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My first official unit with my Spanish 3 classes was democratically elected: Sports.<\/p>\n

While I was initially unsure about this topic, mainly because I was not sure how to maintain the rigor of my initial unit with Spanish 5 when discussing sports. I actually really enjoyed this topic, and ultimately believe I was able to achieve both rigor and same time have some fun with the topic. It also served as a broad enough topic to be able to review many of the foundation topics of language: Conjugation, Grammatical Structure, Pronouns, Possessive, Plurals, etc. That the majority of my Spanish 3 students were very behind on.<\/p>\n

Topics Covered:<\/strong><\/p>\n

-Lucha Libre: What does this popular sport say about Mexican culture.<\/p>\n

-National Sports: What are nations trying to represent when they choose their national sport?<\/p>\n

-Foosball Tournament<\/p>\n

-Is there a link between organized sports and militarization<\/p>\n

-College Athletes: Employees or Amateurs<\/p>\n

-Are the sports of Latin America different from those in the US?<\/p>\n

Learning Goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n

My learning goals are outlined in my Growth & Learning<\/a> section.<\/p>\n

In this unit I was really wrestling with who I am as an educator. With the challenges of teaching a heterogeneous group like Spanish 3, I was facing the temptation of simply handing our worksheets, and going over basic grammar everyday. While there is value in explicit grammar instruction, I found myself developing more challenging and engaging curriculum for the Spanish 5 students, and then simply reinforcing the grammar with my Spanish 3 group. The result was a less fun, and ultimately less enriching and provocative content.<\/p>\n

This recognition, made me really push myself to not teach the Goddard Students a great class, and the College and Stars kids a mediocre class, but to really try and push myself as an educator to challenge all students and develop an engaging and challenging curriculum for everyone, regardless of academy.<\/p>\n

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