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Ventures: Building Community in
the Adult Education Classroom
Presented by:K. Lynn Savage, Series Editor
Author team: Gretchen Bitterlin, Dennis Johnson, Donna Price, Sylvia Ramirez
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Ventures: A five-level seriesVentures: A five-level series
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• focuses on student-centered instruction• integrates 4 skills within each lesson• builds community• provides multilevel support • builds learner persistence• provides a standards-based syllabus• fosters student and program accountability
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Ventures Core PhilosophyVentures Core Philosophy
Hear it before you say it.
Say it before you read it.
Read it before you write it.
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Components
•Student’s Book•Workbook•T.E. with Toolkit (Audio CD/CD-ROM)•AddVentures – multilevel reproducibles
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Book Structure
• Same themes across all 5 levels• 10 units in each level• 6 lessons per unit• 2 page lessons• Review lessons after every 2 units• Self-assessment, self-study audio and
projects build learner persistence
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Stages in Ventures’ lessons
• Warm-up and review• Presentation• Practice• Comprehension check• Application• Evaluation
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Lesson A -- Get Ready page 44Lesson A -- Get Ready page 44
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Unit opener: Lesson AUnit opener: Lesson A
• Introduces topic of unit• Activates prior knowledge• Assesses what students already know• Introduces vocabulary and grammar• Recycles grammar and vocabulary from
previous units• Provides guided listening in context
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Grammar/Speaking p. 48 Grammar/Speaking p. 48
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Grammar/ Speaking2 lessons in each unit
Grammar/ Speaking2 lessons in each unit
• Introduces grammar with examples, not rules
• Checks comprehension of grammar • Practices pronunciation through
listening and repeating• Provides guided practice • Builds to communicative activities• Includes “useful language” notes
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Reading p. 50
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Lesson D: Reading Lesson D: Reading
• Contextualizes vocabulary and grammar
• Recycles and expands on “Big Picture” from Lesson A
• Develops reading strategies• Features integrated skills approach• Included on self-study audio and class
audio programs
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Reading p. 51
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Lesson D:Picture DictionaryLesson D:Picture Dictionary
• Expands topic-related vocabulary • Practices pronunciation of new
vocabulary through listening & repeating
• Reinforces new vocabulary through conversation and writing
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Writing p. 52
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Writing and Peer Revision p. 53
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Lesson E: Writing Lesson E: Writing
• Emphasizes writing for real life• Uses a process writing approach:
1. prewriting activities2. writing from a model3. peer review
• Reinforces unit grammar and vocabulary
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Lesson F: Another View (pages 54-55) Practical, playful, and varied practiceLesson F: Another View (pages 54-55) Practical, playful, and varied practice
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Self-Assessment p. 142Self-Assessment p. 142
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Lesson F: Another View
• Reviews unit content • Familiarizes students with real-life
documents• Provides test-taking practice • Concludes unit with playful and varied
practice• Encourages reflection through self-
assessment
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Projects (page 137)Projects (page 137)
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Components
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Workbook Unit 4Workbook Unit 4
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Teacher’s Edition
• Presents lesson plan: warm-up and reviewpresentationcomprehension checkpracticeapplicationevaluation
• Suggests expansion activities:culture tipslearner persistence strategiescommunity building activities
• Guidance for 1, 2 and 3-hour classes
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Toolkit CD-ROM including audio and reproducibles
• Collaborative Learning Activity Sheets
• Picture DictionaryCards and Worksheets
• Forms for Document Literacy
• Tests: Unit *Midterm *Final *
• Self-assessment Pages
* includes audio for tests
Student A: sampler p. 27Student B: sampler p. 28
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AddVenturesAddVentures
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AddVenturesAddVentures
What’s different?Look at SamplerPages 35-37
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AddVentures multilevel worksheetsAddVentures multilevel worksheets
• Multilevel built into course
• 3 Activities per lesson1.Less challenging2.On level 3.More challenging
• ONE Answer Key
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Reasons to use Ventures• Respect for adult learners• Flexibility• Community building • Integrated skills • Learner persistence• Teacher support• Multilevel reproducibles
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Teacher’s Support Site
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Thank you for coming!
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