Hear a true story about Guatemalan destruction

Last week in 10th grade Spanish we learned about Guatemala, and it's troubled recent history with democracy. There is a fabulous TRUE story that illustrates how towns in the country were devastated. Here is a preview of the story.  

"In 1982, the Guatemalan military massacred the villagers of Dos Erres, killing more than 200 people. Thirty years later, a Guatemalan living in the US got a phone call from a woman who told him that two boys had been abducted during the massacre -- and he was one of them. ProPublica's print version: Finding Oscar."

• Listen to the story here
• Read the story here
• See photos of the main character here
• See a timeline of events
• Read about the real-life people in the story

Hot Tamale activities - this is a time consuming story (about an hour) but very interesting and well worth it. Students who listen to/read the whole story please email me (bordner@cityhigh.org) and we will have a conversation. This can be done for 50 Hot Tamale points.