Transcript ...the moment I am in one country, I am homesick... the other. Karen Netterville CTAP 295

...the moment I am in one country, I am homesick for
the other.
Karen Netterville
CTAP 295
Writing Unit Overview
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Book: Grandfather’s Journey • A compelling
reminiscence of his
Author: Allen Say
grandfather’s life in
ELD Levels: II/III
America and Japan,
Style: Firsthand Biographical
Say delivers a
Essay
poignant account of
his family’s crosscultural experience.
ELD Standards for Unit
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***Standards are for Early Intermediate Level Students.***
Listening & Speaking Comprehension:1.3 Restate and execute multistep oral
directions.
Reading:Word Analysis Concepts about Print, Phonemic Awareness,
Vocabulary & Concept Development for Early Intermediate students.
– 1.1 Produce most English phonemes comprehensibly, while orally
reading their own writing, simple sentences or texts.
Reading:Fluency & Systematic Vocabulary Development
– 1.8 Use a dictionary to derive meaning of unknown vocabulary.
Reading:Reading Comprehension & Analysis of Appropriate Text
– 1.1 Orally identify main ideas and some details of familiar literature and
informational materials/public documents(e.g., newspaper, brochures,etc.)
using key words or phrases.
Writing: Strategies & Applications, Organization & Focus, Evaluation &
Revision
– 1.1 From a given topic, use the writing process to write sentences and
short paragraphs with supporting details. There may be some inconsistent
use of standard grammatical forms.
ACTIVITIES
INTO
CONCEPTUAL
CONNECTIONS
THROUGH
LITERARY
ANALYSIS
Rubric
READ ING THE STORY
Defining Style
Picture Walk
Comparing/Constrasting
Read Aloud
to Similar Styles
Similes & Metaphors
Verb Search
AFFIRMING IDENTITY
READ ING RESPONSE:
My life as a Journey
Character Analysis
Stories
Inventing Di alogue
Stating Significance
Making Inferences
Jackdaw
ACADE MIC LANNGUAGE
READ ING/WRITING
LEAR NINIG
CONNECTION
Telling Details
In Other Words
Beginnings & Endings
Best of Both Worlds
Categorizing Traits
Verbs: Forming past tense
Sounds of the Past
BEYOND
STUDENTS AS
AUTHORS
Firsthand Biographical
Essay File
Writing Essay
PRE-WRITING
Choosing a subject
Conducting an i nterview
Compi ling Information
Descriptive Details
Creating an Outline
ROUGH DRAFT
Prompt
Initial Writing
Revision
Editing
Final Draft
PUBLISHING
INTO
PRE TEST- Funbrain.com
ORIGAMI - Read instructions and give directions
other students to make a paper crane.
MAP- Locate Red Bluff and Japan and
guessestimate distance in miles.
CALCULATE - Use web site to calculate distance
and compare with their guessestimate.
Vocabulary: 15 Fill-in
Sentences
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PRE TEST SCORES
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WOW!
What did I
learn?