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JEN GETS A CHECKUP

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Home-Grown Story Created By

Brooke Smith and Mary Murphy

Theme: Health

in support of the

Adult ELL Pathway to Literacy Program

Indianapolis, IN

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Level B/C

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Using This Story

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  • These stories were created as open educational resources to use with adult English language learners who have limited-literacy skills.
  • We encourage using the stories first without words, to introduce and develop students’ oral language before showing them the text.
  • Comic Sans font is used in the stories because it closely resembles handwriting.
  • The story is meant to be a resource, not a stand-alone curriculum.
  • The Yes/No and Wh- question slides are not meant to be shown to the students.

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All photos courtesy of Mary Murphy

@2023. This work is licensed under a CC BY NC 4.0 license by the Pathway to Literacy Program, under the direction of the Immigrant Welcome Center, in Indianapolis, IN. All images in this story, unless otherwise attributed, are from Public Domain or free stock photo images sources, such as Unsplash, Pikist, Pixabay, Pexels, FreePik, Pics4Learning.

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Jen Gets A Checkup

(no text)

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B/C

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“How does Jen feel today?”

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Dr. Alex Webb, M.D.

2490 W. Elm St.

317-555-1234

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Jen Baker _______________

Has an appointment on

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Wednesday March 4,2026 11:00am

Day Date Time

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If you need to reschedule, call us 24 hours in advance.

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The End

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Yes / No Questions

Jen is five years old.

Emma is the dad.

Dr. Webb looks in Jen’s ears.

Jen needs a shot.

Jen needs medicine.

Emma and Jen make an appointment for next year.

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B/C

Jen Gets A Checkup

(with text)

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My name is Emma.

My daughter is Jen.

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She is three.

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Today Jen has a checkup.

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We see the doctor.

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He asks questions.

“How does Jen feel today?”

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He checks ears.

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He checks her chest.

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He checks her mouth.

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He checks her leg.

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He checks her body.

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Jen gets a shot.

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Jen is not sick.

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“Any questions?”

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We make an appointment for next year.

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Dr. Alex Webb, M.D.

2490 W. Elm St.

317-555-1234

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Jen Baker _______________

Has an appointment on

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Wednesday March 4,2026 11:00am

Day Date Time

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If you need to reschedule, call us 24 hours in advance.

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“Thank you, doctor! Good-bye!”

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The End

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Wh- Questions

How old is Jen?

Why do Jen and Emma go to the doctor?

What is the Doctor’s name?

What does Jen need? (a shot or medicine)?

What does Emma ask?

When will Emma and Jen come back?

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Numbered Sentences

  1. My name is Emma. My daughter is Jen.
  2. She is three.
  3. Today Jen has a checkup.
  4. We see the doctor.
  5. He asks questions.
  6. He checks her ears.
  7. He checks her chest.
  8. He checks her mouth.

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Numbered Sentences

  • He checks her legs.
  • He checks her body.
  • Jen gets a shot.
  • Jen is not sick.
  • Any questions?
  • We make an appointment for next year.
  • “Thank you, doctor! Good-bye!”

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