Lesson Guides for EAL B10L

Lesson 6

Students will use appropriate phrases and simple sentences with or without support to describe family, friends, school, and interests.

Students will use communication strategies to initiate and sustain dialogue.

Students will attend to basic punctuation and capitalization patters.

Students will create simple text and messages.

Targets

Class Outline1. Review last class.2. Outline class targets and structure. 3. Discuss writer’s workshop, develop a

plan for writing, and write (L1 and L2). 4. Correct an ‘Everyday Edit’ or ‘Making

Words’ task. 5. Using a Cooperative Learning model,

students will go on a information treasure hunt.

6. Assess our performance and our goals.

Class Targets and Mini-Lesson

Writer’s Workshop

Word WorkCooperative

Learning Activity

Learning Reflection

Typical Class Format

Writer’s Workshop Students will all write 3 sentences using at least one descriptive word (adjective) in each sentence.

Write in your journals for approximately 15 minutes (L1 or L2), or continue to search for ideas and reason for write.

Grammar Level 1

Making Words Or other word work type activities Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Making-Words-Grades-Multilevel-Activities/dp/0866538062

Level 2 Everyday Edit (5 minutes) Correct and discuss Webpage:

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/edit.shtml

Explain assignment

Students collaborate and

assign jobs.

Students find and share the

required information.

Information Treasure Hunt

Cooperative Learning

Find out how many plants are in Mrs. LaPierre’s Classroom and what kind of plants are they. Draw a picture of one of the leaves.   

 How many books are in the ‘Level 10’ book bin, and what are three of the titles?       Talk to a group member about the weather or your interests for 90 seconds.  Tell Mr. Mason about your week or weekend. 

Answer Mrs. Corrine’s questions in full and clear sentences. 

Write 4 sentences that describe what is on the gym stage.1. 2. 3. 4.   Find a book written by Robert Munch and write the first and last lines of text.   Write 6 facts about your family.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.  

Find out when the school opened, and what

four official dress code rules are. Opening date: _________________________________________Rules:1. 2. 3. 4.

 Choose seven of the nine tasks to complete.  

Scavenger Hunt Sample Questions

Review lesson targets and complete Daily Reflections. Students will use appropriate phrases and simple

sentences with or without support to describe family, friends, school, and interests.

Students will use communication strategies to initiate and sustain dialogue.

Students will attend to basic punctuation and capitalization patters.

Students will create simple text and messages

Daily Reflection