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Grade 7 · Unit 4 · Historias y ComunidadesHéroes Cotidianos
Héroes Cotidianos
Everyday Heroes
The biography unit: reading real profiles of real people — activists, teachers, athletes, neighbors — and narrating lives in the past tense just learned.
Unit objectives
- Read short authentic biographies for detail
- Retell a life story in past tense
- Interview a real person about their path
- Write a biography of someone they admire
Can-Do targets
- I can read a real biography and retell the life.
- I can interview someone about their life story.
- I can write a short biography in past tense.
Vocabulary scope
nació, creció, estudió, luchó por, logró, superó, el obstáculo, la meta, admirar, dedicarse a
How this unit builds
The preterite from Unit 1 goes third-person: narrating other lives. The interview revives Grade 2’s question skills at full power.
Planned lessons
What this unit will contain
Lessons are produced in the same fully interactive format as Kindergarten — flashcards with audio, games, listening tasks, and take-home activities — and will unlock here as they are finished.
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Lesson 1Vidas reales — reading biographies
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Lesson 2Él nació, ella luchó — third-person past
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Lesson 3La entrevista — interviewing a hero
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Lesson 4Mi héroe — the written biography
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Lesson 5IPA: Héroes
Cultural connection
Heroes without capes
From Rigoberta Menchú to the local crossing guard — the unit’s definition of hero is earned, not famous. Students read profiles across the fame spectrum and pick whom to honor.