Monarch Butterflies Life in the Sanctuary Region Children and Families Share Their Stories Berenices and Life on the Ranch 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 Berenices' story and share it as a class. Berenices y La Vida en el Rancho (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 describe Berenices' life. 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.) Berenices and Life on the Ranch (English) 4) Finally, compare and contrast your life and activities with those of Berenices and her family. Use the handout to the right (or make a Venn diagram) to show how her life compares with yours. You could compare these types of things: chores and responsibilities school favorite foods and common foods materials and equipment used in daily life parents' jobs 5) Write or tell a partner about how you would feel if you could live in Berenices' family for a while. << 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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