Elizabeth Matchett, NBCT
Spanish teacher, Gunn HS
Team Member, Stanford World Language Project
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Divide a piece of paper into 3 sections.
Think deeply about who you are and WHY you
are who you are.
Choose 3 influences—these are the 3 things
that you think have had the most impact on
who and what you are today, and what you
are becoming as you develop.
Write each influence in one section of your
paper.
a: The integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief,
and behavior that depends upon the capacity for
learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding
generations
b : the customary beliefs, social forms, and material
traits of a racial, religious, or social group; also : the
characteristic features of everyday existence shared
by people in a place or time
c : the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and
practices that characterizes an institution or
organization
d : the set of values, conventions, or social practices
associated with a particular field, activity, or societal
characteristic
Mother/Wife/Family
Music/Theatre
Latin Culture
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For each “culture” you have chosen, choose 2
examples or “proofs” of these cultures in your
life.
Example:
◦ Culture: Theatre/Music
 Example 1: attending plays and concerts
 Example 2: costumes
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Products
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Practices
Perspectives
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Products
◦ Food, Clothing
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Practices
Perspectives
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Products
◦ Food, Clothing
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Practices
◦ Holidays, social behavior
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Perspectives
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Products
◦ Food, Clothing
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Practices
◦ Holidays, social behavior
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Perspectives
◦ Beliefs about religion, marriage
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Which of your “proofs” are products, which
are practices, which are perspectives?
◦ Note: it IS possible for them to fall under more than
one category.
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Example: Theatre/Music
◦ Attending play and concerts: Practice
◦ Costumes: Product
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Presentational mode : Creating the project
and sharing it with the world.
Interpretive mode: Reading and responding to
other people’s projects.
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Realidades 3—Chapter 8
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Chapter goals:
◦ Describe how different cultures interact
◦ Understand cultural perspectives of different ethnic
groups in the United States
Go to my Wiki for this presentation:
 http://mis3culturas.wikispaces.com
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Get a partner who speaks Spanish and 1
computer
Go to http://mis3culturas.wikispaces.com
Go to the Worksheets page, and choose
“Project worksheets”
Open “Participant Worksheets”—Download
the document
Now, choose the “Project examples” on the
Wikipage
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At the signal, Open a “Glog” on on your
screen. Have your partner help you if you
don’t speak Spanish.
Take notes about the “Glog” on a sheet of
paper.
Make sure your notes are comprehensive; you
won’t get a chance to re-visit the “Glog” and
you will need the notes to complete the next
part of the activity. You have 3 minutes!
At the signal, repeat the process with another
“Glog”.
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Go back to the Project worksheets page on
the Wiki
Download the Quiz document.
At the signal, take the quiz—this is done by
yourself, using the notes you took.
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The preparation of the project allows the
students to explore their own cultures.
interests, and backgrounds.
The creation of the Glog allows them to be
creative with technology
The Gallery of Glogs allows them to read and
write about each other and create a sense of
community
The quiz allows the students to incorporate
the components of language we are studying
into the contect of their cultures.
How can I clarify the project for you?
CCSS= Common Core State
Standards
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Since 2010, 45 states have adopted the same
standards for English and math. These
standards are called the Common Core State
Standards (CCSS). Having the same standards
helps all students get a good education, even
if they change schools or move to a different
state. Teachers, parents, and education
experts designed the standards to prepare
students for success in college and the
workplace.
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Go to the
Wikihttp://mis3culturas.wikispaces.com/Reso
urces
Choose the Resource page
Download the Common Core Standards for
ELA
Look at p. 6
Tell your partner: How does this project meet
the criteria laid out on page 6?
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Alone: Think about how you can adapt this
project to YOUR needs for YOUR students.
Think about how the components of the
adapted project would support the CCSSs.
Talk with a partner to share your thinking.
Ask for help in brainstorming ways to adapt
the project to better meet the CCSSs.
Be ready to share out.
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I love to hear about your projects.
Please TELL me when you do a fantastic
project with your students, whether you
adapted it from this, or whether you it’s just
something you loved!
Shoot me an email! lmatchett@pausd.org
Thank you!!