Let's Do It Again!

The Arcane Task: Learn something about 30 works of Spanish literature for an AP test The Solution: A ukulele, a camera, a poem — not a personal poem really, more of a congenial educational oratorio. But the point is very personal: let students and teachers enliven education with poetry, music, media, and creative expression, and our minds — even our whole schools — will dance. "Let's Do It Again!" Isabel Allende wrote "Dos Palabras" 'Bout a girl named Belisa Crepisculario "Sensemayá" -- Snakes going to their tomb "Balada de los dos abuelos" -- esclavitud Nicolás Guillén! Let's do it again! Julia de Burgos and Miss Castellanos Wrote about themselves in their autoretratos Borges wrote about "El sur" And a detective and dead jews Sabine Ulibarrí and his wonder horse Fuentes and his statue, "Chac Mool," of course Serge Vodanovic and his "Blanco delantal" Alfonsina Storni -- "Peso Ancestral" She wrote "Tu me quieres blanca" también She was a feminist -- let's do it again! Gabriel Garcia Márquez Wrote "La siesta del martes" And "La viuda de Montiel" And a story 'bout a guy with big wings as well Next there was Antonio Machado He was the one who "He andado Muchos caminos" with footsteps of his own In "Primavera besaba" he was all alone Finally, Neruda who was walking around Complaining 'bout society when he found An artichoke soldier, very sad Who had lost all the supermarket power he had. Neruda said "Be quiet, because silencio has poder If we do this again I wanna see you there!" "El hijo" by Quiroga gets real bloody by the end Because a man's dead son is his imaginary friend Julio Cortázar said that books have power too "La continuidad de parques," reading can kill you! A guy who spends a noche on his back Thought he was an Aztec Indian, but he was just on crack... Lorca wrote a book in which the mommy loved her rules Bernarda Alba's daughter's suicide was just not cool He also wrote a poem about a boy, the moon, and death, And another one that was also about death A lady's soldier died when he came home So she jumped in a well, and Lorca wrote us a poem Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo wrote a short tale About a guy who said religion was gonna prevail As long all the people, they believe in what they hear It's gonna be fine; this was "San manuel bueno, mártir" Juan Rulfo's sad story was about a dying boy, His father didn't want to help him but he had no choice. The boy's mother asked the dad to love him every day It really doesn't matter 'cause the boy died anyway The very last story I still haven't read Here's a really short summary instead It's called "Las ataduras" by Carmen Martín Gaite A girl must deal with family -- Oh so sad! Love, freedom, yay! These are all the stories from the 20th century For my Spanish 6 Class, Literature AP The test is in a few days and I'm going crazy I love Mrs. Jankowski!