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Destination: Combining local knowledge with technology to teach literacy skills in an ELL classroom
Week 4 Lesson Plans
Week 4
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Content Objective
Language Objective
Rationale
Direct Teach
Activity
Closure
I can use intrinsive pronouns in my writing.
I can use traditional knowledge to explain how to make clothes.
I can use traditional knowledge to explain how to make clothes.
I can use figurative language in my writing.
I can use traditional knowledge to explain how to make clothing.
I can explain why I would use an intrinsive pronoun.
I can conduct research on clothing making methods.
I can conduct research on clothing making methods.
I can write sentences with different forms of figurative writing.
I can collaborate with my group to write a journal entry about making clothing.
How to use traditional knowledge to survive.
How to use traditional knowledge to survive.
How to use traditional knowledge to survive.
How to use traditional knowledge to survive.
How to use traditional knowledge to survive.
Have students go through next scene of game to get background knowledge on clothing making. Have students record questions. Then lesson on intrinsive pronouns.
Review the parts of a good interview. Have students collaborate and practice their script with their group before calling elders.
Have students finish research and discuss what they have found and comment on the findings of other groups. Have students decide what illnessthey will write about in their journal, what will cure it, where to find it, and how to prepare it.
Lesson on using onomatopeias, similies, and metaphors.
Review intrinsive pronouns and figurative language. Have groups collaborate and write journal 4.
Have students collaborate and revise journal one through three.
Have groups call elders to answer their research questions. Make sure they record using notebook in Aris.
Have students listen to other interviews and comment on other groups interviews
Have groups write their revise journals 1-3 and begin brainstorming for journal 4. Writing prompt: How did your characters gather materials to make clothes and why?
Have groups finish Journal 4.
Exit ticket: Why would you use an intrinsive pronoun? And complete self-assessment
Exit ticket: Self-assessment
Exit ticket: Self-assessment
Exit ticket: What is one example of figurative language you used in your writing today.
Turn in Journal on Google Drive.Fill out weekly self-assesment.
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