comparing and Contrasting Language and Culture Use some or all of these reading activities as you read this bilingual story about life in the Monarch Sanctuary Region. 1) Pull up just the Spanish version of Miguel's story and share it as a class. El Panadero Miguel (Español) 2) Look closely at the first picture. What do you think is happening? What sentence or caption would you write about the picture? What questions do you have? Option: Can you read any of the Spanish words or sentences? (You can look some up in a Spanish/English dictionary or translate them online.) Option: After looking at all the pictures in the story, but not reading the English versions, write one or more paragraphs that you think describes Miguel's baking activities. Use descriptive words. 3) Click to the English version of the page. How does it compare with your ideas about what was happening? (Note: You can always click back and forth between English and Spanish.) Miguel the Breadmaker (English) 4) Finally, think about things you've observed or experienced with cooking and baking at home and in your community. Use the handout to the right (or make a Venn diagram) to show how Miguel's baking experiences compare with what you've seen or done. You could compare these types of things: cooking and baking tools ingredients types of bread and other baked goods types of ovens how bread is sold 5) Write or tell a partner about how you would feel if you could eat the types of breads that Miguel and family baked. << Back to Bilingual Vignettes, "Life in the Monarch Sanctuary Region" National Geography Standards Places and Regions The physical and human characteristics of places. Human Systems The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.

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