Description

This proficiency-based Spanish unit supports interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communication through discussion, reading, viewing, comparison, and visual creation. Students build the language needed to talk about apartments, rent, renters, displacement, neighborhoods, tourism, and community identity. The unit also encourages students to think critically about how platforms like Airbnb can benefit travelers and property owners while also creating challenges for local residents.

El lado oscuro de Airbnb can be used as a stand-alone mini unit, a supplement to a housing or community unit, or a real-world extension for Spanish 3, Spanish 4, or intermediate learners. With included remote learning and sub plan options, this unit is flexible, easy to adapt, and ready to use in a variety of classroom settings.

What’s included

• Full 3-day lesson plan
• Remote learning and sub plan adaptations
• PQA vocabulary introduction slideshow
• PQA vocabulary introduction worksheet
• Vocabulary list
• Vocabulario clave dictionary pages
• Vocabulary wrap-up reflection in English and Spanish
• Mini reading on gentrification
• Comprehension questions
• Measurement activity comparing school spaces to apartment sizes
• Apartment listing screenshot activity
• AJ+ video viewing guide
• AJ+ video viewing guide answer key
• Reading: ¿Un mundo sin Airbnb?
• Infographic activity page

Why teachers love this unit

• Real-world topic that feels relevant and current
• Strong connection to global citizenship and community issues
• Built-in personalization through PQA and student reflection
• Mix of reading, video, discussion, hands-on learning, and visual creation
• Flexible design that works as a mini unit, supplement, sub plan, or remote lesson
• Ready-to-use materials that save planning time