Open House for ELW 2

Mrs. Barbara Kais

Welcome to My World!

Just for Fun

Global Nomad G4 - Uni

Broad Learning Categories

1. LISTENING AND SPEAKING – Demonstrate critical thinking in discussions

2. READING – Read with understanding and apply reading strategies

3. WRITING – Demonstrate critical thinking and effective communication

OTHER LEARNING GOALS – Vocabulary development and grammar practice

General Aims

Active listening and speaking in discussions

Clear communication

Reading strategies to understand texts

Literary analysis

Writing process

Language learning and study strategies

Cross-cultural awareness / understanding

Class Activities

Reading fiction and nonfiction

Writing process

Independent reading

Journal writing

Socratic Seminar

Oral Presentations

Vocabulary development

Grammar practice

Class participation

Independent Reading

Writer’s Notebook

Essential Questions

1. The Hero Within What makes a hero?

2. Are you buying it? How does media change the way

we think?

3. Fear This What makes things

frightening?

4. Where We Belong.What hold us together? What breaks us apart?

TextEdge: Reading, Writing & Language

Published by National Geographic

Assessment

15% Formative Assessments: independent reading, journal, vocabulary, participation, etc.

85% Summative Assessments: formal discussions, tests, presentations, essays etc.

SUMM vs. FORM

Summative In-Class Essays

In-Class Literary Analysis

Graded Discussion

Presentation

Formative

Homework

Class Participation

Practice Exercises

Rough Drafts

Vocabulary Practice

English for Success