HS & MS ESOL 1
Unit 8 Semester 1
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Unit 8: Brrr! Put On Your Coat!
ESOL 1
Unit 8 (Semester 1)
Unit Title
Duration of Unit:
2-2.5 weeks
Brrr! Put On Your Coat!
Unit Description:
In this unit, students learn basic vocabulary for clothing, time order, describing size, textures and kinds of clothing and weather.
Students learn to ask and answer questions, describe things and express ideas. Students learn to use the verbs -do and -have in the
present tense, the question words “which” and “what”, the verb “it’s” to describe the weather and tell the time/day and to put an
exclamation point at the end of statements that show strong feeling. In this unit, students will write short narratives or
informational texts as well as give short oral presentations and exchanges in order to describe clothing, the weather and what they
need, want and have to do.
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.S4.L1- Students express an opinion about a familiar topic.
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 clothing,
weather, time order words
and describing words.
Students will be able to ask
and answer questions,
describe things and express
ideas.
Students will be able to
write short narratives or
informational texts and
give short oral
presentations or
exchanges to describe
clothing and how they get
dressed, to ask and
answer information
questions about clothing,
and to describe weather
and what they want, need
and have to do.
Students will be able to
use the positive and
negative forms of the
verb -do in the present
tense. Students will be
able to use the verb have in the present
tense. Students will be
able to differentiate
between the question
words which and what.
Students will be able to
use the verb it’s to
describe the weather and
tell time or the day.
Students will be able to
put an exclamation point
at the end of a statement
that shows strong
feeling.
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
clothing.
Ask and answer yes/no
questions to find out
information like: Do/Does
____ have….?, Yes, ____
do/does., No, ____
don’t/doesn’t.
I can write short narratives
or informational texts and
give short presentations or
oral exchanges to describe
clothing and how I get
dressed, to ask and answer
questions about clothing,
and to describe weather
and what I want, need and
have to do.
I can use the positive and
negative forms of the
verb -do in the present
tense.
I can accurately retell the
book What should I
wear? including relevant
details, appropriate
vocabulary and mostly
accurate language
patterns and
pronunciation.
I can use time order words.
I can name something and
describe what it is like using
expressions like: Here is
a….., It has…., Here are
some…., They have….
I can use the verb -have in
the present tense.
I can use describing words
for sizes, textures and kinds
of clothing.
I can ask and answer
questions to tell which thing
I like using expressions like:
Which ____ do you like?, I
like this/that…., I like
these/those…..
I can use the question
words which and what.
I can use words for
weather.
I can tell what I need, want
and have to do using
expressions like : I need
to…., I want to…., I have
to...
I can use the verb it’s to
describe the weather and
tell the time or the day.
I can put an exclamation
point at the end of
statements that show
strong feeling.
Unit of Study Assessment Checklist
Student
Name
Learning
Target
Notes
E = Exceeds
M = Meets
A = Approaching
D= Doesn’t Meet
“Brrr! Put On Your Coat!” Assessment Rubric
Unit 8: 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 clothing, weather, time
order words and describing
words.
I can use describing words
for sizes, textures and kinds
of clothing.
I can use words for clothing.
I can use words for weather.
I can use time order words.
Students will be able to ask
and answer questions,
describe things and express
ideas.
I can ask and answer
questions to tell which thing
I like using expressions like:
Which ____ do you like?, I
like this/that…., I like
these/those…..
I can name something and
describe what it is like using
expressions like: Here is a…..,
It has…., Here are some….,
They have….
Ask and answer yes/no
questions to find out
information like: Do/Does
____ have….?, Yes, ____
do/does., No, ____
don’t/doesn’t.
I can tell what I need, want
and have to do using
expressions like : I need to….,
I want to…., I have to...
Students will be able to
write short narratives or
informational texts and give
short oral presentations or
exchanges to describe
clothing and how they get
dressed, to ask and answer
information questions about
clothing, and to describe
weather and what they
want, need and have to do.
I can write short narratives or informational texts and give short presentations or oral exchanges to describe clothing and
how I get dressed, to ask and answer questions about clothing, and to describe weather and what I want, need and have to
do.
Students will be able to use
the positive and negative
forms of the verb -do in the
I can use the positive and
negative forms of the verb do in the present tense.
I can use the verb -have in
the present tense.
I can use the verb it’s to
describe the weather and tell
the time or the day.
I can put an exclamation
point at the end of
statements that show strong
present tense. Students will
be able to use the verb have in the present tense.
Students will be able to
differentiate between the
question words which and
what. Students will be able
to use the verb it’s to
describe the weather and
tell time or the day.
Students will be able to put
an exclamation point at the
end of a statement that
shows strong feeling.
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.
feeling
I can use the question words
which and what.
I can accurately retell the book What should I wear? including relevant details, appropriate vocabulary and mostly accurate
language patterns and pronunciation.