Carolyn+and+Christey

Grade:1st and 2nd
Christey's student: Win Age:6 Grade:1st L1: Karen Birthplace: Burma English language proficiency: Advanced Begining English literacy:none Prior schooling:none

Carolyn's Student: Eduardo Age: 7 Grade: 2nd L1: Spanish Birthplace: United States English language proficiency: Advanced Prior/L1 literacy: none English language literacy** : ** below grade level; can sound out basic words, struggles with comprehension Prior Schooling: kindergarten & first grade in U.S.

This unit is designed to increase the English language literacy of Eduardo and Win. At the same time this unit will also enhance the mainstream classrooms understanding of cultural diversity through exploring foods and holidays of different cultures. Both ELLs have an advanced to advanced beginning proficiency level of English. This unit is designed to build on their existing proficiency level and increase their abilities by providing them with text that ranges from easy to medium. Also this unit will promote biliteracy in both ELLs by giving them opportunities to learn how to read in their different home languages.user:ctuff

__**Unit Standards**__:
EALR 1Comp 1., 1.2 1.1.2: Responds to who, what, when, where, yes/no questions using words and phrases. 1.1.3 Use words and/or phrases to participate in a discussion of a story read aloud. 1.2.1: Listens for and identifies personal connections to events and/or ones own feelings related to an event using words and phrases.user:cehzag2012
 * __//Communicative Objectives//__

EALR 1 (Reading) Comp 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 1.2.2 Identify pictures from written labels or identify text words from pictures. user:ctuff 1.4.1 Use simple sentences with introduced sight words.user:cehzag2012 EALR 1 (Writing) Comp 1.1 1.1.1 Uses words and gestures to participate in class brainstorms 1.1.1 Uses multicultural literature (fiction and nonfiction) to stimulate ideas user:cehzag2012
 * __//Literacy Objectives//__

Vocabulary words to describe different cultures and/or religions, which will also include vocabulary that will connect the cultures to specific countries of origin.
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Building a community in the classroom that celebrates diversity by educating the children about different cultures around the world through food and holidays.
 * __//Cross- Cultural//__:user:ctuff

Grade 2: write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section. //Reading Standards for Informational Text (RT)// Grade 2: Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. //Geography (//GLE: Unit 2: Families in Other Places) 3.1.1 Understands and uses maps and globes to identify major bodies of water and continental land masses.
 * __//Content Objectives//__:user:ctuff (Common Core State Standards English Language Arts)

There are different eating habits in other countriesuser:ctuff Many different countries exist in our world.user:ctuff There are different holiday practices through out the world and there are associated areas and cultures that celebrate them user:cehzag2012
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__**Unit Plan:**__ user:cherrity




 * Text Set**

//13 Nights of Halloween by Guy Vasilovich user:cherrity//
 * __Narrative Text Plans:__**

Come and Eat!user:ctuff


 * __Academic Text Plans:__**

//D is for Dragon Dance user:cherrity//

Did you Say Pears user:ctuff

====**Review Sheet (sample)**. This is just to give an idea of what I was thinking for a review worksheet. These are not the exact illustrations I would use, but the format is correct. I would also add labels and the illustrations would be paired into homonyms or homophones.==== user:ctuff

Beautiful Bananas user:ctuff
 * __Writing Task:__**