Teach With Class: Bring La Clase de Confesiones to Life with 60+ Spanish 1 Activities

Almost a decade after its debut, this school-drenched drama still has students hooked. See what all the buzz is about!

Carlos hates Spanish class with a passion but finds the will to survive when he lays eyes on Jessica. She is the reason he “tolerates” his boring class. However, his secret crush is compromised when his teacher decides to “shake things up a bit” in class. A simple writing assignment turns out to be a lethal injection to his social life and by extension his chances with Jessica. First, his nosy teacher tries to “set him up with Jessica,” this plan immediately backfires. Then, the unthinkable happens and Carlos is stunned. This turns into one of the most embarrassing moments in his life. But all is not lost. If Carlos plays his cards right, he could have a winning hand. Carlos invites you to come along on this adventure into “La clase de confesiones” where…”todos tienen una confesión,” even the teacher!

This cute, creative, and comprehensible story has a compelling book trailer and activities. Check out the Spanish Trailer here!

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Freebie: Picture Perfect Engagement for discussing the cover
Teacher’s Manual of Student Activities (60+ activities)- replete with activities for engaging students in the novel in addition to dozens of supplementary exercises for focusing on gramatical structures, refrains, and language.
Teacher’s Manual of Student Activities (45+) replete with activities for engaging students in the novel in addition to dozens of supplementary exercises for focusing on gramatical structures, refrains, and language.
Animated book trailer (Google Drive-this one is recommended)
Activities for animated book trailer
La bella menitra.… part 2!

Promotional banner for 'La clase de confesiones', an animated book trailer, featuring illustrations of students and a teacher.

What is the animated book trailer about?

This animated book trailer is an introduction to the novel,”La clase de confesiones.” It sets up the major events, that are central to the storyline. For example, we see Carlos going to school, talking to señor Martín, not having his homework (too busying thinking about Jessica) and realizing that he is head over heels for Jessica (spoiler alert, if you haven’t read the book). The narration ( done by Diego Cuadro) is well-paced. Additionally, you gave access a plethora of activities to help bring this resource to life in your classroom. These resources will provide students ample practice with commonly used structures, school vocabulary, and clothing It is also wildly entertaining!

Animated book trailer (Google Drive-this one is recommended)

Activity manual for book trailer

Please note: Activities for just doing the trailer (students don’t need to have read the book to engage in the 14 activities connected to the trailer below.

How Can I Use This Resource?

The animated book trailer/movie talk can be used as an introduction to the novel along with the following activities in the manual: Dos confesiones y una mentira, Confesiones. Teachers can use the new character descriptions activities post video as they will help to contextualize the characters a bit more. Or it can be used as a standalone activity. Let’s say that you haven’t even heard of this novel, but the video mola , well, you could simply use it in class as the materials are solely based on the video, and do not make a reference to the book. The 14 additional materials include another cute story about the main character.

Graphic promoting the book 'La bella mentira', the second book in the 'Confesiones' series, featuring colorful elements and illustrations of people in a classroom setting.

La bella mentira (libro 2)

Illustration of a man and woman sitting at a table with books and papers, with speech bubbles discussing confessions. The background features a window and greenery.

The second book in the series can be read as stand-alone…saving the best for last! Click here for preview.

Carlos is having a bad day, and it’s about to get worse. He leaves Spanish class utterly embarrassed. He had no idea that the teacher was going to partner him up with Jessica, the girl he actually writes about in his class essay. Adding insult to injury, the teacher reads his essay in front of the class, even the mean-spirited things he wrote about his teacher. After running into a few more problems in math class, he is faced with the big showdown in the lunchroom. Now, Carlos is between *”la espada y la pared.” However, a short story in Spanish class may hold the key to all of his problems, and may ultimately lead to his biggest confession of all. Find out in part 2!

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