CALLA Project YOED 6020 J. de Araujo Jorge The Maya CALLA Lesson Topic: World History Extension in ESL Grade Level/Span: 9 th -10 th grade Language Proficiency: Advanced Intermediate-Advanced Language Learning Strategies: 1. Metacognitive Strategies – a) Advance Organization b)Organizational Planning c)Monitoring Comprehension and d)Self-assessment 2. Cognitive Strategies – a) Note-taking b) Elaboration of Prior Knowledge c)Summarizing d)Imagery 3. Social/Affective Strategies – a) Questioning for Clarification and b) Cooperation Materials : Student Language Learning Strategies Handouts Language Learning Strategies Chart Literature Selections – Passport to the Past: The Aztec and Mayan Worlds, Fiona Macdonald The Mysterious Maya, George and Gene Stuart
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CALLA Project YOED 6020 J. de Araujo Jorge
The Maya CALLA Lesson
Topic: World History Extension in ESL
Grade Level/Span: 9th-10th grade
Language Proficiency: Advanced Intermediate-Advanced
Language Learning Strategies:
1. Metacognitive Strategies – a) Advance Organization b)Organizational Planning c)Monitoring
Comprehension and d)Self-assessment
2. Cognitive Strategies – a) Note-taking b) Elaboration of Prior Knowledge c)Summarizing
d)Imagery
3. Social/Affective Strategies – a) Questioning for Clarification and b) Cooperation
Materials:
Student Language Learning Strategies Handouts
Language Learning Strategies Chart
Literature Selections –
Passport to the Past: The Aztec and Mayan Worlds, Fiona Macdonald
The Mysterious Maya, George and Gene Stuart
CALLA Project YOED 6020 J. de Araujo Jorge The Mayas, Pamela Odijk
The Heart of a Jaguar, Marc Talbert
Content Material –
Yucatan and the Maya Civilization
Photographs of Mayan Ruins
Vocabulary Flashcards
Overall Goal/s of the Lesson: After taking part in this unit—which supports World History in the
regular education class—students will be able to implement specific learning strategies that will
help them become more independent language learners. These skills combined with the content
material will help students to employ academic language in both the language learning
environment and the regular classroom setting.
Lesson Objectives: After: a) creating a concept map about Mayan life b)listening to a reading of
Mayan poetry, c) identifying specific vocabulary words related to Mayan civilization, d) engaging in
a brief discussion about the universals of civilizations, and d) viewing and discussing material
focusing on specific language learning strategies, TSW:
1. Monitor their comprehension during group read aloud sessions of The Heart of a Jaguar by
Marc Talbert with a listening guide. (metacognitive strategy – monitoring comprehension)
2. Create a mental picture by illustrating the story (cognitive strategy – imagery from text)
3. Predict, skim, and scan before reading excerpts from Passport to the Past: the Aztec and
Put on your beautiful clothes; the day of happiness has arrived; comb the tangles from your hair; put on your most attractive clothes and your splendid leather; hang great pendants in the lobes of your ears; put on a good belt; string garlands around your shapely throat; put shining coils on your plump upper arms. Glorious you will be seen, for none is more beautiful here in this town, the seat of Dzitbalché. I love you, Beautiful Lady. I want you to be seen; in truth you are very alluring, I compare you to the smoking star because they desire you up to the moon and in the flowers of the fields. Pure and white are your clothes, maiden. Go give happiness with your laugh, put goodness in your heart, because today is the moment of happiness; all people put their goodness in you.
CALLA Project YOED 6020 J. de Araujo Jorge
Vocabulary Cards
adobe
barter
ancestors
clan
codex
ball court
compost
glyph
CALLA Project YOED 6020 J. de Araujo Jorge
herbalism
jade
human sacrifice
mosaic
obsidian
litter
peninsula
silt
CALLA Project YOED 6020 J. de Araujo Jorge
stucco tortillas
tamales tribute
CALLA Project YOED 6020 J. de Araujo Jorge
The Heart of a Jaguar
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Before we read the novel, The Heart of a Jaguar by Marc Talber, let’s spend some time thinking about
some of the themes and ideas we will find in our reading. For each statement below check “agree” or
“disagree” to indicate your opinion about the sentence. When we have finished reading the novel we
will come back to our statements and re-evaluate our answers.
Before Reading Statement After Reading
agree disagree The ancient civilizations of Europe were more advanced than those in America.
agree disagree
agree disagree People who are older are usually wiser.
agree disagree
agree disagree The ancient civilizations of the Americas were spiritual people.
agree disagree
agree disagree Being a hero always involves making sacrifices.
agree disagree
Listen to the first chapter as your teacher reads and check true or false for the statements
below.
CALLA Project YOED 6020 J. de Araujo Jorge
Statement Response
Balam has a father, mother and twin brother.
true false
Balam is fourteen years old. true false
The bachelors invite Balam to the bachelor hut.
true false
Ixbacal is kidnapped to be married to a clan chief.
true false
While reading the novel we are going to take some time to identify the key elements of the story and
answer some questions to make sure we understand the story.
First, let’s start by identifying the story’s literary elements:
Characters
Who is in the story? What are
they like?
Setting(s)
Where does the story take place?
Conflict
What does the main character
face in the story? Is there a
struggle?
Resolution/ Conclusion
How does the main character
overcome their struggle?
Theme
What is the story really
about?
CALLA Project YOED 6020 J. de Araujo Jorge
Below create a storyboard of images of the most important events in the novel in order:
CALLA Project YOED 6020 J. de Araujo Jorge
Passport to the Past: The Aztec and Mayan
Worlds
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Before reading the texts provided use the following strategies to prepare you to read:
Look at the pictures in the text. What do you think you will learn about the Mayans?
Now skim through the book and look at the headings and captions. What additional
information do you think you might learn?
Last, skim through the assigned pages and write down any additional subjects you think might
be covered in the book.
CALLA Project YOED 6020 J. de Araujo Jorge
Becoming an Ancient Maya Expert
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Today each person in your home group is going to become an expert on one aspect of Mayan life. Take some time to decide who will cover each topic:
Mayan government
Mayan families
Mayan buildings
Mayan food
Mayan religion
Mayan warriors
Once you have all decided who will cover each topic, spend some time thinking about what you
want to know about your expert area. Write at least three questions below using the question
prompts:
Who….
What….
Where…
While reviewing the websites and materials at
your station, be sure to take good notes!
When…
Why….
How….
CALLA Project YOED 6020 J. de Araujo Jorge
Cornell Note-taking Strategy
D ivide the paper into three sections.
Draw a dark horizontal line about 5 or 6 lines from the bottom. Use a heavy magic marker to draw the line so that it is clear.
Draw a dark vertical line about 2 inches from the left side of the paper from the top to the horizontal line.
D ocument
Write project name, date, and topic at the top of each page.
W rite notes.
The large box to the right is for writing notes. Skip a line between ideas and topics. Don't use complete sentences. Use abbreviations, whenever possible. Develop a
shorthand of your own, such as using "&" for the word "and".
R eview and clarify.
Review the notes as soon as possible after class. Pull out main ideas, key points, dates, and people, and write these in the left column.
S ummarize.
Write a summary of the main ideas in the bottom section.
CALLA Project YOED 6020 J. de Araujo Jorge
Rubric for Group Work
CALLA Project YOED 6020 J. de Araujo Jorge
Resources:
Ancient mayan civilization. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/16-
history/256-ancient-mayan.html
Bam, A. (n.d.). Dzitbalche. Retrieved from http://www.red-coral.net/Dzit.html
Macdonald, F. (2009). Passport to the past: the aztec and mayan worlds. New York,NY: Rosen Central.
Mayans theme. (2001). Retrieved from http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/mayans.php