BRAINSTORMING FOR THE DIDATIC UNIT

Next week I am starting my Didactic Unit with the 2nd ESO course. I first I was a little bit scared about having to organise 6 lessons for that class. Students have a low English level, they can hardly understand basic instructions in English and are not fully motivated. I felt that the chances of unsuccess were great. But after a week thinking about the Unit Core and my personal approach I am starting to feel more confident and face this situation as a real challenge. Today I prepared pieces of paper and at the end of the lesson I asked students to write (anonymously) their favourite song and personal interests. They were quite receptive to that, willing to tell me what they like doing. I think that I can orient my Didactic Unit taking into consideration their preferences and giving a sense to all of it. Hope I'll work a lot this weekend because next Friday will be my first day!