HS & MS ESOL 1
Unit 10 Semester 1
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Unit 10: All Year Long
ESOL 1
Unit 10 (Semester 1)
Unit Title
Duration of Unit:
2-2.5 weeks
All Year Long
Unit Description:
In this unit, students learn basic vocabulary for seasons, months, activities, making things and celebrations. They learn to describe
actions and make requests. Students learn to write dates correctly in English, use action verbs in the present tense including the third
person singular form and to use the subject pronouns “I”, “you”, “he”, “she”, “we” and “they.” In this unit, students write short
narratives or informational texts as well as give short presentations and oral exchanges to tell what people do for different months,
seasons and celebrations, to ask someone to do something and to describe celebrations.
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
Reading
Goals:
Students will be able to
use and understand
vocabulary for seasons,
months and activities,
making things and
celebrations.
Students will be able to
describe actions and make
a request.
Students will be able to
write short narratives or
informational texts and
give short oral
presentations or
exchanges to tell what
people do for different
months, seasons and
holidays, to ask someone
to do something and to
describe celebrations.
Students will be able to
write dates correctly by
putting the month first.
Students will be able to
use action verbs in the
present tense. Students
will be able to correctly
conjugate third person
verbs in the present
tense by adding an -s.
Students will be able to
use the subject pronouns
I, you, he, she, we and
they.
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 for
seasons, months and
activities.
I can tell what people do in
different months and
seasons by using
expressions like: In the
spring, ____……., In
September, _____…...
I can write short narratives
or informational texts and
give short presentations or
oral exchanges to tell what
people do for different
months, seasons and
celebrations, to ask
someone to do something
and to describe
celebrations.
I can write dates
correctly.
I can accurately retell the
book Jari’s Year including
relevant details,
appropriate vocabulary
and mostly accurate
language patterns and
pronunciation.
I can use words for making
things.
I can tell what people do on
different holidays by using
expressions like: On New
Year’s Day, _____ ……..
I can use third person
verbs correctly in the
present tense (e.g. jumps)
I can use words for
celebrations.
I can ask and answer
questions to ask someone
I can use the subject
pronouns I, you, he, she,
to do something using
expressions like: Will you
please…..?, May I….?, May
we…..?, Could I please….?,
Would you please….?,
Excuse me., Of course.,
Sure.
we and they.
I can use action verbs in
the present tense.
Unit of Study Assessment Checklist
Student Name
Learning
Target
Notes
E = Exceeds
M = Meets
A = Approaching
D= Doesn’t Meet
“All Year Long” Assessment Rubric
Unit 10: Semester 1
(To reach the next level, a student must master the previous level’s task.)
Exceeds
Meets
Approaching
Doesn’t Meet
Students will be able to use and
understand vocabulary for seasons,
months and activities, making things
and celebrations.
I can use words for seasons, months and activities.
I can use words for making
things.
I can use words for
celebrations.
Students will be able to describe
actions and make a request.
I can ask and answer questions to ask someone to do
something using expressions like: Will you please…..?, May
I….?, May we…..?, Could I please….?, Would you please….?,
Excuse me., Of course., Sure.
I can tell what people do in different months and seasons by
using expressions like: In the spring, ____……., In September,
_____……
I can tell what people do on different holidays by using
expressions like: On New Year’s Day, _____ ……..
Students will be able to write short
narratives or informational texts and
give short oral presentations or
exchanges to tell what people do for
different months, seasons and
holidays, to ask someone to do
something and to describe
celebrations.
I can write short narratives or informational texts and give short presentations or oral exchanges to tell what people do for
different months, seasons and celebrations, to ask someone to do something and to describe celebrations.
Students will be able to write dates
correctly by putting the month first.
Students will be able to use action
verbs in the present tense. Students
will be able to correctly conjugate
third person verbs in the present
tense by adding an -s. Students will be
able to use the subject pronouns I,
you, he, she, we and they.
I can use third person verbs
correctly in the present
tense (e.g. jumps)
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 Jari’s Year including
relevant details, appropriate
vocabulary and mostly
accurate language patterns
I can use the subject
pronouns I, you, he, she,
we and they.
I can use action verbs in the
present tense.
I can write dates correctly.
and pronunciation.