Beginner/Intermediate ESL Reading
Teachers: M Benites
M 11/18
Inferences
Fig19D: Make inferences about
text and use textual evidence to
support understanding.
T 11/19
Inference
Fig19D: Make inferences about
text and use textual evidence to
support understanding.
ELPS: 4J Show reading
comprehension through
inferential skills
ELPS: 4J Show reading
comprehension through
inferential skills
OBJ. I will make inferences about
text and use text evidence by
reading a series of short
passages with a partner and
answering inference questions
OBJ. I will make inferences about
a text using textual evidence by
reading my independent reading
book and writing down three
inferences I made.
Warm up:
Write a good definition for schema
Conditioning:
With a partner read a short
passage and answer inference
questions
Warm up:
What are the two main ingredients
for making a good inference?
Conditioning:
Read independent reading book
and make three inferences
Istation
Small group
Strengthening:
How does making inferences help
you understand a text?
Strengthening:
How does making inferences help
you understand a text?
Beginner English
Beginner English
(6.3) Reading/Comprehension
of Literary Text/Theme and
Genre. Students analyze, make
inferences and draw
conclusions about theme and
genre in different cultural,
(6.3) Reading/Comprehension of
Literary Text/Theme and Genre.
Students analyze, make
inferences and draw
conclusions about theme and
Week 13
Nov 18 – Nov 22
W 11/20
Theme
6.3 Reading/Comprehension of
Literary Text/Theme and Genre.
Students analyze, make
inferences and draw
conclusions about theme and
genre in different cultural,
historical, and contemporary
contexts and provide evidence
from the text to support their
understanding. Students are
expected to:
11/21
Theme
6.3 Reading/Comprehension of
Literary Text/Theme and Genre.
Students analyze, make
inferences and draw
conclusions about theme and
genre in different cultural,
historical, and contemporary
contexts and provide evidence
from the text to support their
understanding. Students are
expected to:
Fri 11/22
Theme
6.3 Reading/Comprehension of
Literary Text/Theme and Genre.
Students analyze, make inferences
and draw conclusions about theme
and
genre in different cultural,
historical, and contemporary
contexts and provide evidence
from the text to support their
understanding. Students are
expected to:
6.3A infer the implicit theme of
a work of fiction, distinguishing
theme from the topic
6.3A infer the implicit theme of a
work of fiction, distinguishing
theme from the topic
6.3A infer the implicit theme of a
work of fiction, distinguishing
theme from the topic
ELPS: 4J Show reading
comprehension through
inferential skills
ELPS: 4J Show reading
comprehension through
inferential skills
ELPS: 4J Show reading
comprehension through inferential
skills
OBJ. I will infer the theme and
distinguish theme from topic by
watching a fractured fairytale and
determining the theme.
OBJ. I will infer theme and
distinguish theme from topic by
reading a fable and defining the
theme.
OBJ. I will infer theme by
independently reading a short story
and writing and explaining the theme
in my journal.
Warm up:
What do you think is the
difference between theme and
topic?
Conditioning:
Notes on theme
Watch fractured fairytale and
determine topic and theme.
Warm up:
Make a list of common themes
from stories you have read
Conditioning:
In partners, find the theme in a
fable
Strengthening:
How can we distinguish theme
from topic?
Warm up:
Choose a short story from the table in
the back of the room.
Conditioning:
Read a short story and find the
theme.
Istation
historical, and contemporary
contexts and provide evidence
from the text to support their
understanding. Students are
expected to:
6.3B analyze the function of
stylistic elements (e.g., magic
helper, rule of three) in
traditional and classical
literature from
various cultures
ELPS: 5B Write using newly
acquired vocabulary
OBJ: I will analyze the function of
stylistic elements in traditional
literature by writing my own fable,
folktale or fairytale
Warm up:
Tell me three characteristics of a
fairytale
genre in different cultural,
historical, and contemporary
contexts and provide evidence
from the text to support their
understanding. Students are
expected to:
Strengthening:
How can we distinguish theme
from topic?
6.3B analyze the function of
stylistic elements (e.g., magic
helper, rule of three) in
traditional and classical
literature from
various cultures
6.14C Revise drafts to clarify
meaning, enhance style,
include simple and compound
sentences, and improve
transitions by adding, deleting,
combining, rearranging
sentences or larger units of
text after rethinking how well
questions of purpose,
audience, and genre have been
addressed.
ELPS: 5B Write using newly
acquired vocabulary
OBJ: I will analyze the function of
stylistic elements in traditional
literature by writing my own fable,
folktale or fairytale
Warm up:
Tell me three characteristics of a
folktale and a fable
Conditioning:
Review characteristics of a fairytale
Write a fable, folktale or fairytale
and make sure to include all
elements
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ELPS: 5C Write using a variety
of sentence structures and
words.
OBJ. I will revise my fairytale of
practicing a hamburger writing
strategy.
Conditioning:
Revise my fairytale by breaking
down each paragraph into a
hamburger frame.
Beginner English
6.14C Revise drafts to clarify
meaning, enhance style, include
simple and compound
sentences, and improve
transitions by adding, deleting,
combining, rearranging
sentences or larger units of text
after rethinking how well
questions of purpose, audience,
and genre have been addressed.
ELPS: 5C Write using a variety
of sentence structures and
words.
OBJ. I will revise my fairytale of
practicing a hamburger writing
strategy.
Conditioning:
Revise my fairytale by breaking
down each paragraph into a
hamburger frame.
Strengthening:
How can we distinguish theme from
topic?