HS & MS ESOL 1
Unit 7 Semester 1
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Unit 7: How Do You Feel?
ESOL 1
Unit 7 (Semester 1)
Unit Title
Duration of Unit:
2-2.5 weeks
How Do You Feel?
Unit Description:
In this unit, students learn basic vocabulary for parts of the body, describing words and feeling words. They learn to describe
themselves and others and express feelings. Students learn to use the possessive adjectives my, his and her. In this unit, students will
write short narratives or informational texts as well as give short oral presentations and exchanges in order to describe how they
look, how others look and how they feel.
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
Reading
Goals:
Students will be able to
use and understand
vocabulary for parts of the
body, feelings, describing
words and health words.
Students will be able to
describe themselves,
describe other people and
express feelings.
Students will be able to
write short narratives or
informational texts and
give short oral
presentations or
exchanges describing how
they look, how others look
and how they feel.
Students will be able to
use the possessive
adjectives my, his and
her.
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 parts of
the body.
I can describe myself using
expressions like: I am…, I
have…, My _____ is/are…..
I can write short narratives
or informational texts and
give short presentations or
oral exchanges describing
how myself and others
look and how I feel.
I can use the possessive
adjectives my, his and
her.
I can accurately retell the
book How Do You Feel?
including relevant details,
appropriate vocabulary
and mostly accurate
language patterns and
pronunciation.
I can use describing words.
I can describe what other
people look like using
expressions like: He/She
is…., He/She has…, His/Her
____ is/are…..
I can use feeling words.
I can ask and answer
questions to describe how I
feel using expressions like:
How do you feel?, I feel
fine., I feel bad., I feel…., I
am….., My _____ hurts., I
have a …..
Unit of Study Assessment Checklist
Student
Name
Learning
Target
Notes
E = Exceeds
M = Meets
A = Approaching
D= Doesn’t Meet
“How Do You Feel?” Assessment Rubric
Unit 7: 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 parts of the body,
feelings, describing words
and health words.
I can use describing words.
I can use words for parts of
the body.
I can use feeling words.
Students will be able to
describe themselves,
describe other people and
express feelings.
I can ask and answer
questions to describe how I
feel using expressions like:
How do you feel?, I feel fine.,
I feel bad., I feel…., I am…..,
My _____ hurts., I have a …..
I can describe what other
people look like using
expressions like: He/She is….,
He/She has…, His/Her ____
is/are…..
I can describe myself using expressions like: I am…, I have…,
My _____ is/are…..
Students will be able to
write short narratives or
informational texts and give
short oral presentations or
exchanges describing how
they look, how others look
and how they feel.
I can write short narratives or informational texts and give short presentations or oral exchanges describing how myself and
others look and how I feel.
Students will be able to use
the possessive adjectives
my, his and her.
I can use the possessive adjectives my, his and her.
Students will be able to read
and understand short
narrative or informational
texts about familiar topics.
I can accurately retell the book How Do You Feel? including relevant details, appropriate vocabulary and mostly accurate
language patterns and pronunciation.
Students will be able to
retell a story using key
words and phrases.