ESL Reading 1 (Prds. 2,5,6)
Sun, Feb 8
Mon, Feb 8
Assessments: informal
listening and speaking,
flashcards
Tue, Feb 9
Assessments: informal
reading comprehension
Wed, Feb 10
Assessments: informal,
hands-on
Thu, Feb 11
Lincoln's Birthday
Assessments: informal
written assignment
Fri, Feb. 12
Assessments: formal
oral quiz
Sat, Feb 14
Objectives: SWBAT comprehend, pronounce and spell new vocabulary
through audiovisual and classroom discussion
SWBAT illustrate self-made flashcards in order to study the
new vocabulary
Activities: 1. WU: past tense vocabulary cloze 2. Watch vocabulary video for
vocabulary from The Cat and the Mouse. 3. Students take notes on the vocabulary
while practicing and reinforcing spelling, pronunciation, meaning, and parts of
speech. 4. Remaining time students may complete their flashcards and practice the
pronunciation for weekly oral quiz. Cards due tomorrow, quiz on Fri.
Objectives: SWBAT identify recently new vocabulary in correct context
SWBAT read with increasing fluency and comprehension
SWBAT identify several facets of "fables" and find the same ideas
in The Cat and the Mouse
SWBAT orally summarize short portions of the story.
Activities: 1. WU: vocab. cloze. 2. Preview with “Probable Passage” and then read
The Cat And The Mouse. 3. Students orally summarize the story, using the past
tense. 4. Oral summaries of the story. 5. Students read the story in pairs
Objectives: SWBAT work collaboratively to put the events of a recently read story
in the correct order
SWBAT recall sequencing of a recently read story and use context to
deduce where certain events belong
SWBAT identify miscategorized words from recently learned vocab.
Activities: 1. WU: What word doesn't belong? 2. Students get into groups or pairs
and are given sentence strips from the story. The students must make a "chain of
events" of the summary. The group that gets the sentences in the correct order the
quickest wins a prize. 3. Repeat each event in the chain (choral). 4. Remind
students they will be writing tomorrow.
Objectives: Students will write short summaries of a recently read story
Students will omit unnecessary information from written summaries
Students will revise and edit their own written responses to lit.
Activities: 1. WU: what happened in Shrek? 2. Model how to write good summaries.
Use student activity as an example first, give examples orally. 3. Write an example
summary of a popular movie. 4. Model example using previously read book Lady
With the Alligator Purse, Chicken Soup With Rice. 5. Students begin working on
their own summaries. They may do The Cat and the Mouse or choose a different
story or movie.
Objectives: Students' pronunciation and vocabulary recognition
assessed on weekly oral quiz
SWBAT independently complete a writing assignment that divides the
topic into sections to later combine.
Activities: 1. No WU, review pronunciation and meanings of vocabulary. 2.
Students take the quiz individually. 3. Students who are not studying or who are
finished will complete the writing assignment activity, or use Rosetta Stone software
on laptops.
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