Figure 12 - Cengage
Appendix 12.13.a. Technology-enhanced Module on Frida Kahlo
|A Module on Frida Kahlo |
|Student’s name: _____________________________________________________________________ |
|INTERPRETIVE MODE: |
|Preparation Phase: In this module, you will learn about the life and works of Frida Kahlo, a famous Mexican painter. As you prepare|
|to read texts about her that you find on the internet, complete the following tasks. |
|1. Write three things you already know about Frida Kahlo: |
|______________________; ______________________; __________________________ |
|2. Using your Web browser, find three sites about Frida Kahlo and list them here: |
|; ; |
|3. Look at a photo of Frida Kahlo on one of the sites you found, and answer the following questions: |
|a. What impression does her face/expression give you? ___________________________________________________ |
|b. What do you think her personality was like? Why? _________________________________________ |
|c. Write three adjectives that describe her clothing: __________________________________________ |
|d. Describe her hair. What does her pose suggest to you? _____________________________________ |
|4. Why might you be interested in reading about Frida Kahlo? _____________________ |
|5. Brainstorm some key words and expressions that you might encounter in the texts you read. |
|___________________________________________________________________ |
|Comprehension Phase: |
|Main Ideas: Skim the three texts that you identified in the websites listed above. For each, write one sentence in Spanish that |
|summarizes the gist or main idea of that text. |
|Text 1, Website |
|Main idea: ___________________________________________________________ |
|Text 2, Website |
|Main idea: ___________________________________________________________ |
|Text 3, Website |
|Main idea: ___________________________________________________________ |
|Important Details. Write five details in Spanish to clarify each of the main ideas listed above. |
|Text 1: Five Details: _________________________________________________________ |
|Text 2: Five Details: _________________________________________________________ |
|Text 3: Five Details: _________________________________________________________ |
|Vocabulary Work: Write the Spanish equivalent for the following words that you may find important for describing Kahlo’s life and |
|painting: |
|monkey ___________________ spider web ___________________ |
|obsessive love ___________________ matriarchal ___________________ |
|domination ___________________ self-portrait ___________________ |
|overcome ___________________ abortion ___________________ |
|married people ___________________ spinal column ___________________ |
|developed ___________________ |
|Now list 5-8 new words that you learned in reading these texts, together with their English definitions. |
|_____________________________; _____________________________; |
|_____________________________; _____________________________; |
|_____________________________; _____________________________; |
|_____________________________; _____________________________; |
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|INTERPRETIVE + INTERPERSONAL MODES: |
|Interpretation/Discussion Phase: |
|Guessing Vocabulary in Context: |
|Now, imagine that you have to explain to a student in another class the life and work of Frida Kahlo. Write five sentences about |
|these aspects of her life and work and post them to a chatroom discussion or send them by e-mail to a classmate: |
|Personal life: where she’s from, her body, her marriage, her lovers |
|Art: reflection of her personality as a Mexican woman, as a European woman |
|Symbols: animals, hair, blood |
|Events in her life: abortion, marriage, separation |
|Interpretation. Use the following questions to interpret the article in more detail and to share your reactions. Share your |
|opinions with a small group of classmates. |
| |
|¿Qué tipo de persona era Frida? Explique con ejemplos del Internet. |
|¿De qué temas se preocupaba durante toda la vida? |
|Describa las perspectivas dobles, la campesina y la moderna, que influenciaban a Frida. |
|En su opinión, ¿cómo se refleja su vida en su arte? |
|¿Qué otra información le gustaría saber sobre Frida? |
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|Interpersonal: Chatroom discussion: Now, on a blog, or in the chatroom (which you can find at your instructor’s homepage, _______),|
|write five opinions of six lines each about what you have read and seen in the work of Frida Kahlo. Be sure that you give and |
|justify your opinions on the role of men and women in society and as artists. Respond to the comments of your peers, and be sure |
|to ask others for their opinions. Don’t forget to narrate and describe in the past. Your chatroom discussion will be assessed |
|according to the following criteria: |
|Reference to details about Kahlo’s life and works; |
|Stating of opinions about men and women in society and as artists; |
|Responding to and asking for the opinions of others; |
|Accuracy of language forms: description and narration in the past. |
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|PRESENTATIONAL MODE |
|Creativity Phase: |
|Written: Now create a brochure to invite visitors to the Frida Kahlo Museum in Coyoacán, México, D.F. You must include |
|descriptions of her life and at least three of her paintings as well as a description of men and women in society and as artists in|
|Mexico in the early 20th century. Use the new vocabulary you have learned in this module, describe and narrate in the past, and |
|incorporate the passive voice where appropriate. Make sure your brochure is appealing enough to draw visitors to the museum. Your |
|work will be assessed according to: |
|Quality of description of Frida Kahlo’s life; |
|Quality of summary of selected works of Frida Kahlo; |
|Language accuracy and use of passive voice; |
|Vocabulary; |
|Impact of brochure (appeal to audience). |
|Oral: |
|Role Play |
|Student A: You are traveling in Mexico, stopping for three days in Mexico City and its environs. You have seen the movie Frida, |
|and you want to go see her house. Ask the Concierge of your hotel how to get to it, what possible means of transportation there |
|are, and ask if he knows any additional information about Frida that you might find interesting. Ask him about his favorite |
|painting by Frida. |
|Student B: You are the hotel concierge who directs the hotel guest to a taxi service to Coyoacán. Provide information about the |
|cost of entry to see her house, and to view the video presentation on her life. Since you have visited the home as well, point out |
|the intersting aspects of her garden, her bedroom, and describe your favorite painting by Frida. |
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|INTERPRETIVE MODE (revisited): |
|Extension phase: (Exploring intertextuality) |
|Visit the following website which combines the song “La llorona” with images of Frida’s life and paintings: |
|. Then view this presentation of Frida as filmed in real life. |
| |
|Compare what you learned earlier in this module with the new visual information on these two websites. Write a paragraph of at |
|least 10 sentences. |
Source: Shrum and Glisan, 2005 original material; revised 2008
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