Lesson Guides for EAL B10L

Lesson 4

Students will write at least half a page in their journals, and will spend 80% of time their time writing.

Students will learn, explore, and use three new words from the AWL.

Students will create simple text and messages, and discuss these messages as they relate to a short film.

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. Continue working on defining and

mastering 3-4 AWL words. 5. Using a Cooperative Learning model,

students will conduct a silent written conversation.

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 Student will share some of their writing and discuss their plans and problems. Each class member must give one piece of positive feedaback, or ask one question about each classmates writing.

Students will then in their journals for approximately 15 minutes (L1 or L2), or continue to search for ideas and reason for write. The goal is to spend 80% of their time actually writing, and 20% thinking.

List 1 List 2Write Know

Think Wonder

Spell Ask

Draw Understand

Remember Comprehend

Question Gather

Show Listen

Level 1 – AWL

Sublist 1: of the Academic Word List (1-14)

Level 2 - AWL List 1 List 2

Assess Consist

Area Context

Approach Create

Benefit Concept

Available Constitute

Analyze Contract

Authority Data

AWL ActivityUsing this organizer, explore the meaning of seven of the fourteen AWL words.

WordsExample 1

Synonyms

Meaning Other forms

Example 2

AWL Example

Analyse

To look closely at something and try to

understand more about it.

AnalysedAnalyser

The teacher analyzed the

students work.

Please analyze the article,

looking for the main points.

examine, inspect,

survey, or study

This video is about people that write letters, and pretend it is to themselves when they were 10 years old.

What would you ask or tell your ten year old self? What do you think they are going to ask?

Write your answers down on a piece of paper, and without talking, switch papers with a classmate. Once papers are switched, respond to your classmates questions, comments, and predictions.

Watch video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kibXfzaDU24

Cooperative LearningLetter to your 10 year-old self

Students will write 3 questions or comments

about the video on 3 papers.

Students will pass their papers around the table and read and comment

on the various comments or questions.

Students will share and discuss what they wrote.

Rotating Conversations – Basic Communication

Cooperative Learning

Ask students to review the targets and complete their Daily Reflections?

Students will write at least half a page in their journals, and will spend 80% of time their time writing.

Students will learn, explore, and use three new words from the AWL.

Students will create simple text and messages, and discuss these messages as they relate to a short film.

Daily Reflection