This unit guides language education teachers into incorporating more culturally relevant lessons into their classroom. In addition to advancing language learning goals, the unit integrates cultural studies and investigations into the curriculum. This unit used the “shadow” of eugenics to explore aspects of identity. Students will reflect, write, and discuss how they perceive themselves and others; investigate the systemic factors that contribute to those perceptions; and ultimately identify ways in which we can be anti-eugenic in our Spanish classroom and our everyday lives.
(Developed for Spanish II, grades 9-12; recommended for Spanish I and II, grades 9-12)
