ELL 1A

ELL I A
Mrs. Gifford
Syllabus
August 21-25, 2006
Week One

Monday, August 21, 2006

• Complete DOL (Daily Oral Language).
• Assessment over common and proper nouns.
• Go over textbook preview.
• Make sure portfolios have sections to keep material.
• Go over reading strategies PowerPoint. Explain the strategies. Hand out a hard copy.
• Go over the writing process. Begin with paragraphs.
• Hand out and explain vocabulary from content classes.
Standard 4
WRITING: Processes and Features
9.4.1 Discuss ideas for writing with classmates, teachers, and other writers and develop drafts alone and collaboratively.
Understanding strategies that will help in reading.

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

• Explain count nouns. Test over nouns on Friday.
• Work on singular and plural nouns.
• Introduce articles with nouns.
• Work on topic sentence of paragraph.
• Introduction to vocabulary.
Power Standards/objectives: Standard 1
READING: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocabulary Development
9.1.2 Distinguish between what words mean literally and what they imply and interpret what the words imply

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

• Go to Media Center and get Red Dot books.
• Scavenger hunt in library.
• Complete reading assessment sheet.
• Assign Red Dot book project.
• Introduce a new reading strategy.

Thursday, August 24, 2006
• Review nouns for test on Friday.
• Model reading strategy for reading Red Dot books.
• Work on comprehension exercise.

Friday, August 25, 2006

• Test over nouns.
• Introduce vocabulary words for “The Power of Poetry” section by Gary Soto.

9.3.11 Evaluate the aesthetic qualities of style, including the impact of diction and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme.