Literacy+-+10.27.16

English PLUS

 * [|Lesson Plans]

Today's Goals:

 * Describe the purpose of pre-during-post scaffolding of a text
 * Plan and implement a pre-reading activity
 * Discuss "problem of practice" implementation ideas

4:50 - Introductions for Mary!

5:05 - Debrief English PLUS
 * The Dance as a literacy event, etc.
 * The girls who didn't seem to want to go to the dance, were lined up making song requests at the DJ booth
 * Culture groups clustered together at the dance
 * Some non-ESL students came up to the ESL students
 * How much of the interaction is linguistic, social, cultural, developmental (age) - We can't rush to judgments
 * How does one get status points in this school?
 * Knowing pop culture seems to help ELLs be a part of the social scene
 * Humor - language use

5:20 - Scaffolding a text for ESL students
 * Quick review of pre-during-post (word strip sort)
 * Pre-activity demo (Mary)
 * [[file:pre-reading French demo.docx]]
 * Design your own pre-reading activity
 * [|Text]

6:00 - Problem of Practice Implementation Ideas
 * Discuss in affinity groups
 * Present 1-2 concrete ideas


 * Housekeeping:**
 * Watch for an email in the next few days with an assignment of something to prepare for English PLUS!
 * Kucer, chapter 9 for next class - Nov 3
 * Professional Toolbox
 * If you are doing an individual toolbox, follow the guidelines [|here]: (from wiki)
 * If you are participating in the group toolbox, follow these directions:
 * Cluster into groups of no more than four.
 * Each person posts 10 items in the appropriate category on the wiki (early childhood, elementary, secondary, adult) - **Be sure to sign your posts with three tildes ~**
 * Avoid repetition of Gibbons' activities.
 * Toolbox is due December 8. (Half your items should be compiled/posted by Dec 1.