experiential Module

Curriculum Design

The grid

I created this curriculum grid to guide a series of units and lessons that I developed during my Experiential Module. Creating materials with this organizational format was an important part of my project because it facilitated my own understanding of the units and their individual parts and helped me see the trajectory of the lessons and hence helped me develop it appropriately and efficiently according to my ideas and objectives. It illuminated the unit and lesson planning process and had had a huge impact on my current planning process.

The website

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This series of units was designed to enhance the students' intercultural communicative competence by taking them on a journey through the lesser taught histories of Latinos in the United States from current perspectives on the Mexican American War and the subsequent lynching of Mexicans in the wake of that conflict, to the Battle of Chavez Ravine and the development of Dodger Stadium. These units also challenge the students to consider some of the political and social consequences of being a Spanish speaker and provide an opportunity to explore the lived experiences of Latinos in the local community and their influence on the local landscape.

the details

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If you feel prefer seeing the spelled out lessons of each unit, click on the button below to get a small glimpse of what is inside. I implemented multiple modes of communication, as well as grammar and vocab activities. I incorporated Task Based Language Teaching, Project Based Teaching, as well as opportunities for self reflection. Many of these content stories are better told by a member of the Latino community, so there are times when I ask the students to read multiple sources, then tell me what they found through whole class debriefs in the target language.

the handouts

Here is a sample of my unit one handouts. The activities here include reading from multiple sources and showing comprehension via written summaries, Using an online annotation tool to process written material through interpersonal writing, identifying content specific vocabulary, comparing how multiple texts use language to express the same ideas and ample opportunity to reflect on learning.

All lesson handouts .pdf