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Teaching Siglo de Oro

Presenting lesson plans about the Spanish Golden Age of literature opens up a world of comedy, romance, and heartbreak - themes that are still very much relevant for modern audiences.

 
Siglo de Oro Outreach Program
Student and professional performers from BYU present a scene from a classic Spanish drama for local students.
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The lesson plans linked below were developed for middle and high school classrooms by students and professors of Spain's classic literature from Brigham Young University. The availability of these lessons were funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts.
 

Making Siglo Relevant - Teacher Tip's 3 MB

Historical & Cultural Connections:
A Look at the Major Types of Siglo Era Plays 1.14 MB
(English)

Corral de Comedias: A Look at Spanish Public Playhouses 515 KB
(English)

Costuming in the Classroom 499 KB
(English)

Understanding Golden Age Asides 105 KB
From Page to Stage: Thinking Like a Director
(English)

Teaching Spanish Grammar:
Forms in Poetry: Romances, Redondillas and Quintillas
(Spanish & English)

Teaching Rhyme Schemes in Spanish Poetry 122 KB
(Spanish & English)

Using the Comedia to Teach Spanish Grammar 86 KB
(Spanish & English)

Using the Subjunctive in the Spanish Comedia 158 KB
(Spanish & English)

  • Siglo de Oro at the Memorial Siglo de Oro at the Memorial

    Learn more about Spanish Golden Age drama and the festival the Memorial hosts yearly. Read More

  • Siglo de Oro: A brief historical background Siglo de Oro: A brief historical background

    Read a brief essay about Spain's Golden Age Read More

  • Siglo de Oro Poster Art Siglo de Oro Poster Art

    View posters from previous Siglo de Oro Spanish Drama Festivals Read More

Did You Know?

Siglo de Oro, "Golden Age", stage actors

The Siglo de Oro Drama Festival, the longest running festival of its kind in the world, is held at the Memorial yearly and has attained an international reputation for featuring quality presentations from Spain's Golden Age, in both English and Spanish, by theatrical groups from all over the world. More...