El Chavo del 8

Take a look at the following article on veintemundos.com.  Before reading the article, think about what you know about Mexican comedy or what you would like to know and create a KWL chart (K-What you know, W- what you want to know, L- what you still need to learn)
The interactive website allows you to listen to the article read by a native speaker, read, and videos that show the background of 'Chesperito' the comedian who plays 'El Chavo del 8'
This is an activity for advanced Spanish High School students in level III or AP Spanish.  However, there is a basic level reading that could be read for level II Spanish.
Again, the main point here is to investigate and use multimodal literacies that can help students develop meaning of latino comedy and the actor's importance in latino culture.

http://www.veintemundos.com/magazines/45-en/