writing an effective language objective

8/20/2019 Writing an Effective Language Objective

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Please Sit With Others in Your Content A


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Demystifying theLanguage Objective“It’s not as difficult as you thought!”

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Part of the EL-Specific SLC In-Service Series created


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Objectives for this In-Service

Participants will…

❖ Fully understand the purpose of having a Language Objectiv❖ Fully understand how a Language Objective can help guide

instruction for ELs and other subgroups.❖ Be able to differentiate between effective and noneffective L

Objectives.

❖ Be able to write effective and comprehensive Language Objefor their specific content area.


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Sample Language Objective for this

Teachers at Fairfax High School will beto EXPLAIN how to effectively wri

Language Objectives for their speccontent area using content objectives

ELD Standards while in content aregroups.


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What is the purpose of a Language Objective,and why do I need to have one?

❖ Under CCSS, all contentteachers are also LanguageTeachers.

❖ If you teach a subject other

than ELD to EnglishLearners, then you teachIntegrated ELD.


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❖ A Language Objective helps you determinewhat embedded (integrated) language yourstudents will acquire/practice in your lesson.


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It’s part of the Teaching andLearning Framework!

(See pp. 20, 21)



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Students who speak a language other than

English at homeData provided by Dr. Grant


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Objectives Guide Instruction

Sample Common Core Standard:Mathematics I Standards (Integrated)HSA-REI.B.3

“Solve linear equations and inequalitie

one variable, including equations wicoefficients represented by letters


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❖ Learning Objectives provide the What and Hoour lesson/unit to keep our planning focussed


“ Students will be able to solve linea

equations and inequalities in one variaincluding equations with coefficien

represented by letters.”


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Content Objective


CCSS Standard

Content Objective

Students will be able to...


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Please take 2 min. to write a content objective

current or upcoming lesson.


Remeuse yo

Stan


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Language Objective


Content Objective and ELD Standa

Language Objective

form, function/language, and activity


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Sample Language Objective


“Students will be able to EXPLAIN how tsolved linear equations and inequalitiesone variable, including equations with

coefficients represented by letters usintransitional phrases during a Think, In

Pair, Share activity.”


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Let’s look at its structure


“Students will be able to explain how thesolved linear equations and inequalitiesone variable, including equations with

coefficients represented by letters usintransitional phrases during a Think, In

Pair, Share activity.”

Function

Form Activity


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Language Objective



Language Objective

function, language practiced, and activ


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Please take 2 min. to identify a FUNCTION for y

CONTENT OBJECTIVE.


Remeuse you

TaxoHan


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Sample Next Generation Science Standard:Earth’s SystemsHS-ESS2-6

“Gradual atmospheric changes were d

plants and other organisms that captucarbon dioxide and released oxyge


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Content Objective


NGSS Standard

Content Objective



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Students will know that gradual atmosp

changes were due to plants and othorganisms that captured carbon dioxid

released oxygen.


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Sample Language Objective 2


“Students will be able to orally summarizhow gradual atmospheric changes wereto plants and other organisms that capt

carbon dioxide and released oxygen usnew vocabulary during a small group

share-out activity.”


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“Students will be able to orally summarizhow gradual atmospheric changes wereto plants and other organisms that capt

carbon dioxide and released oxygen usnew vocabulary during a small group

share-out activity.”

Function

Form Activity


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Language Objective



Language Objective



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Please take 2 min. to identify a FORM for your

LANGUAGE OBJECTIVE.


Remeuse yo

StanHan


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Sample History/Social Science Content Standard:10.9 Students analyze the international developments in the pos

War II world.

Compare the economic and military power sh

caused by the war, including the Yalta Pact, development of nuclear weapons, Soviet contro

Eastern European nations, and the econom

recoveries of Germany and Japan.


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Content Objective


History/Social Sci. Standard

Content Objective



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Students will be able to compare the economic

military power shifts caused by the war, includiYalta Pact, the development of nuclear weap

Soviet control over Eastern European nations, a

economic recoveries of Germany and Japa



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“Students will be able to discuss the differences and similarities of the economic and military power shcaused by the war, including the Yalta Pact, thedevelopment of nuclear weapons, Soviet controlEastern European nations, and the economicrecoveries of Germany and Japan usingtransitional/contrast words in their Response

Journals.”


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“Students will be able to discuss the differences and similarities of the economic and military power shcaused by the war, including the Yalta Pact, thedevelopment of nuclear weapons, Soviet controlEastern European nations, and the economicrecoveries of Germany and Japan usingtransitional/contrast words in their Response

Journals.”

Function

Form Activit


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Language Objective



Language Objective



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Please take 2 min. to identify the activity stude

will engage in.


Rememshould

writspoken


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Language Objectives Share-Ou


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What makes a good Language Object

Sample Language

Objective

Students will write acompare and contrast

paragraph, using

transitional phrases after completing a VennDiagram with a partner.

Non-Sample Langua

ObjectiveStudents will compa

contrast, using comand contrast vocabu

after completing a gorganizer.

Form

Function

Activity

Be SPECIFIC a

TARGETED i

your planning


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Sample Language Objective for this

Teachers at Fairfax High School will beto orally EXPLAIN how to effectively

Language Objectives for their speccontent area using content objective

ELD Standards while in content argroups.

Function

Form

Activity


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Elbow Partner Share-Out

1. Partner up.

2. Partner A takes one minuteto explain how to write a Language Objective.

3. Switch roles.

4. Partners thank each other and

find another partner.5. Repeat steps 2 and 3.


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Part of the EL-Specific SLC In-Service Series created

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