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ESL
1
Essential Standard:
Social and Instructional Language /
Language of Social Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying
Objectives
Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Week 1
Listening:1,2,3,5,6,7,8 Speaking: 1,2,4,8,9,11 Reading: 1,3,5,10, 39, 23 Writing: 1,2,8,9,10,13 Grammar: 1,2,3 Pronunciation: Content: 1, 8, 9
Greetings #s 1-10 Letter names Map skills: continents, oceans, U.S.A., Canada, relevant countries, cardinal directions My name is______ I am from________ What is your name? Where are you from?
-If needed, develop fine motor skills to wri te legibly
-Recognize, wri te, and name letters of the alphabet and
#s 1-10 -Recognize/respond appropriately to/with basic survival
vocabulary, greetings, and polite expressions - Respond to and use body language and simple requests for repetition appropriately -Respond to simple questions in familiar contexts and
participate in guided, planned classroom conversations that include key vocabulary -Express lack of understanding
-Scan for and recognize personal information words in
print (e.g., fi rs t/last name, address, telephone #, SSN, date of bi rth, sex, etc.)
-Read and wri te learned sentences and basic personal
information, using capital letters and correct punctuation.
-Locate an item using alphabetical order -- Recognize and use subject pronouns
- Ask and answer simple yes/no questions in present tense - Construct orally and in writing affi rmative and negative statements with the verb “to be”
-Add, subtract, multiply, and divide smaller numbers -Locate specific points or areas on a map using absolute
and relative location
-Locate oceans , continents , USA
-Explain graduation plan course syllabus, classroom rules
-Introduce dictionary skills by using abc order -Demonstrate how to fill out a basic personal data form, apply to various common forms -Role-play with greetings -Model and post key phrases for beginners such as “I don’t understand.” Or “Could you repeat that?” -Turn information on personal data form into basic declarative sentences about self with correct capitalization and punctuation. Students should read their information to class while everyone else takes notes. Everyone will then practice creating sentences with other pronouns for other students. -Continue greetings dialogue instruction and role-play to include where students are from. Have them tell where they are from and locate on a map. Students should practice dialogue repeatedly and then create sentences using a variety of subjects. -Work on # recognition, using telephone numbers in a dialogue and basic operations.
www.esltower.com Punctuation Classroom Language
Greetings Alphabetization Speaking: Interview five
people
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ESL 1
Essential Standard: Social and Instructional Language / Language of Math
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying
Objectives Essential
Vocabulary Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessm
ents
Resources
Week 2
Listening:4,2,3,5,6,7,8 Speaking: 2,10, 4,8,9,11, 3 Reading: 2, 1,3,5,10,4,6, 8,9, 39 Writing: 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10,13 Grammar: 1,2,3 Pronunciation: 1,2 Content: 1, 3, 5
-If needed, develop fine motor skills to wri te legibly -Recognize, wri te, and name letters of the alphabet and #s 1-100 with
correct pronunciation -Recognize/respond appropriately to/with basic survival vocabulary,
greetings, and polite expressions - Respond to and use body language and simple requests for repetition appropriately
-Respond to simple questions in familiar contexts and participate in
guided, planned classroom conversations that include key vocabulary -Express lack of understanding and ask for repetition -Scan for and recognize personal information words in print (e.g., fi rs t/last name, address, telephone #, SSN, date of bi rth, sex, etc.)
-Read and wri te learned sentences and basic personal information, using capital letters and correct punctuation.
-- Recognize and use subject pronouns - Ask and answer simple yes/no questions in present tense
- Construct orally and in writing affi rmative and negative s tatements
with the verb “to be” -Follow simple one-step directions
-- Apply sound/symbol relationships to decode and write: letters, blends, and familiar short words - Recognize simple words and phrases related to immediate needs (gym, cafeteria, bathroom, circle, underline)
- Interpret simple signs and symbols in the environment - Identify and count money using U.S. coins and currency
- Read prices
- Spell correctly high frequency words from K-3 lists - Add, subtract, multiply, and divide smaller numbers
- Identify basic shapes
Assessment of week 1 skills Consonant sounds, short vowels #s 1-100, apply to objects and money Poster of question words, poster of U.S. currency and coin values Poster of basic geometrical shapes Common vocab with cvc pattern (hat, dog, cat, etc.) Classroom commands (TPR)- stand up, line up, raise your hand, open your book, close your book, sharpen your pencil, pack up, read, be quiet (for listening comprehension only) Common signs, symbols, and words of the school environment related to immediate needs
www.abcfastphonics.com www.teacherscorner.net www.mes-english.com www.esl-kids.com School supplies matching exercises School supplies crossword My school bag What does she have in her bag? School supplies word search How many books are there? Counting coins Basic shapes Shapes word search Three dimensional figures
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ESL
1
Essential Standard: Social and Instructional Language / Language of Math /
Language of Social Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying
Objectives
Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Week 3
Listening: 3,4,5,6,7,8
Speaking: 3, 14, 4,8,9,11 Reading: 7,2, 1,3,5,10 Writing: 6,8,9,10,13,14 Grammar: 1,2,3,9 Pronunciation: 1,2,3,4 Content:12, 18
-Recognize, write, and name letters of the alphabet and #s 1-100 with correct pronunciation
-Recognize/respond appropriately to/with basic survival vocabulary, greetings, and polite expressions - Respond to and use body language and simple requests for repetition appropriately
-Respond to simple questions in familiar contexts and participate in guided, planned classroom conversations
that include key vocabulary
-Express lack of understanding and ask for repetition
-Read and write learned sentences and basic personal information, using capital letters and correct punctuation.
-- Recognize and use subject pronouns
- Ask and answer simple yes/no questions in present
tense
Construct orally and in writing affirmative and
negative statements with the verb “to be”
-Follow and give simple one-step directions and
commands
-- Apply sound/symbol relationships to decode and write: letters, blends, and familiar short words
- Recognize simple words and phrases related to
-Assessment of week 2 skills
-Continue TPR and students can begin to give the commands to one another
-Continue short vowel differentiation as needed
-Time:- culture-importance of promptness, math- telling
time/time related problems, language- how to talk about time and frequency
-Dates- how to write/say dates (ordinal #s implied)
-Months of year- learn months, poem
-What holidays occur in each month and what are they about?
-Research skills/soc.st: Find out what happened on these
dates and report to the class: May 13, 1846, April 6, 1917, April 26, 1607,
February 28, 1692, January 1, 1863, December 1, 1955,
www.time-for-time.com www.elcivics.com/esl-grammar/lessons.html
The months of the year The months of the year word search American holidays
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immediate needs (gym, cafeteria, bathroom, circle, underline)
- Interpret simple signs and symbols in the environment
- Spell correctly most high frequency words from K-3
lists
- Add, subtract, multiply, and divide smaller numbers
-Read, write, and talk about dates and times in digital, conventional, and sentence formats with near-native pronunciation
- Use simple graphic organizers
- Name and describe holidays celebrated in the U.S. - Do research using internet search engines
December 12, 1800, November 21, 1789, October 29, 1929,
September 11, 2001, August 28, 1963, July 4, 1776
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ESL
1
Essential Standard: Language of Language
Arts / Social and
Instructional Language
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying Objectives Essential
Vocabulary Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 4
● Listening: : 3,4,5,6,7,8 ● Speaking: 6,7,12,
4,8,9,11
● Reading:2,11,14,18
● Writing: 8,9,10,13,14
● Grammar: 1,3,9,2,
7,16,20,23,4,5,8,14,22
● Pronunciation:
5,6,7,8,9,10
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives, the students will:
- Ask simple questions
- Produce simple s tatements - Answer simple questions in familiar situations with short phrases or simple sentences
- Follow simple wri tten instructions - Read simple sentences on a familiar
topic - Identify patterns and categorize words
- Recognize/reproduce chunks (words that often go together) and linking the words together (It’s a _____= Itza
_________). - Recognize/reproduce syllable s tress of new vocabulary
- Recognize/reproduce intonation for
yes/no questions - Recognize/reproduce s-ending
sounds: /s/, /z/, /єz/ -Contrast/produce phonemes needed to enhance comprehensibility based on learner’s needs/L1 (e.g., /th/ vs . /t/
-- Contrast/produce short and long vowel sounds
Assessment of week 3 skills ● Introduce long vowels and their
spelling patterns, contrast w/ short vowels, start chart to
“collect” long vowel words
● Color w ords
● Classroom object vocabulary-
using correct articles Where is/are….?
What is/are….? Here/There it is. Do you have......? It is (It’s) _________.
They are (They’re) ________. Yes, I have a/some /# ________(s)_.
No, I do not (don’t) have a/any _____(s).
● Prepositions of location- the
globe is on the shelf.
● Contractions for recognition only
at this time.
www.esltower.com
Describing pictures activity
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ESL
1
Essential Standard: Language of Math / Language of Social
Studies / Language of Language Arts
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifyi
ng
Objecti
ves
Essential
Vocabulary Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 5
Listening: : 3,4,5,6,7,8
Speaking: 6,7,12, 8, 9 Reading:2, 11,14,18, 17,29 Writing: 8,9,10,13,14 Grammar: 21,1,2,3,4,6,20 Pronunciation: 5,6,7,8,9,10 Content: 8, 9, 10, 11, 21
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives, the students will:
- Read short simplified paragraphs on a single topic with familiar vocabulary for a set purpose/for specific information
-place Adjective before noun in descriptive phrases - Ask and answer simple wh-questions in present tense
- Locate many regions, states, and cities in the U.S. - Locate and describe common landforms
- Describe changes that have occurred in/on our
planet over time
Assessment of week 4 skills
● Continue work on long/short vowels
● Blends/digraphs
● Identify, locate, and describe landforms and bodies of water found
in/near the US
● Numbers: 0-1 trillion
● Reading for details- ex-
how landforms are created
● Sentence Writing: (adjective placement and word order)- A mountain is
a tall land mass.
www.edupe.casouthernkings/landforms.html www.tolearnenglish.com
Growing plants
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ESL
1
Essential Standard: Language of Science / Social and
Instructional Language
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying Objectives Essential
Vocabulary Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 6
● Listening: : 3,4,5,6,7,8
● Speaking: 5, 6,7,12,8,9
● Reading:2, 11,14,18
● Writing: 8,9,10,13,14, 12, 23
● Grammar: 2,4,16,15
● Pronunciation: 5,6,7,8,9,10
● Content: 4
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic planned
review of previous objectives, the students will:
- Use basic vocabulary for social
interactions - Following a model, write a simple paragraph on a single familiar topic
- Use pre-writing strategies - Recognize and begin to use
possessive adjectives (e.g., my, your, her, our) - recognize and begin to use
prepositions of time and place (e.g., in, on, next to, to the right of)
- Become familiar with standard
units of measure and can answer basic questions and make conversions with assistance.
Assessment of week 5 skills ● R controlled vowels
● Our bodies, health,
hygiene, physical descriptions, describing illnesses
● Poster of standard/metric measurements,
equivalents, and conversions What’s the matter?
I have/she has……. My/your/her his ____ hurts.
● The language of science—ex: the circulatory system
● Writing: Write a
descriptive paragraph about a person in class with a main idea
sentence and 3-4 supporting details.
http://bogglesworldesl.com/circulatorysystem.html www.songsforteaching.com
www.eslgalaxy.com http://kidshealth.org
Food Math The Skeletal System
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ESL
1
Essential Standard: Language of Language Arts / Language of Science /
Social and Instructional Language
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying
Objectives Essential
Vocabulary Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 7
Listening: : 3,4,5,6,7,8 Speaking:
6,7,12, 8, 9 Reading:2, 11,14,18,13,
20 Writing: 8,9,10,13,14, 12, 20, 23
Grammar: 30,17,26,3,14 Pronunciation: 5,6,7,8,9,10
Content: 19,20
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives, the students will:
-Discuss living and non-living things using singular/ plural- correct forms regular, irregular, count, non-
count (y to I, f to v, deer, fish , oxen, etc.) -Discuss the actions of living and non-living things using: simple frequency adverbs (e.g., always,
sometimes, never), simple past of regular verbs and most common irregular verbs, and present progressive in affirmative and negative
statements as well as questions -While reading a non-fiction text about living and non-living things: apply sound/symbol relationships
to decode simple words (both familiar and unfamiliar), Identify root word in larger words to infer meaning and use online dictionaries and/or
translators to verify meaning of non-Latin derived words -Write a descriptive paragraph about living and non-living things that includes a beginning, middle, and
end (no fragments or run-ons)
Assessment of week 6 skills Word parts: root
words, common prefixes, common suffixes used for plural, past, adjectives, and adverbs meanings
Science reading- characteristics of living things
Verb work- Tell what you are doing right now
I am ________ing.
He is _________ing.
Word parts dominoes
http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/reference/root-word-definitions.html
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5611905_meaning-root-word_.html http://www.ehow.com/info_8726950_difference-root-word-base-
word.html
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ESL
1
Essential Standard: Language of Language Arts / Social
and Instructional Language
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying
Objectives Essential
Vocabulary Task Analysis
Learning Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 8
Listening: : 3,4,5,6,7,8 Speaking: 6,7,12,8,9 Reading: 14,5,15, 16
Writing: 8,9,10,13,14, 12, 20, 21, 18,23 Grammar:
9,10,11,12,13,20,26 Pronunciation: 5,6,7,8,9,10,12,13
:
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives, the students will: - Create affirmative and negative statements with high frequency and regular verbs in simple present tense and simple past (recognizing and beginning to use correct pronunciation of-ed as /t/, /d/, or / єd/ -Write a friendly letter, applying basic capitalization and punctuation rules, in addition to subject-verb agreement -Use beginning Modal auxiliary verbs (e.g., can/have to + verb) -Read schedules and simple charts -Read compound and complex sentences following punctuation clues -Recognize/reproduce shift in meaning when using different emphasis in sentence stress
Assessment of week 7 skills ● Verb work!!!
● Specif ic review of conjugations for to
be, to have plus can, to do, to go (present tense)
● Regular verb conjugations in present
tense such as: read, walk, dance, laugh, swim, cry, study, write, etc.
● Past tense- regular past formation
with correct pronunciation
● Past tense for irregular verbs on an as
needed basis for activity and- to be, to have, to eat, to do, to see
● Tell w hat you can do
● Tell w hat you do on a regular basis
and specify time and/or frequency
● Tell w hat you did last night/last
weekend
The Simple Present: habits
and routines Common or proper nouns ESL verb tense
chart 1
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ESL 1
Essential
Standard: ALL 5
WIDA
Standards
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying
Objectives
Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Week 9
Review all objectives covered up to this point as
needed
Assessment of week 8 skills
● Review /catch up
● Optional Mid-semester
assessment
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ESL 1
Essential Standard:
Social and Instructional Language /
Language of Social Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying
Objectives
Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Week 10
Listening: : 3,4,5,6,7,8, 12 Speaking: 6,7,12,13,15,8,9,1
0,21, 24 Reading:5,14,17,21,22,24,31 Writing: 8,9,10,11,
12,13,14, 15,26,25,23, 21, 27 Grammar:
17,18,16,30,15, 19 Pronunciation:
5,6,7,8,9,10
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives, the students will:
-Participate in short conversations (asking and answering questions using complete sentences) on everyday activi ties and likes/dislikes using appropriate conversation management techniques
and monitoring for listener comprehension
When reading about and discussing (orally and in wri ting) American Culture and daily routines : - Use possessive adjectives (e.g., my, your, her, our) - Use prepositions of time and place (e.g., in, on, next
to, to the right of) - Use simple conjunctions (and,or,but) to create more
complex sentences
- Use object pronouns to add details to sentences -Use simple frequency adverbs (e.g., always ,
sometimes , never) -Use prediction as a reading strategy -Apply simple context clues to determine meaning of new words -Identi fy main idea -Identify fact and opinion in a text -Use pre-wri ting s trategies
-Demonstrate conscientiousness by spelling words according to learned phonetic patterns and rules,
using a dictionary, and /or using spell-check -Begin to use some learned idioms -Write paragraphs with varying sentence lengths and
s tructures .
Assessment of week 9 skills ● Reading in American
Culture- main ideas,
locating information, facts, opinions, generalizations
● How to use graphic organizers to organize thoughts
● Discuss likes/dislikes: I love/like (to)
___________. I dislike/hate (to) ______.
● Vocabulary: Sports,
hobbies, recreational activities, chores
● Grammar lesson- object
pronouns Discuss what they do and w ith
what frequency
www.educationoasis.com object pronouns student worksheet
where do these activities belong? Which activities do you like doing?
Interview and write about your friend Write about best friend activities
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ESL I
Essential Standard:
Language of Social
Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying
Objectives Essential Vocabulary Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments Resources
Week
11
Listening: :
3,4,5,6,7,8 Speaking:
6,7,12,15,8,9,21, 24 Reading:
5,14,17,21,22,24,31
Writing: 8,9,10,11, 12,13,14,
15,26,25,23, 21, 27 Grammar:,28,29,30
Pronunciation:
5,6,7,8,9,10, 13,14 Content: 8,10, 19
I have (not) been to
___________. I would (not) like to
go to _______because
_____________.
Have you been to ______? Yes I have. No
I haven’t. Would you like to visit
______? Yes, I would.
fact, opinion, names of regions, vocabulary
associated with characteristics of regions
(dry, hot, populated, etc.)
In addition to continuous, spiraled
and strategic review of previous objectives, the students will:
-Differentiate between
questions and statements by
attending to intonation
differences
-Use the present perfect
tense in affirmative and
negative statements as well
as questions
-Use simple modals (e.g.,
can/could, may/might,
shall/should, will/would,
must) in affirmative and
negative statements as well
as in questions
-Identify facts and opinions
in a text
-U.S. Geography:
Regions/characteristics, states, national parks, large cities----
locate and describe
-Use graphic organizers to display main ideas and supporting details
from reading selections
pertaining to U.S. geography topic -Discussion and writing: discuss
and write about regions and places you would like to visit and have
visited, giving reasons why. Include facts and opinions.
-listen to audio or the teacher
reading a series of sentences and identify which are statements.
-with a partner, practice turning statements into questions and vice
versa using only a change in
intonation
-States, Capital
and Nicknames-
see appendix wk
11
-Present Perfect
site:
www.1-
language.com
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ESL I
Essential Standard:
Social and
Instructional
Language
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying
Objectives
Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Week 12
Listening: :
3,4,5,6,7,8,12
Speaking:
6,7,12,15,8,9,21,
24
Reading:
5,14,17,21,22,24,
31
Writing: 8,9,10,11,
12,13,14,
15,26,25,23, 21,
20, 27
Grammar:
27,29,23
Pronunciation:
5,6,7,8,9,10,13,14
Content: 19
- career
vocabulary
-I would like to
be/study______.
-I will ___.
-I am going to _.
-contractions
with am, will,
and would
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of
previous objectives, the students will:
- employ the future tense in
affirmat ive and negative
statements as well as
questions
-Writing: Make a future plan:
What would you like to do?
What will you do in order to
accomplish this?
-Reading- Read nonfictional
texts about career choices and
identify key ideas as
previously studied
-Discuss career preferences
and future plans
Possible add-ins for spiraling
of instruction: fictional text
about careers, listening
comprehension, identifying
fact and opinion in readings,
conversational strategies,
presentational strategies
-Job Definition-
see appendix week
12
-Jobs vocabulary-
see appendix week
12
www.eslflow.com
-Jobs-see
appendix week 12
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ESL I
Essential Standard: Language of
Language Arts
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying
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Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
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Week
13
Listening:
3,4,5,6,7,8,
9,10,11,12,
13, 14,15,16
Speaking:
6,7,12,22,15
,8,9, 21,18,
24
Reading:
5,14,17,21,2
2,24,31
Writing:
8,9,10,11,
12,13,14,
15,26,25,23,
21, 20, 22,
27
Grammar:
18,31, 22,
25, 19
Pronunciatio
n:
5,6,7,8,9,10,
13, 14
Content: 13,
14
- some common
idioms
-sequencing
words
-
better,best,worse,
worst, more, less,
most, least,
similar, alike, in
common, and,
both, as well,
neither, but,
however,
different, unlike,
whereas
-reality, fantasy
-stereotype
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives, the students will: -Recognize/respond to alternative forms of
basic questions in familiar contexts, some
common idioms, simple multi-step
directions and instructions,
statements, questions, and commands
containing some expanded vocabulary, and simple social conversation in familiar
contexts (i.e ., shopping, employment,
school) -Listen in order to identify simple information from a conversation or in
familiar contexts -Use context clues to get main ideas and to identify details
-Retell a simple story.
-Provide simple descriptions and factual
informat ion
-Use indefinite art icles (some/any,
much/many) correctly and know when to
use NO article
-Use comparative and superlative adjectives
when making comparisons
-Take notes on familiar material trans mitted
orally
-Language of fact/opinion
-Culture: Life in American
H.S. the experience-
videos, readings
-Discuss reality versus
fantasy.
-Compare/contrast own
high school experience to
the ones pictured.
-Compare/contrast to h.s.
in other countries.
-Use Comparison
language orally and in
writing: similar, alike, in
common, and, both, as
well, neither, but,
however, different, unlike,
whereas
-In groups, create a video
to show to new ESL
students to prepare them
for high school in the U.S.
based on your
experiences and
impressions.
-Compare and Contrast
http://mrspalmerseslclass.
wikispaces.com/Compare+
and+Contrast+Vocabulary -H.S . Experience
http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/ theclassroom/home/
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ESL
I
Essential Standard: Language
of Language Arts
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying
Objectives
Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Week
14
Listening: :
3,4,5,6,7,8,
9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 Speaking: 6,7,12,16,17,23,15,
8,9,21,18,22, 24 Reading:
5,14,17,21,22,24,31
, 25 Writing: 8,9,10,11,
12,13,14, 15,26,25,23, 21,
20, 22, 27
Grammar: 10, 11, 12, 17, 18,20,22,
29, 30, 31, 19 Pronunciation:
5,6,7,8,9,10,13, 14 Content: 8, 14, 17,
1, 2, 7, 6
I think that... I
agree/disagree
-words of sequence
and time -percent,
part, whole
-vocabulary related to
specific topics
selected for
readings and video
In addition to continuous,
spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives, the students will:
-Use simple expressions to express
opinions
-Express agreement/disagreement and
satisfaction/dissatisfaction.
-Follow sequence in texts on familiar
subjects
-Identify which operation to perform for
a given word problem
-Read and create bar graphs, line graphs,
and pie charts
-Demonstrate understanding of fractions
and percentages : concept, ways to
represent
-Create a presentation using technology
Theme: New York -Video, readings: be able to list
main ideas and key points in
addition to some specific details -Possible Topics for whole class
study and group projects: landmarks, Big Apple, theater,
mass media, fashion, wall-street, real estate, police, city
government
-Integrate math lessons on theater ticket sales, seating,
investments and interest, crime statistics, salaries
-Integrate Soc.St. Lessons on
important historical events/periods related to topics,
organization of city government -Discussion: I think NY is a nice
city to live/visit because……… Writing: Write an informational
report on NYC
- Create a presentation about New York City using technology-
share!
-www.iloveny.com
-http://www.voanews.com/
learningenglish/theclassroom
/
articles/american_culture/Th
e-Empire-State-Building-146437295.html
-http://www.voanews.com/l earningenglish/theclassroom/home/
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ESL I
Essential Standard: Language of
Social Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying
Objectives
Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Week 15
Listening: : 3,4,5,6,7,8,
9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16
Speaking:
6,7,12,15,8,9,21,18,22,23, 24,
19 Reading:
5,14,17,21,22,24,31, 25
Writing:
8,9,10,11, 12,13,14,
15,26,25,23, 21, 20 22, 27
Grammar: 24,
22, 36,38,26, 43
Pronunciation: 5,6,7,8,9,10,13,
14 Content: 25, 14
-What do you
mean? -Could you be
more specific/clarify
that? -
this,that,these,th
ose -myself, herself,
themselves, etc. - poverty, hope,
immigration,
nations, liberty, Irish, Italian,
European, legal, illegal, famine,
war, border, fair, unfair, etc.
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives, the students will:
-Ask for clarification or elaboration
-Use demonstrative adjectives (
“this/these/that/those”) to specify and clarify
-Use past habitual (used to…) in affirmat ive and
negative statements as well as questions
-Use past continuous in affirmat ive and negative
statements as well as questions
-use reflexive pronouns (myself, herself, etc.)
-Describe issues and trends in immigration- past
and present
● Theme: Immigrants
and Diversity
● EQ: Melting Pot or
Tossed Salad?
● Readings on
Immigration topics to
include: past waves
and reactions, trends,
controversies,
procedures
● Videos
● Ellis Island
● Discussion of current
controversies and laws
● Writing: Answer the
EQ and defend answer
with facts from lesson
-www.manythings.org
-Immigration/Ellis Island: www.michellehenry.fr
http://iteslj.org/questions/
immigration.html
-Ellis Island-see appendix week 15
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ESL I
Essential Standard:
Social and
Instructional
Language
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying Objectives Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Week 16
● Listening: : 3,4,5,6,7,8,
9,10,11,12,13,14,1
5,16
● Speaking: 6,7,12,
15,8,9,21,18,22,23,
28, 24
● Reading:
5,14,17,21,22,24,3
1, 25
● Writing: 8,9,10,11,
12,13,14,
15,26,25,23, 21, 20, 22, 27
● Grammar: 36, 31,
19
● Pronunciation: 5,6,7,8,9,10, 13, 14
● Content: 27, 17,
14, 12
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives, the students will: -Explain concepts/ideas in
organized manner using
examples and details.
-Identify American heroes and pastimes ( past and present)
especially those that are popular in our area
Theme: American Pastimes
- Discuss in small groups
readings and video clips on American holidays, traditions,
and pastimes -Create a graphic organizer
comparing items studied with
counterparts in other countries -With a partner, conduct
research on a certain American pastime or holiday tradition.
Create a presentation and
explain to the class the historical significance, details,
and comparisons associated with topic
-American Values: www.macomb.k12.mi.us/
cc/cdv/cdv.htm
-Compare and Contrast
http://mrspalmerseslclass.
wikispaces.com/Compare+
and+Contrast+Vocabulary
-History www.history.com
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ESL I
Essential Standard:
Language of Social
Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying
Objectives
Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Week
17
Listening:
3,4,5,6,7,8, 9,10,11,12,13,
14,15,16
Speaking: 6,7,12,
15,8,9,21,18,22,23, 28,
25,24,33, 14 Reading:
5,14,17,21,22,
24,31, 25 Writing:
8,9,10,11, 12,13,14,
15,26,25,23,
21, 20, 22, 27
Grammar: 39, 26,36,22,24,25
,
Pronunciation: 5,6,7,8,9,10,13
Content: 28, 17, 14
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives, the students will: -express regret
-defend a
position/opinion in a
convincing manner
-Recognize and use more
modals (ought to, had
better, would rather)
-Explain the ideas of manifest destiny,
democracy, states’ rights,
isolationism, and civil
liberties
American Ideologies
-What beliefs and values do Americans hold dear
and why?
Include at least: freedom, individualism, right to
bear arms, freedom of speech, Bill of Rights,
revered founding fathers, self-reliance, mobility,
active citizenship
Read and listen to determine how these
values passed from one generation to the next?
-Debate: What role should
immigrants take….should they try to adopt these
values, too? Take, discuss, and defend your
position.(Teacher should
model proper debate forms and protocol and
show sample debates beforehand in addition to
guiding students to the information) Evaluate
debate performance on a
rubric given to students in advance.
-Bill of Rights ppt: http://www.scribd.com/doc/ 88789183/Bill-of-Rights-
PowerPoint-for-ESL-Citizenship-lesson-plan
-Founding Fathers:
http://www.michellehenry.fr/ revolution.htm
-Discussion Questions http://www.esldiscussions.com/f/
freedom_of_speech.html
-Founding Fathers http://imadeamerica.com/
founding-fathers/#utm_source=google&utm_medium =cpc&utm_term=american%20founding%20fathers&
utm_campaign=Founding%20Fathers%20
Debate: Movie: The Great Debaters (2007)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427309/
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ESL I
Essential Standard: Language of
Language Arts, Language of
Social Studies, Social and
Instructional Language
Time
Week 18
● -Discuss progress towards goals
-portfolio
-assessment
-review
●
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ESL II
Essential Standard: Language of Science
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying Objectives
Essential Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning Activities/Assessments
Resources
Week 1
Listening:
10, 11,12,
13, 14, 15,16,
17,20,21, 24
Speaking:
15,
16,20,21,22,23,24,28,29
Reading: 17,18,19,20,
21,22,23,24 Writing:
3,4,5,11,12,
13,14,15, 21, 27,28
Grammar: 9,11,12,14,
17,20,22,23
Pronunciation: 5,6,8,9,
15 Content:
22,9,11
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives(from ESL 1), the students will:
-Recognize a variety of expressions indicating lack of understanding when in a conversation
-Respond to requests for elaboration to show they have understood
-Identify key information/details in a
description
-Recognize/respond to figurative language in familiar and academic
situations, inferring meaning when the idiom is unknown
-Produce statements, questions, and
commands in less familiar contexts and
with some detail
-Tell anecdotal stories as part of a
conversation
-Pronounce key vocabulary (even multi-
syllabic words) with correct phonemes
and stress
-Read compound words -Write a detailed paragraph with topic
sentence, supporting details, and
conclusion
-Name and describe types of weather
events and natural disasters
Explain graduation plan
course syllabus
Theme- Extreme Weather
Tell anecdotal stories about weather events
they have experienced
Describe types of extreme weather and
where they occur, processes by which
they form, causes and effects, compare and
contrast different types
Graphic organizers, charts, presentation
Collect data and create charts
idioms
Writing: write descriptive paragraphs
including complex and compound sentences
,Imaginative writing using figurative
language
-
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/W
eather/index.shtml -
http://www.wildwildweather.com/index.html- weather homepage -
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/wworks0.htm- informational articles
on various weather topics -
http://www.homeschoollearning.com/units/unit_09-17-01.shtml -videos- http://www.yourdiscovery.com/video/shows
/extreme-weather/ Weather and Dressing Advice-see appendix week 1 -Extreme Weather-Nat. Disasters-see appendix week1 -About hurricanes Weather issues -see appendix
week http://www.educationw orld.com/a_lesson/lesson/
lesson076.shtml -Tsunami Formation-see appendix week 1 -The Water Cycle -see appendix week 1
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ESL II
Essential Standard: Language of
Language Arts
RBT
Time
Clarifying
Objectives
Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 2
Listening: 10, 12, 13 , 14, 15,16, 17,20,21, 18,19 Speaking: 15, 16,20,21,22,23,24,,29,30 Reading: 17,18,19,20,21,22,24,27,28,29,39,31,32,33,35 Writing: 3,4,5,11,12,13,14,15, 21, 27,28, 23,24 Grammar: 12,13,,17,18,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,31 Pronunciation: 5,6,8,9,11, 15 Content: 31,32,33
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review
of previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the
students will: -Recognize examples of formal vs
informal language use
-Distinguish between facts and
opinions in a conversation
-Clarify utterances by rewording or
repeating in order to be understood
by general public
-Recognize transition words, words
with multip le meanings, and some
idioms
-Read and understand mult i-
paragraph selections from a variety
of genres
-Make connections to other texts and
experiences before, during, and after
reading to further comprehension
-Make inferences from texts -Identify a writer’s purpose by text
characteristics -Use editing and revising strategies -Identify characteristics of different
literary genres -Identify an author’s purpose -Identify examples of stereotype,
bias, and propaganda -
Fact or fiction?
Introduction to different literary genres, reading between the lines, author’s
purpose and motivation, stereotypes, bias, generalizations, history as point of
view, objectivity vs. subjectivity
-ideas for teaching bias/point of view: Author’s purpose power point
Language of fact, opinion Nuance, persuasion, inferences, making
connections to author’s background to
infer meaning Writing: given a certain topic (ex-snow),
write 1 non-fiction and one fictional paragraph, focusing on the writing
process (review)
-Bias/Point of view: http://www.media-
awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/lessons/seco
ndary/broadcast_news/bias_news_lesson.cfm,
http://www.d.umn.edu/~mi
tt0045/unit.htm -Genres ppt: http://literature.pppst.com/g
enres.html -Fiction/ Nonfiction http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/Basi
c/fic
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ESL II
Essential Standard: Language of
Social Studies, Language of Language
Arts
RBT
Time
Clarifying
Objectives
Essential Vocabulary
Task Analysis Learning Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 3
Listening: 16,18,19,
21
Speaking:
13,18,19,
20,21,22,23,24
Reading: 17,18,
20, 22, 7, 24
Writing:
3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12,
13, 14, 15, 23,
24, 25,
27, 28 Grammar:
26,28 Pronuncia
tion: 11,12,14,
15
Content:
25,30,31,
32,35
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the students will:
-Name and describe 2 works written
by William Shakespeare and why
they are significant
-Recognize and use appropriately t
he past tense of regular verbs and
some irregular verbs
-Recognize and begin to use the past perfect appropriately, differentiating it from the simple
past
● Theme: The Age of Exploration
● Suggestions for reading selections: non-fiction historical
accounts, primary document (for
example: John Smith’s journal) Biography of an explorer
● England-Shakespeare- Who was
he? Name some famous works? Why important? What does the
language sound like? Sample reading of one of the plays.
● -past tense- regular verbs and
about 1/3 of irregular verbs on
list (simple past, past perfect, and compare/contrast these 2
tenses)
-Facebook Assignment-see appendix week 3 -Past, Present, and Future-see
appendix week 3 -Mixed Verb Tenses-see appendix
week 3 -Famous Explorers http://www.elizabethan-
era.org.uk/famous-explorers.htm
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ESL II
Essential Standard: Language of
Social Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying Objectives Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis Learning Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 4
Listening:15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22
Speaking:
14,15,16,17,19,20,21,22,23,24,28
Reading: 18,32,29,
30,31,33,35,37 Writing:
5,6,11,12,13,14,1
5,17,21,23,24,25,27,28,33
Grammar: 26,28,16,17,20,3
8,29
Pronunciation: 11,12,14,15
Content: 25,31,32,33
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the students will:
-Follow complex multi-step
directions and instructions related
to academic topics
-Vary reading strategies for
understanding content on
unfamiliar topics or technical
informat ion -Write to summarize effectively
in a multi-paragraph essay which
includes an introduction,
conclusion, and transitions
Colonial America
-readings of different genres regarding
types and characteristics of colonies in
addition to historical events -Salem Witch Trials Investigation: (work in
groups) -Continue work with simple past and past
perfect, memorizing another group of irregular verbs, introduce past continuous
Write a summary of findings about Salem
in a multi-paragraph paper, using pre and post writing strategies
-Questionnaire 13 Colonies -see
appendix week 4
-Salem Witch:
http://law2.umkc.edu/facult
y/projects/ftrials/salem/salem.htm
-Foundations of the US Political
system -see appendix week 4
-13 Colonies Map Test -see appendix week 4
-13 colonies-2- map game http://www.purposegames.com/game/d4c1306c -13 colonies maps
http://www.softschools.com/soci
al_studies/13_colonies_map/
-Past, Present, and Future-see
appendix week 4
http://www.quia.com/quiz/10644
6.html?AP_rand=199585983
http://www.elcivics.com/13-
colonies.html
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/map
s/pdf/colonies_nl.pdf
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ESL II
Essential Standard: Language of
Social Studies, Language of
Language Arts
RBT
Time
Clarifying Objectives Essential Vocabulary
Task Analysis Learning Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 5
Listening:16,18,24
Speaking: 21,23,27,28
Reading: 16,17,18,19,20,2
1,22
Writing: 5,12,13,14,17,21,
22,23,24,25,27,28,31
Grammar:
26,28,38,36,35,47,48,51
Pronunciation: 11,12,14,15
Content:
27,28,25,26
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous
objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the students will:
-Use appropriate language in both
informal and formal situations.
-Conjunctions- and, or, but, yet,
either, neither
-Perfect modals (should have,
would have)
-Embedded statements and
questions
-Connectives (because, even,
though, etc.)
-Apply phonetic princip les to
spell mult i-syllab ic words
correctly most of the time
-Write to explain effectively in a
multi-paragraph essay which
includes an introduction,
conclusion, and transitions
-Name and discuss conflicts and
wars that have left their mark on
the U.S.
American Revolution
Possible readings: Facts, events, and
personalities ( Paul Revere, Thomas
Jefferson, George Washington)
Read- Patrick Henry’s famous Give me
liberty… speech
-last week of memorizing irregular
verbs-past tense
-discuss what would have happened if
______(insert personality) had not
________ (suggestion- provide word
bank of connectives for students to
incorporate into these
discussions/paragraphs)
-possible activity- match famous
quotes to famous figures and practice
using embedded statements and
questions by rewriting the sentences
Writing- emphasis on note-taking
skills and expository writing
-The Patriot -see appendix week
5
-American Revolution-see
appendix week 5
-Cause s of the American
Revolution-see appendix week 5
-The Declaration of
Independence-see appendix week
5
-Paul Revere :
http://www.michellehenry.fr/
revolution.htm
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ESL II
Essential
Standard:
The language of
Social
Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
(No. of
Days)
Clarifying Objectives Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
(Unpacking Simplified)
Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Week 6
Listening: 16,18,22,24
Speaking:
13,15,16,17,19,20,21,22,23,24,27
Reading: 15,18,20,21,22,23, 24,32,33,35,37,38
Writing: 5,13,17,21,22,25,26,36
Grammar: 16,26,31,33,43,51,52
Pronunciation:15,16
Content: 28,29,27,31,32,34, 38, 19, 26
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the students will:
-Apply knowledge of stressed
syllables in known words to unknown words with some
accuracy
-Adverbial form (-ly ending)
-Transitional adverbs
(therefore, however) -Recognize idioms
-Distinguish between literal
and figurative language
-Use figurative language in
writing as appropriate -Identify examples of figurative
language
-Describe how technology has
evolved over time and changed
our way of life
A New Nation (aprox 1780-
1860)
Reading: timeline of events
in this period Possible topics for readings:
expansion, government,
conflicts, industry
Possible Literature- Edgar
Allan Poe’s poem To My Mother (http://www.online-
literature.com/poe/2135/)
-comparatives and structures-
(ex-smarter than_______)
Transitional adverbs including archaic forms in
poem
Prepositions including
literary/archaic forms of
poem Write a poem about someone
you love using some
figurative language
http:/www.graphic.org
(graphic organizers)
(http://www.online-literature.com/poe/2135/
http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/int gos/html/igo.htm
Parts of Speech PPT on ESL Google Site
Transition Words. Appedix Week 6
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ESL II
Essential Standard:
The
language of
Social
Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
(No. of
Days)
Clarifying Objectives Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
(Unpacking Simplified)
Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Week 7
Listening:
16,18,19,21,22,24
Speaking: 18,27,28,30
Reading:
16,17,18,25,26,28,29,36,37
Writing:
5,17,21,22,23,24,25,27,34
Grammar: 19,21
Pronunciation: 15,16
Content: 25,26,10,27,28
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of
previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as
needed), the students will: -Use knowledge of prefixes
and suffixes to guess word
meanings -Use a variety of strategies to
decipher unknown words and
determine their meaning -Write to rev iew/evaluate
effectively in a multi-
paragraph essay which
includes an introduction,
conclusion, and transitions
Civil War Era:
General info, maps,
biographies of
personalities, t ime lines
Sample of literature about
period (ex- excerpts from
Uncle Tom’s Cabin,
Incidents in the Life of a
Slave Girl, etc.)
-Write a b iography a
personality of this era and
possibly do a digital
presentation/poster
-focus on object pronouns
and placement of
adjectives in writ ing of
biographies, prefixes and
suffixes to infer word
meaning, reading strategies
- 20 Questions about the Civil War.
Appendix Week 7
Reading Strategies worksheets:
http://www.education.com/worksheets/
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Excerpts and
Summary :
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/uncletom/
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ESL II
Essential
Standard:
The language
of Social
Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying Objectives Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 8
Listening:
16,18,19,21,22,24
Speaking: 19,20,14,27
Reading:
16,17,18,25,27,28,
29,35,36,37
Writing:
5,16,17,18,21,23,23,25,27
,31
Grammar: 23,25,32,33,34
Pronunciation: 15,16
Content: 26, 36,38
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic
review of previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the
students will: -Possessives (Tom’s ball, the
teachers’ lounge) -Write out instructions with some
detail
-Identify parts of speech
Reconstructing and Expanding the Nation, turn of the
Century (1865-1915)
Sample topics from which to choose selections: race
relations and emergence of KKK, new states, new
technologies, New Year Celebrat ion of 1900 in NYC
Contractions- how and when to use them (not in
academic writ ing)
Adverbs-common adverbs, adverb form, id adverbs
within a sentence, and place correctly in their own
writing
Writing assignment- write out detailed instructions
related to one of topics/readings in the format of a
friendly letter
http://www.learner.org/worksho
ps/primarysources/corporations/
docs/inventions.html
http://englishforeveryone.org/PD
Fs/ContractionsList.pdf
www.eslflow.com
http://englishforeveryone.org/PD
Fs/Active%20-
%20Passive%20Voice.pdf
http://www.uis.edu/ctl/writing/
ActiveandPassiveVoice.pdf.pdf
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ESL II
Essential Standard:
The language of Social Studies, The language of
Science, The language
of Language Arts, Social
and Instructional
Language.
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying Objectives Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Week 9
Listening: 12,13,17,20,23
Speaking:
11,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,28,30
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the students will:
-Recognize and respond to
conversational openers/closures and polite expressions as used by native speakers (e.g., “I have to get
going”, “I’d rather not”, “How about…?”)
Review/assess week
Discussion of topics in small
groups- lesson on listening,
polite expressions, turn
taking, etc.
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ESL II
Essential Standard: The language of Social Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying Objectives Essential Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 10
Listening:
16,18,19,21,22,24
Speaking:
21,22,23,27,28
Reading:
24,25,27,28,29,31,32,33,
35,36,37,38
Writing:
19,21,22,23,24,25,27,30,
35
Grammar:27,37,45
Pronunciation: 15,16
Content: 26,27,28
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the students will:
-Present perfect and contrast with
other forms using “for, since,
already, yet” -Commonly confused verbs
(do/make, teach/learn,
borrow/lend) etc.
-Write simple fo rmal letters -Write to persuade effectively in a
multi-paragraph essay which
includes an introduction,
conclusion, and transitions -Demonstrate good word choice
by varying vocabulary and
choosing the appropriate
terminology/register
America in WWI
Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms?
Possible Reading: Woodrow Wilson’s second
Inaugural Address
http://www.bart leby.com/124/pres45.html
(focus on formal language, present perfect,
and ideologies)
Introduce commonly confused verbs
Formal persuasive letter: Suggested activity:
have students pretend a family member is
away fighting in the trenches. Have them
write a letter to the president trying to
persuade him to send the troops home for
Christmas
Present Perfect Practice:
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/pres_perfect.htm
Rubric for persuasive Writing. Appendix
Week 10
WWI Timeline
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/roto
gravures/rototime1.html
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ESL II
Essential Standard:
The language of Social Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying Objectives Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 11
Listening:
16,18,19,21,22,24
Speaking: 28,30, 31
Reading:
24,25,27,28,29,31,32,
33,35,36,37,38
Writing: 23,24,25,
27,29,35
Grammar: 36,41,42
Pronunciation: 15,16
Content: 36,27,28
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the students will:
-Use a variety of sentence
patterns, new vocabulary,
and high-frequency idioms in
spontaneous conversation -Adverbial clauses
-Passive voice -Write to describe effect ively
in a multi-paragraph essay
which includes an
introduction, conclusion, and
transitions
Highs and Lows …the Roaring Twenties and
the Great Depression
Possible topics to read about: fashion,
women’s right to vote, music, Wall
Street/Stock Market, prohibit ion, gangsters,
automobile, aviation
Possible Activit ies: compare/contrast Great
Depression with today’s recession
Past habitual, adverbial clauses, passive
voice
Writing: Write to describe way of life in
either the 20’s or 30’s
Information about 20’s and 30’s
http://www.1920-30.com/
http://www.uis.edu/ctl/writing/ActiveandPassiveVoice.pdf.pdf
Website for creating presentations
and/or graphic organizers
http://popplet.com/
NC Essential Standard Template
ESSENTIAL STANDARDS: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/extended/
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ESL
II
Essential Standard:
The language of Social Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying Objectives Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Week
12
Listening: 16,18,19,21,22,24
Speaking:
17,20,23,24,27,28,30,31,32,33
Reading:
24,25,27,28,29,31,32,33,35,36,37,38
Writing: 23,24,25,27,34,35
Grammar: 29,39,42,47,50
Pronunciation: 15,16
Content: 26
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the students will:
-Use persuasion in
conversation
-
America in WWII
Possible topics to read about:
biographies of war
personalities, fascism, the
Holocaust, propaganda,
evolution of warfare, atomic
bombs, music and movies of
the 40s
Informal debate- discuss in
small groups whether or not
America should have entered
this war-study language and
methods of debate
Writing assignment- Review
and evaluate America’s
decision to enter WWII in a
multi-paragraph essay
http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-
resource/Writing-Anne-Frank-s-diary-
lesson-plan-resources-6038339/
Website to create cartoons:
http://www.toondoo.com/
http://www.history.com/topics/world-
war-ii
NC Essential Standard Template
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ESL
II
Essential Standard: The language of Social Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying Objectives Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 13
Listening: 12,13,17,20,23
Speaking:11,14,17,18,19,
20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,2
8,30
Reading:
24,25,27,28,29,31,32,33,3
4,35,36,37,38
Writing:
22,24,26,27,32,35,36
Grammar: 44,49
Pronunciation: 15,16
Content: depends on topic
selected
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the students will:
-Use the appropriate language to
issue an invitation, formally and
informally
-Common phrasal verbs (get up,
take out)
-Compound and complex sentences
-Write to entertain effectively in a
multi-paragraph essay which
includes an introduction,
conclusion, and transitions
America in the 50s-60s
Possible topics: music, fashion,
hippies, Civil Rights movement,
mission to the moon, Co ld War,
emergence of America as a “super
power”
-phrasal verbs, idioms
-compound/complex sentences
Project- Interview someone who was
liv ing in the US during this time
period. Write an entertaining story that
they related (could be sad, funny,
scary, or dramatic) Workshop on
conducting interview beforehand
should include- proper response to
emotion, conversation openers, closers,
ice breakers, etc.
“What type of Sentence is it?” Document
found on ESL Google Site.
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teac
hers/free-lesson-plans/the-civil-rights-
movement.cfm
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war
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ESL II
Essential Standard: The language of Social
Studies
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying
Objectives
Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning Activities/Assessments Resources
Week
14
Listening:
16,18,19,21,22,24
Speaking: 29
Reading:
24,25,27,28,29,31,3
2,33,34,35,36,37,38
Writing:
23,23,25,27,31,35
Grammar: 40
Pronunciation:
15,16
Content: depends
on topic selected
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the students will:
-Conditionals
America in the 70s-80s
Possible topics- Watergate,
Vietnam, Reagan, clothing,
music, AIDS, MTV
Learn conditional forms and
common uses paired with the
subjunctive: ex- If I were an
astronaut, I would…
Writing: An expository piece
based loosely around your chosen
reading that gives them the
chance to use the conditional. For
example: Describe what you
would do if you had the chance to
do your own music video.
http://www.avert.org/lessons.htm
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edhist.htm#vietnam
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edhist.htm#1970s
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edhist.htm#1980s
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences
http://www.nc-net.info/ESL/epluribusunum/testprep/worksheets-
american-history.pdf
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ESL
II
Essential Standard:
The language of Science
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying Objectives Essential Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 15
Listening:
12,13,17,20,23
Speaking: 32,34,24,27
Reading:
24,25,27,28,29,31,32,33
,34,35,36,37,38
Writing:
23,24,26,27,35,36
Grammar:30, 37,46
Pronunciation: 15,16
Content: 38
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the students will:
- Negotiate a solution/compromise
-Present perfect continuous in
affirmat ive and negative statements as
well as questions
The Information Age
Topics- all new technologies (cell
phone, CD, DVD, internet, etc.), mass
media, marketing
Project: Write the script for a tv
commercial advertising some type of
new technology. The language should
be persuasive and perhaps figurative,
promoting this specific technology as
a solution to all problems. In s mall
groups, choose the best script
(negotiation/compromise strategies)
and perform commercial for the class.
Follow up by role -playing
“spontaneous” phone calls to
consumers who are complain ing about
the product
http://www.webenglishteacher.com
/argument.html
http://www.procopytips.com/tv-
commercial-script
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ESL
II
Essential Standard:
The language of Science
RBT Tag:
Time
Clarifying Objectives Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning Activities/Assessments Resources
Week
16
Listening:
16,18,19,21,22,24
Speaking:
27,28,30,31,32,33
Reading:
24,25,27,28,29,31,3
2,33,34,35,36,37,38
Writing:
23,24,25,26,27,31,3
4, 35
Grammar: 30, 37,
46
Pronunciation:
15,16
Content: depends on
topic selected
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the students will: -
Current Events
Readings- selected articles, editorials, and
blogs on current events
Debate a controversial current event topic
in a fo rmal (or almost formal) debate style
Writing- Write an editorial-type opinion to
submit to a school or local newspaper or to
post on a blog.
Current Events:
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A000
5971.html
http://www.actdu.org.au/archives/act
ein_site/basicskills.html
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ESL
II
Essential Standard:
The language of Science
RBT
Time
Clarifying Objectives Essential
Vocabulary
Task Analysis
Learning Activities/Assessments Resources
Week 17
Listening:
16,18,19,21,22,24
Speaking: 23,27,28
Reading:
24,25,27,28,29,31,32,33,34,
35,36,37,38
Writing:
22,23,24,25,27,29,31,34,35
Grammar: 37,46, 30, 42
Pronunciation: 15,16
Content: 21,23,24, 9,11
In addition to continuous, spiraled and strategic review of previous objectives(including those from ESL 1 as needed), the students will:
-Discuss the results of a
scientific experiment conducted
in class/at home
-Describe current issues facing
scientists today
Theme: Global Warming
Newspaper article:
http://www.usatoday.com/weather
/resources/climate/wclisci0.htm
Conduct some simple scientific
experiment in class and have
students discuss the process and
the results
Writing: Prepare an informational
report on climate change and a
presentation and/or poster
http://www.pbs.org/now/classro
om/global-warming-lesson-
plan.pdf
http://www.globalwarminglies.
com/
http://www.edf.o rg/climate/glo
bal-warming-facts
http://www.sciencebob.com/ex
periments/index.php
Scientific Method. Appendix
Week 17