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Student’s Name: Raheem Age: 11 Grade: 6th Home language: Arabic Heritage country: Iraq Birthplace: Iraq Time in U.S.: 2 years English language proficiency: Intermediate Prior/L1 literacy: basic literacy in Arabic English language literacy: tested at 3rd grade reading level Prior Schooling: three years in Iraq Family Info: father speaks some English; university educated in Iraq; was trained as an engineer; now works as a janitor at the hospital; Mother speaks some English; she has a high school education; mother stays home; two younger brothers (5 and 7) and two older sisters (13 and 15) Hobbies and interests: soccer; making videos and posting them on youtube; hanging out with his friends
 * Created by:** Sarah Henrickson and Stefoni Olmstead
 * Unit Topic:** Weather
 * Targeted Grade:** 4th-6th Grade
 * Focal Students:**

Student’s Name: Asha Age: 10 Grade: 5th Home language: Kirundi Heritage country: Burundi Birthplace: Tanzania (refugee camp) Time in U.S.: 1 year English language proficiency: advanced beginning Prior/L1 literacy: none English language literacy: tested at 1.5 grade reading level Prior Schooling: some interrupted schooling in the refugee camp Family Info: father does not speak any English; was a farmer in his home country; not literate in L1; now unemployed but looking for work; Mother speaks a little English; not literate in L1; mother works a part-time housekeeping job at a hotel; two younger sisters (6 months and 4); Asha has a lot of responsibility at home Hobbies and interests: watching TV; playing with friends; pop music

__ Content: __ Science 6-8 ES2B The Sun is the major source of energy for p henomena on Earth's surface, such as wind // s //, ocean currents, and the water cycle. 6-8 ES2C In the water cycle, water evaporates from Earth's surface, rises and cools, condenses to form clouds and falls as rain or snow and collects in bodies of water. Writing 1.3.1 Revises text, including changing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas. Reading 4.1.2 Evaluate reading progress and apply strategies for setting grade-level appropriate reading goals.
 * Objectives ** :

__ Communicative: __ 1.1.2 Responds to and asks who,what, when, where, why, yes/no questions using simple sentences. Recalls details in stories and expository text read aloud using picture cues and simple sentences. Identifies main idea with teacher guidance 1.2.1 Listens for and identifies personal connections to events and/or one’s own feelings related to an event using words and phrases. Summarizes stories with teacher guidance using words and phrases.

__ Linguistic: __ Vocabulary terms to describe types of weather and environment.

__ Literacy: __ Reading 1.3.2 Uses descriptive sentences to discuss words and concepts across content areas. Identify familiar words with multiple meanings. 2.1.7 Use simple sentences to summarize and/or state the main idea with supporting details and to discuss the theme or message of a literary or informational text. Writing 1.1.1 Speaks in simple sentences to generate ideas and rehearse writing (e.g., dialogue with a partner, role playing) 1.3.1 Makes revisions in response to teacher questions and peer feedback. 3.2.2 Builds a rich vocabulary through talking, listening, and language activities using words and phrases. Uses descriptive words in phrases. Selects interesting and effective words from various resources.

__ Cross-Cultural: __ Students will recognize how weather affects people in different ways based on their location and culture. Social Studies Standards- 3.1 Understands the physical characteristics, cultural characteristics, and location of places, regions, and spatial patterns on the Earth’s surface. 3.2 Understands human interaction with the environment.