Diarios de Motocicleta

A complete Spanish lesson plan for Diarios de Motocicleta — ready to open and teach.

Before Che Guevara was an icon, he was a twenty-three-year-old medical student who drove a motorbike across South America with his best friend. Walter Salles follows the journey with clear eyes — the continent that changed them is still recognizable, and the questions the two young men ask are still worth asking. The Spanish is regional, varied, and real.

Good films have natural moments — a powerful scene, a cultural encounter, a shift in the story — where the language and meaning come together. This plan identifies those moments in Diarios de Motocicleta and builds a lesson around each one. For every scene, you get vocabulary and cultural notes, comprehension activities, and communicative tasks your students can work through in class or independently. A pre-film warm-up gets them ready before the first screening.

Everything is included: the teacher’s guide, student worksheets in Spanish, and an answer key.

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📅 Teach it when it counts

• Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15–Oct 15) — The journey that made Guevara — road trip as political education across the full breadth of South America.
• Latin American History / Geography Unit — The route covers Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Venezuela — a natural map for any South American geography or history unit.
• Earth Day (April 22) — Guevara's encounter with indigenous communities and lepers opens conversation about equity, land, and who history forgets.

Language: Spanish | Director: Walter Salles | Year: 2004
Level: Advanced | Format: Downloadable PDF — instant delivery

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