Language Discovery: Language Practice

Summer of the Mariposas

Designated ELD G8-M1-U2-L5

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Lesson Prep & Materials

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Designated ELD

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In Designated ELD, we interact in meaningful ways to learn about how English works

• Language learning is rooted in what the language means, rather that how “correct” it is. How do the specific language and language features carry the meaning?
• We focus on the four domains of language fluency (below) with different domains in focus at different times/on different days.

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Lesson Description

G8-M1-U2-L4

Language Dive: Prepositional Phrases to Add Details in Narrative Texts

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OVERALL GOALS AND DESCRIPTION

This lesson is about how authors

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AMPLIFIES LANGUAGE FEATURES OF THIS CORE ELA LESSON

ELA Lesson G8M1U1L5

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GUIDING QUESTION/S OF ELA UNIT

• Why do we see evidence of myths and traditional stories in modern narratives?
• How and why can we modernize myths and traditional stories to be meaningful to today's audiences?

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D-ELD Guiding Question:

What language do authors use to tell compelling stories?

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LANGUAGE TARGET AND FOCUS

• I can use prepositional phrases to add details to narratives.

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ELD.PI.6 Reading / viewing closely

ELD.PII.3 verb and verb phrases

ELD.PII.5 Modifying to add detail

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Identify language and sentence chunks:

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Sample practice sentence:

Ex: I hoped that breakfast would be delicious.

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Description of student practice:

Ex: Students write a sentence using a thinking verb in simple past tense and an action verb in past future tense.

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This lesson allows students practice using ..., which can be used in the Xunit writing task of (text type they will apply it to).

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Preparing the Learner

(5 minutes)

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Do Now

Complete the Prepositions practice handout.

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• I can use prepositional phrases to add details to narratives.

Language Targets

You will need…

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• Pencil

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• Your novel

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• Your handout

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Access to Text

(15 minutes)

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Prepositional Phrases Practice

Take turns with your partner using prepositional phrases to describe each image.

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Example:

The ____ are floating ____

noun 1 preposition

the _________ .

noun 2

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ships

over

water

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Language Practice

(15 minutes)

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Part 2 Directions

On your handout, practice using prepositional phrases by completing the questions that follow.

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Be prepared to share out your sentences.

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Reflect on Learning

(5 minutes)

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Review the Language Targets from the beginning of class. How well did we meet them?

Language Targets:

• I can identify how authors use prepositional phrases to add details to narratives.

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