Hinbern+GLT2

**__ Unit Plan: “Nouns” __**
**Language:** English Language Learners (ELL) **Level:** 7th grade **Textbook:** //Write on Track: Skills Book//. Massachusetts: Great Source Education Book, 2002. //Basic English Grammar//. Minnesota: American Guidance Service, Inc., 1997. **Time Period:** 2 weeks **Unit Topics:** Nouns, Proper Nouns, Pronouns **Language Objectives:**
 * The students will be able to recognize and correctly use nouns, proper nouns, and pronouns in sentences.
 * The students will be able to recognize the difference between common and proper nouns, and give examples of each.
 * The students will be able to create a paragraph, correctly using nouns and replacing them with pronouns.
 * Content Objectives: **
 * The students will be able to recognize the meaning of common idiomatic expressions and also use them in a sentence.
 * The students will improve their reading/writing skills through other classes, including English, Science, Social Studies, and Math.
 * The students will learn more about holidays that occur during this month, November, including Election Day, Veteran's Day, and Thanksgiving Day.

** Daily Schedule: Week 1 ** **11/3/08** **– 11/7/08** // Nouns // -Students will understand what exactly a noun is (person, place, thing, or idea) // Activities: // 1. Daily Oral Language 2. Explain nouns 2. Skillsbook p. 109-112 // Homework: // 1. Finish handout || // Objectives: // // Homework Day // // Activities: // 1. Daily Oral Language 2. Homework help // Homework: // 1. N/A || // Objectives: // // Proper Nouns // -Students will understand what proper nouns are and how to use them. // Activities: // 1. Daily Oral Language 2. Explain proper nouns 3. Skillsbook p. 111-113 // Homework: // 1. Finish handout || // Objectives: // // Homework Day // // Activities: // 1. Daily Oral Language 2. Homework help // Homework: // 1. N/A || // Objectives: // // Story // -Students will learn the meanings and uses of a few idiomatic expressions through a story. // Activities: // 1. Daily Oral Language 2. Can You Believe It? // Homework: // 1. Finish CYBI || ** Daily Schedule: Week 2 ** **11/10/08** **– 11/14/08** // Nouns // -Students will learn more about how to use nouns in sentences. // Activities: // 1. Daily Oral Language 2. Basic English Grammar p. 4-14 // Homework: // 1. Finish handout || // Objectives: // // Homework Day // // Activities: // 1. Daily Oral Language 2. Homework help // Homework: // 1. N/A || // Objectives: // // Pronouns // -Students will learn about pronouns and how to use them in sentences. // Activities: // 1. Daily Oral Language 2. Skills Book p. 113-116 3. ELL Newspaper (read about holidays in November) // Homework: // 1. Finish handout || // Objectives: // // Homework Day // // Activities: // 1. Daily Oral Language 2. Homework help // Homework: // 1. N/A || // Objectives: // // Story // -Students will learn the meanings and uses of a few idiomatic expressions through a story. // Activities: // 1. Daily Oral Language 2. Can You Believe It? // Homework: // 1. Finish C.Y.B.I. || The schedule that my mentor teacher uses is the following: Mondays and Wednesdays – English Vocabulary and Grammar Tuesdays and Thursdays – Homework Help Day (students work on homework from all of their classes and the teacher helps) Fridays – “Can You Believe It?” (short stories that help to teach students common idiomatic expressions) Every day – Daily Oral Language: This is an overhead that the teacher projects at the beginning of class. For each day, there are two sentences with errors (pertaining to what they are learning, in this case it will be nouns). The students find the errors and write the sentences correctly in their D.O.L. notebook. ** Question for Feedback: ** Feedback: ** user:Anny1
 * During this lesson, my students will: **
 * **Create** sentences using nouns, proper nouns, and pronouns.
 * **Evaluate** their own work to see if they are correctly using these new parts of speech.
 * **Analyze** sentences and correct their errors.
 * **Apply** the new idiomatic expressions that they learn to questions about a story.
 * **Share** their opinion about the story with the class.
 * **Monday 11/3/08** ||  **Tuesday 11/4/08**  ||  **Wednesday 11/5/08**  ||  **Thursday 11/6/08**  ||  **Friday 11/7/08**  ||
 * // Objectives: //
 * **Monday 11/10/08** ||  **Tuesday 11/11/08**  ||  **Wednesday 11/12/08**  ||  **Thursday 11/13/08**  ||  **Friday 11/14/08**  ||
 * // Objectives: //
 * My mentor teacher doesn’t really do any games or activities with the class. How can incorporate this yet not change the routine?
 * Just wanted to say that I'm really impressed that you've already done all of this planning -- you are really on top of things! user:L2teach
 * Ok, so I know I am about 2 or 3 weeks late, but I am JUST doing my GLT2 and decided to check yours out. It seems like you have grammar points well picked out but the contextualization doesn't seem present. For pronoun replacement you could have students interview several other students in the class or school for a few minutes and then create little posters describing them and the information they found out. They could use pronoun replacement in their projects to show they know which pronouns to use in the right context. (For example, I have bilingual friends that still mix up he/she randomly) user:ZirollerCoaster
 * Similar to teaching a foreign language, it's a good idea to contextualize ESL as well. I'm not sure what content you'll be using to teach the parts of speech, but you might consider designing your plans thematically. You could select a theme that your students would care about and use that to contextualize the language you use for teaching and practice of the grammar. A theme might also spark your ideas for other games and activities. What else could your students create besides sentences to fulfill an assignment? What can they do with the language that would allow them to express themselves in meaningful ways?
 * As for games, maybe you would like to start a page on the wiki where people could post ideas for generic games that could be adapted for different content? (And then invite people to contribute.) There are lots of possibilities out there!