esl 100 place-based project cary torres nicole otero yoneko kanaoka

ESL 100 Place-Based Project

Cary Torres Nicole Otero

Yoneko Kanaoka

Students = non-native speakers of English- international students- immigrants / Generation 1.5 students

ESL 100 focuses on critical reading and expository college-level writing within a framework designed for non-native speakers of English.

ESL 100 Composition 1 for Non-Native Speakers

Course theme = Education

Guiding Research Question = What are the best innovations for educational reform in the U.S.?

Modular approach


Course theme = Education

Guiding Research Question = What does success mean for you and how do you plan to achieve it?

Modular approach

- 4 modules


Course Introduction Setting “the course” for the journey

Star compass

Share our own story/journey with our students

ESL 100 Place-Based Curriculum

Module 1 Self and Place – How does where you are from and what you value shape where you are going?

Webquest: Guided online research to preview the concepts

In-class writing: Reflection on how your culture and place has influenced your educational experience

Data Collection: interview a family member

Module materials:

1. Article- Hawaiian Legend

2. Movie – The Ride; The Haumana

Module Paper: How does where your from and what you have done in your life connect you to your place in Hawai’i?


Module 2 Growth Mindset – How can you use your culture and cultural resources to develop yourself?


In-class writing: Reflection on your own mindset, willpower, and persistence

Data Collection: Student Panel and/or Survey

Module materials:

1. Articles – “You Can Grow Your Brain”; “Willpower – it’s all in your head”

2. 2) Movie – Soul Surfer

Module Paper: Under Construction (ideas?)


Module 3 Student, Teacher, and Community Engagement


In-class writing: Describe how you participate in your school and community

Data Collection: Students survey each other; field trip to Malama Hawai’i garden

Module materials:

1. Articles – “Carving a Future”; “Student Engagement”

2. Movie – Princess Ka’iulani (?)

Module Paper: What can you do now to increase your engagement in school and the community?


Module 4 Career Success


In-class writing Describe your dream career

Data Collection: Students interview an expert in their career/major; Guest speaker from an industry

Module materials:

1. Research Experience – annotated bibliography of 3-5 articles related to their dream career

2. News clip or documentary about Barack Obama

Module Paper: What does success mean for you and how do you plan to achieve it?


Final Poster What are the requirements for the job you

hope to have in the future? How will you meet those requirements of

that job? How will you use your position in that job to

give back to the community?


Students = non-native speakers of English- international students- immigrants / Generation 1.5 students- Kaimuki High School ESL students

ESOL 94 focuses on critical reading and expository college-level writing within a framework designed for non-native speakers of English.

ESOL 94 (S?)

Course theme = The Environment

Textbook – Making Connections 5 Academic articles related to the environment

ESOL 94 (S?)

Course theme = The Environment

Textbook – Making Connections 5 Academic articles related to the environment

Guiding Research Question = What is your responsibility to the environment and what can you and the rest of the community do to reduce your ecological footprints?

Modular approach Water & Land

ESOL 94 (S?)

Water - What is the water crisis and what can be done to work towards more sustainable water resources. Module 1 Fresh Water

Webquest: Guided online research to preview the concepts?

Article: The Water Crisis What are some of the causes of the water crisis and how is it

impacting the environment?

Movie: Tapped What is the impact of the bottled water industry on fresh water and

what can individuals do to contribute to a solution?

Data Collection: Recycling activity/ experience

Module Paper Describe a plan to improve recycling in Hawi‘i and persuade the reader that your plan is the best plan and should be followed.

ESOL 94 (S?)

Water - What is the water crisis and what can be done to work towards more sustainable water resources. Module 2 Ocean


Article: Eco-Tourism – a model of responsibility (ideas?) What are some of the causes for and impacts of irresponsible

tourism?

Movie: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch What is the impact of the great pacific garbage patch on the ocean

and what can individuals do in their daily lives to keep the situation from getting worse?

Data Collection: Beach Clean UP

Module Paper: Brochure to Inform the community about beach clean up

ESOL 94 (S?)

Land- What are some of the environmental problems occurring on land and what can be done to work towards more sustainable use of the land – malama ‘aina?

Module 3 Farming Practices


Article: The Aral Sea (ideas?)

Movie: Ingredients Hawai‘i; Food Inc. What are some problems of unsustainable farming practices and

how are people in Hawaii working to solve those problems through supporting local food production and use?

Data Collection: KCC Culinary School Visit?

Module Paper: Why is it important to support local farmers and eat locally grown and produced foods ( and use locally produced products).

ESOL 94 (S?)

Land- What are some of the environmental problems occurring on land and what can be done to work towards more sustainable use of the land – malama ‘aina?

Module 4 Local Plants


Article: History of plants native to and brought to Hawai‘i (ideas?)

Movie: Ideas? Why did the Hawaiians choose those plants and how did they

influence their lives in the past and today?

Data Collection: KCC Campus tour; KCC Hawaiian Garden

Module Paper: How do you impact the environment positively and negatively and how does the environment in Hawaii impact you?

ESOL 94 (S?)

Final Reflection Paper

What is your responsibility to the environment and what can you and the rest of the community do to reduce your ecological footprints?

ESOL 94 (S?)

Thoughts?!

esl 100 place-based project cary torres nicole otero yoneko kanaoka

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