The range of creative works that students can experience will increase greatly when they are given structured assignments to monitor their viewing and listening outside of class. Ask each student to choose and practise reading a simple Spanish poem and to create a visual that represents the work's main ideas.
Students can then read their poems and present their creative works to the class.
Show students a video or pictures of architecture from the Spanish-speaking world. Invite them to comment on what they notice or find appealing. Ask students to label their work, noting for each the time period, geographical location, and other relevant information. Throughout the course, as students listen to a variety of musical styles from Spanish-speaking countries, have them keep logs describing the artists or music. Periodically invite them to share their responses.