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From http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/

Kara Parker of the Creative Language Class blog writes, “At first I constantly had the problem that I couldn’t find an authentic resource that fit my unit topic. Family, clothing, places in the city, imperfect vs. preterite, subjective. Look familiar?? Then I realized THAT was the problem, not the AuthRes search. These unit topics were limiting in so many ways… They were mostly vocabulary lists or grammar topics. No communication focus. Nor culture! When I found a good AuthRes, I quickly learned that it could lead the entire design of the unit.”

Read on for a timely example of building a unit around an authentic resource rather than finding authentic resources to fit an already-planned unit - Valentines Day!

The full blog post is available at http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/planning/let-authres-take-the-lead-step-1/

Now read on for Step 2, getting the most out of an authentic resource, in the next post: http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/planning/let-authres-take-the-lead-step-2/