Teacher: B. Rivers (Cabrera)

Time Frame: November 9-13, 2009

Grade/Subject: 6-8th ESL NC

Unit: Months & Seasons 

 What do we want students to learn or be able to do? Performance Indicators

Students will continually focus on the 4 fundamental aspects of second language learning: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Students will learn and utilize new vocabulary in a variety of oral and written activities.

Students will create a tree map to categorize the seasons and months of the year. Students will illustrate this map with symbols that represent each season.

Students will create a ‘months calendar’ in which they must designate each month of the year and include holidays and important events for each month.

Students will continue the composition of a short story and work with a partner through the planning, writing, and revision process.

Learning Goals:

Students will understand how to use graphic organizers to categorize like concepts.

Students will demonstrate understanding of seasonal vocabulary and how to use it effectively in their written and spoken language.

Students will understand the basic writing process. (Pre-writing, planning, revising/ editing, etc.)

Strategies: Projects, grouping, reading strategies, technology, writing

Marzano: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9

How do we make the learning relevant? Focus

Holidays are an important reflection of our cultural heritage and traditions. What types of holidays and festivals do we celebrate throughout the year? How do we celebrate?

2)    How will we know if they know? Measurement/Assessment

4) What will we do to get them to learn?

Strategies & Activities

 

Monday

Voc. Test,  New Vocabulary, Continue Short Stories

 
  1. Vocabulary Test (Project terms)
  2. Define New Vocabulary (Access on website)
  3. Pronunciation Practice (x10)
  4. Short Story Project (Rough Drafts continued…)- Use template

 

Tuesday

 

Vocabulary Practice,  Short Stories

  1. Pronunciation Practice
  2. Finish Rough Drafts; Edit & Revise
  3. Begin Final Drafts

Wednesday

Practice Voc. (TPR), Tree Map: Check, Voc. Activities (ordering and descriptions), Final Draft of Short Stories
  1. Practice Vocabulary
  2.  ‘Seasons’ Tree Map (categorize all months of the year according to season)
  3. Finish Final Drafts of Stories
  4. ‘Month Mix-up’ (ordering activity)

 

Thursday

 Group Voc. Practice, ‘Months’ Poster, Reading Practice
  1. Practice Vocabulary (‘Circle Game’)
  2. Practice Quiz (crossword clues)
  3. Pronunciation Practice
  4. ‘Months’ poster (calendar type activity/ describing monthly events w/ complete sentences)
  5. Oral Reading Practice (prepare for presentations*)

Friday

Quiz, Voc. Sentences, Presentations

 
  1. Spelling Bee (w/ letter tiles)
  2. Quiz/ Oral Quiz
  3. Vocabulary Sentences (w/ partners)
  4. Story Presentations

3)    What are we going to do to meet the needs of all learners?  Modifications/Differentiation: ALL