HS & MS ESOL 1
Unit 3 Semester 1
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Unit 3: Your School Day
ESOL 1
Unit 3 (Semester 1)
Unit Title
Duration of Unit:
2-2.5 weeks
Your School Day
Unit Description:
In this unit, students learn basic vocabulary for times and days of the week, telling time, school subjects, class schedule and school
places and workers. Students learn to ask and answer questions to find out the time and day, the time and place of classes, where a
place is and to ask about people. Students learn to correctly use the prepositions “in” and “at” for times and places. Students learn
to capitalize cities, streets, days of the week and people. Students learn to differentiate between the question words: who, where,
what and when. In this unit, students will write short narrative or informational texts as well as give short oral presentations and
exchanges about their class schedule and people and places in their school.
Standards:
ELP.9-12.S1.L1- Students use a very limited set of strategies to identify a few key words and phrases in oral communications and
simple oral and written texts.
ELP.9-12.S2.L1- Students participate in short conversational and written exchanges on familiar topics, presenting information and
responding to simple yes/no questions and some wh- questions.
ELP.9-12.S3.L1- Students communicate information about familiar texts, topics, and experiences.
ELP.9-12.S7.L1- Students recognize the meaning of some words learned through conversations, reading, and being read to.
ELP.9-12.S8.L1- Students recognize the meaning of a few frequently occurring words, simple phrases and formulaic expressions in
texts about familiar topics, experiences or events, relying heavily on context, visual aids, and knowledge of morphology in their
native language.
ELP.9-12.S9.L1- Students communicate basic information about an event or topic, with support (including context and visual aids)
using non-verbal communication and, with limited control, a narrow range of vocabulary and syntactically simple sentences.
ELP.9-12.S10.L1- Students recognize and use a small number of frequently occurring nouns, noun phrases, verbs, conjunctions (but,
or, and), and prepositions, and understand and respond to simple questions.
Vocabulary
Language Functions
Writing & Speaking
Conventions
Goals:
Students will be able to
understand and use
vocabulary for time and
days of the week, school
subjects, school places and
workers, telling time and
class schedule.
Students will be able to ask
and answer questions.
Students will be able to
write short narratives or
informational texts and
give short oral
presentations or
exchanges about their
class schedule and people
and places in their school.
Students will be able to
correctly use the
prepositions “at” and
“in” for times and places.
Students will be able to
use where is and where’s.
Students will be able to
differentiate between
the question words: who,
where, what and when.
Students will be able to
capitalize the names of
cities, streets, days of the
week and people.
Students will be able to
read and understand
short narrative or
informational texts
about familiar topics.
Students will be able to
retell a story using key
words and phrases.
Learning
Targets:
I can use words to name
the days of the week and
times of the day.
I can ask and answer
questions to find out the
time and the day using
expressions like: What time
is it? What day is it? It is
(It’s)....
I can write a short
narrative or informational
text and/or give a short
presentation or oral
exchange about my class
schedule and people and
places in my school.
I can use “at” and “in”
correctly for times and
places.
I can accurately retell the
book Alexei’s Week
including relevant details,
appropriate vocabulary
and mostly accurate
language patterns and
pronunciation.
I can use numbers and
words to tell the time.
I can ask and answer
questions to find out the
time and place of classes
using expressions like: What
time is….? When is…..? It’s
at…., Where is….? It’s in….
I can use both where is
and where’s.
Reading
I can use words to name
school subjects.
I can answer questions
about where people are in
the school using
expressions like: The _____
is/are in the ______.
I know the difference
between who, where,
what and when.
I can use words to describe
places and workers at
school.
I can ask and answer
questions to find out where
a place is by using
expressions like: Where
is….?, Here it is.
I can capitalize cities,
streets, days of the week
and people.
I can ask and answer
questions to ask about
people like: Who is the
_____?, Who is ______?
_______ is the……...
Unit of Study Assessment Checklist
Student
Name
Learning
Target
Notes
E = Exceeds
M = Meets
A = Approaching
D= Doesn’t Meet
“Your School Day” Assessment Rubric
Unit 3: Semester 1
(To reach the next level, a student must master the previous level’s task.)
Doesn’t Meet
Exceeds
Meets
Approaching
Students will be able to
understand and use
vocabulary for time and
days of the week, school
subjects, school places and
workers, telling time and
class schedule.
I can use numbers and words
to tell the time.
I can use words to describe
places and workers at school.
I can use words to name the
days of the week and times
of the day.
I can use words to name
school subjects.
Students will be able to ask
and answer questions.
I can answer questions about
where people are in the
school using expressions like:
The _____ is/are in the
______.
I can ask and answer
questions to find out the
time and place of classes
using expressions like: What
time is….? When is…..? It’s
at…., Where is….? It’s in….
I can ask and answer
questions to find out the
time and the day using
expressions like: What time
is it? What day is it? It is
(It’s)....
I can ask and answer
questions to find out where
a place is by using
expressions like: Where
is….?, Here it is.
I can ask and answer
questions to ask about
people like: Who is the
_____?, Who is ______?
_______ is the……..
Students will be able to
write short narratives or
informational texts and give
short oral presentations or
exchanges about their class
schedule and people and
places in their school.
I can write a short narrative or informational text and/or give a short presentation or oral exchange about my class schedule
and people and places in my school.
Students will be able to
I can use “at” and “in”
I know the difference
I can use both where is and
I can capitalize cities, streets,
correctly use the
prepositions “at” and “in”
for times and places.
Students will be able to use
where is and where’s.
Students will be able to
differentiate between the
question words: who,
where, what and when.
Students will be able to
capitalize the names of
cities, streets, days of the
week and people.
correctly for times and
places.
between who, where, what
and when.
where’s.
days of the week and people.
Students will be able to read
and understand short
narrative or informational
texts about familiar topics.
Students will be able to
retell a story using key
words and phrases.
I can accurately retell the book Alexei’s Week including relevant details, appropriate vocabulary and mostly accurate
language patterns and pronunciation.