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This curriculum was designed to support AP themes starting in year 1, from the very beginning. Each unit connects to at least one AP theme. By the time they reach upper AP classes, they will have a lot of knowledge and experiences so they are ready to discuss at a higher level.
Suggested AT Units for AP Courses
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Personal & Public Identities
Science & Technology
Contemporary Life
Families & Communities
Beauty & Aesthetics
Global Challenges
These units are at different stages of development. Some are completed. All of them have assessments, daily objective suggestions and curated resources.
Tasks Model Types & Authentic Resources on AT
Every unit page has curated resources at the bottom of the page, just past the gray unit document section. Pick a unit theme that is similar to what you are teaching. We hope this saves you lots of “hunting” time.
Also check out the resources curated for lower proficiency units that you can use in your lessons.
Promotional Material, Literary Text, Article & Chart, Letter, Audio report & article, Conversations & Chart, Interview, Instructions, Presentation, Email, Argumentative Essay, Conversation, Cultural Comparison
Click on the images and links to see lesson examples and get downloads to use with any lesson.
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Tasks for Skill Category 1: Comprehend Text
1.A Describe the literal meaning of text.
1.B Describe the data.
Summarize the Resource
Tasks for Skill Category 2: Make Connections
2.A Make cultural connections.
2.B Make connections in and across disciplines.
Aspects of Culture
What do they see -> What does it represent
Interpretive Guide
Reflection on Essential & Cultural Questions
Step 1: Assign something for them to research. Each person or pair have a different one.
Step 2: They research it and write up a summary and prep a short presentation.
Step 3: They think about and investigate the products, practices, and perspectives.
Step 4: Present this all to a small group.
Step 5: After hearing another presentation, they create a comparison.
Products/Practices/Perspectives for a Festival
Products/Practices/Perspectives
Compare Culture Chart
Tasks for Skill Category 3: Interpret Text
3.A Interpret the distinguishing features of a text.
3.B Interpret the meaning of a text.
Tasks for Skill Category 4: Make Meanings
4.A Determine the meaning of familiar and unfamiliar words.
4.B Use words appropriate for a given context.
As part of the recipe card, one of the ingredients will be parts of the product (a greeting, a closing, etc) where they should note appropriate phrases to use.
Stumped! Game
Assign a resource/text/video. Everyone can have the same one, or they can find their own. They will pick 3-5 unfamiliar words that they think will stump others as well. If possible, they should identify where the word is in their resource (highlight, timestamp, etc).
Put in small groups. One person presents their word to the group. The group can look at the resource for clues. On their whiteboards/paper, they will guess what the word means by giving a synonym or definition in the target language. Anyone who gets it correct, gets a point. Have fun with this! Repeat with a new person and their word. The game ends when they go through all the words or you can set a timer. The person with the most points wins.
Frayer Model to target new words
Tasks for Skill Category 5: Speak to Others / Interpersonal
5.A Understand and apply appropriate communication strategies in interpersonal speaking.
5.B Understand and apply appropriate and varied syntactical expressions in interpersonal speaking.
Conversation (interpersonal speaking)
Agree / Disagree
Checklist Chat
Tasks for Skill Category 6: Write to Others / Interpersonal
6.A Understand and apply appropriate communication strategies in interpersonal writing.
6.B Understand and apply appropriate and varied syntactical expressions in interpersonal writing.
Email reply (interpersonal writing)
Tasks for Skill Category 7: Present Orally / Presentational
7.A Plan and research an issue or topic for presentational speaking.
7.B Use appropriate vocal and visual strategies to communicate an idea in presentational speaking.
7.C Use appropriate language and vocabulary for the intended audience in presentational speaking.
7.D Express a perspective with details and examples to illustrate an opinion or idea in presentational speaking.
Cultural Comparison (presentational speaking)
Reflection on Essential & Cultural Questions
Compare Culture Chart
Aspects of Culture
Assessments
Tasks for Skill Category 8: Present in Writing / Presentational
8.A Plan and research an issue or topic for presentational writing.
8.B Use appropriate writing strategies to communicate an idea in presentational writing.
8.C Understrand and apply appropriate and varied syntactical expressions in presentational writing.
8.D Express a perspective with details and examples to illustrate an opinion or idea in presentational writing.
Argumentative Essay (presentational writing)
Photo Stories
Graphic Organizers for Organizing Writings
Assessments
We also believe that MULTIPLE AP themes should be incorporated in MULTIPLE units to create a rich and interesting curriculum.
Big “X” means it’s is a major component. Diamond “♦” means it is only a touch (like one lesson).
Χ=main focus ♦=minor | Contemporary Life | Families & Communities | Beauty | Global Challenges | Personal & Public Identities | Science & Technology |
| Animals in the Amazon | ♦ | ♦ | ||||
| New Friends at School | ♦ | ♦ | Χ | |||
| Kites | ♦ | Χ | ♦ | ♦ | ||
| Snacks | Χ | |||||
| Portraits | ♦ | Χ | Χ | |||
| Birthdays | ♦ | Χ | ||||
| Athletes & Sports | Χ | ♦ | Χ | |||
| Families & Activities | Χ | Χ | ♦ | |||
| Street Food | Χ | ♦ | ||||
| Ecotourism | ♦ | Χ | ||||
| Homes | Χ | Χ | ♦ | |||
| Schools of the World | Χ | ♦ | ♦ | |||
| Thanksgiving | ♦ | Χ | ||||
| Fashion | Χ | Χ | ♦ | |||
| Healthy Life | Χ | Χ | ♦ | |||
| Breakfast | Χ | |||||
| A Week in the City | ♦ | Χ | ♦ | |||
| Restaurants | Χ | ♦ | ||||
| Music of the Year | Χ | Χ | ♦ | |||
| TV Series | Χ | Χ | ♦ | |||
| Games & Apps | ♦ | ♦ | X | |||
| Celebrations | ♦ | Χ | ||||
| Disasters | ♦ | X | ||||
| Social Media | ♦ | Χ | Χ | |||
| Street Art | ♦ | Χ | ♦ | ♦ | ||
| Singers (Celia, Edith, etc) | ♦ | Χ | Χ | |||
| Olympics | Χ | ♦ | ♦ | |||
| Summer Plans | Χ | ♦ | ||||
| Chefs & Recipes | Χ | ♦ | ♦ | |||
| Community | Χ | Χ | ||||
| Parks | Χ | Χ | ♦ | |||
| Legends | Χ | |||||
| Illnesses & Remedies | Χ | Χ | ♦ | |||
| Travel Industry | Χ | ♦ | ♦ | |||
| Movies & Series (adv) | Χ | Χ | Χ | Χ | ||
| The Future is Now | Χ | Χ | ||||
| World of Sports | Χ | Χ | Χ | |||
| Waters | ♦ | Χ | ♦ | |||
| Trash Problem | ♦ | Χ | Χ | ♦ | ||
| Farm to Table | ♦ | Χ | Χ | |||
| Stories of Migration | ♦ | Χ | Χ | |||
| Influential People | ♦ | Χ | Χ |