Transcript iFLT 2013 Culture in the Classroom: From End to Beginning

ICTFL ‘13 TINLEY PARK, IL
TPRS IN THE UPPER LEVEL
CLASSROOM, GOING BEYOND THE
STORY
By Carrie Toth
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CULTURE AND LANGUAGE ARE
INSEPARABLE. IN ORDER FOR
STUDENTS TO VALUE ONE, THEY
MUST STUDY BOTH!
INCORPORATE CULTURE THROUGH NOVELS!
(SHAMELESS PLUG)
TPRS PUBLISHING NOVELS
AUTHENTIC RESOURCES
ADAPT ONE ACTIVITY FOR ALL
LEVELS BY:
Making
Embedded Readings
from authentic resources, even
from textbooks!
 embeddedreading.com
 martinabex.com
REAL WORLD TASKS
Botas
picudas unit
(Fashion/Music)
Immigration unit
Water is life unit
Career Unit
Identity Unit
Travel Unit
DO YOU PLAN FROM THE END OR THE
BEGINNING?
How
flow?
unit
does
your
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? CHOOSE A
WORTHWHILE CULTURAL LESSON AND
DEVELOP A UNIT.
USE THE PRINCIPLES OF
UNDERSTANDING BY DESIGN!
STAGE 1: IDENTIFY DESIRED RESULTS
How do you decide
which are worthwhile
goals for your
students?
What
are the ENDURING
understandings you want them
to have about your subject
matter?
What do you want them to carry
with them for the rest of their
lives?
 Goals:
Students will be
able to discuss _____
in an increasingly
complex manner.
Students will be able
to identify _____ in
art/literature/music
and explain its
significance/role.
What
are some of your goals?
WHAT DOES ASSESSMENT MEAN TO
YOU? WHAT WILL PROVE
ACQUISITION IN YOUR MIND?
PLAN YOUR ASSESSMENTS BEFORE YOU
EVEN BEGIN TO TEACH!!!
EVALUATE PRIOR TO SUMMATIVE
ASSESSMENT!
THE ASSESSMENT: A MURAL

The summative assessment at the end of this novel is
for each student to create a mural that represents
his/her identity.
I must have prepared students with vocabulary and verb
structures.
 I must make sure that they understand symbolism in
murals.
 I must be sure they understand what identity means and
what factors affect who a person is.
 I must know they can think critically and ask questions
about others’ identity.

PLAN INSTRUCTION!
What
is the overarching
theme or idea of this unit? Do
all activities lead to it?
What
resources will you use?
What skills will you try to
develop?
What vocabulary and structures
will students need to
communicate?
What will proficiency look like?
START WITH A HOOK!
AN EXAMPLE:

The HOOK sets the mood for the whole unit, so
be clever!
 In the novel, La Calaca Alegre, the theme is
identity so the hook gets students thinking
about their own identity. Students receive a
print out of their last year’s school picture
and they write or draw all of the things that
make them who they are.