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As an educator, and who once was an ELL learner, I plan on making sure that all of my ELL students culture is welcomed in a a way in which the student will have a chance to share work, foods, pictures, and family in our classroom. This will give them a sense of belonging and welcoming into our classroom, and it will also help create an atmosphere in which the student will feel welcomed and that he or she belongs there.

In the area of linguistics, I will make sure that all students have a rich variety of books in which they will be able to find examples and or people who are also coming from the same country as them to learn English and reach their dreams!

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https://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/diamantes.html

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Pizzaz, Creative Writing & Storytelling, Opp-Beckman. (n.d.). https://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/diamantes.html

Here you can find poems for ELL students in which it will also allow the student to see what each line has as an adjective, noun, pronoun, and verb.

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Warm-Up Activities

Link the diamante poems to events or experiences such as a nature walk just off campus, closure for a certain class activity/unit,an end-of-term remembrance, etc.

Briefly examine structured forms of poetry from students' native languages as an introduction, e.g. Haiku poetry from Japanese.

Make up your own examples, using simpler or more complex vocabulary/topics, to tailor this activity to your particular students' level.

Instructions

1. Students work in small groups of 3-5. Each group has one example poem, and the tasks:
a) Identify the structure / form of the poem (what are the parts of speech in each line); and,
b) Report orally and informally to the rest of the class on the feeling / tone of the poem.
c) Answer the questions: What is the relationship between the first and last lines? What is the "middle" of the poem (the transition point), and how can you tell?
Students can use dictionaries, as necessary, to figure out unfamiliar words. Example diamante poem:

2. Students report on their assigned poems. Optional: students can practice with the instructor orally beforehand and then read and/or act out their assigned poem to the class.

3. Individual groups then "brainstorm" as many possible pairs of antonyms as they can create. The teacher puts the pairs up on the board / overhead screen as suggestions (e.g. school days-holidays, woman-man, student-teacher, love-hatred, peace-war, divorce-marriage...). Students can use a dictionary and/or thesaurus.

4. Students and the instructor choose one of the brainstormed topics and write a diamante poem together on the board / overhead screen. Optional: copy it down and add it to the class collection if a class anthology is in the works.

5. Working individually with a template (see example below), students write one or more diamantes on the subject(s) of their choice.

More Example Poems

Adult intermediate-level ESOL students at University of Oregon authored the example cinquain poems below. Instructors can make their own examples as well, using simpler or more complex vocabulary and topics, to tailor this activity to students' language proficiency level and interests.

Teenager
Powerful, noisy
Dancing, dating, consuming
Explosion, energy, maturity, senility
Working, earning, saving
Quiet, peaceful
Ty-ager*

(* As in seventy, eighty)

Make up your own examples, using simpler or more complex vocabulary/topics, to tailor this activity to your particular students' level.

Template

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES

1. Students' work can be compiled into a class anthology for reading, autographing, souvenirs, and so on.

2. Illustrate poems with handrawn or computer-generated images.

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PIZZAZ, Creative Writing & Storytelling, Opp-Beckman

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Link the diamante poems to events or experiences such as a nature walk just off campus, closure for a certain class activity/unit,an end-of-term remembrance, etc. Briefly examine structured forms of poetry from students' native languages as an introduction, e.g. Haiku poetry from Japanese.

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https://www.youtube.com/@rachelsenglish/videos

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YouTube. (n.d.-b). Rachel’s English. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@rachelsenglish/videos

Another great online resource through youTube. Again, it is important for ELL students to be able to listen tot he English language and also learn the voice tone, and how words are put together.

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Rachel's English is your online American English pronunciation resource. All videos have closed captioning to help non-native speakers understand. New videos added every week! Learn about the specific mouth positions for each sound with the Sounds: How-To playlist. Spend time with the Words that Reduce playlist to improve your listening comprehension.

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https://www.youtube.com/user/JenniferESL

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YouTube. (n.d.). English with jennifer. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/user/JenniferESL

One important way for our ELL students to get that practice in English is to listen to the language being spoked. This is s great resource because Jennifer describes certain activities as a way for ELL students to not only listen to her speak, but also learn new vocabulary as well.

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Activities for ESL Studentsa4esl.org. Activities for ESL/EFL Students (English Study). (n.d.). http://a4esl.org/

This online website includes online practice on vocabulary, crosswords, grammar activities and more that will help support the learning for ELL students.

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Free Online English Learning: Study English with Quizzes, Tests, Crossword Puzzles, Exercises and other activities for students of English as a second language.

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https://www.eslcafe.com/resources/grammar-lessons

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Resources. ESL Cafe. (n.d.). https://www.eslcafe.com/resources/grammar-lessons
This website is great for ELL students who may need more support in the area of grammar.

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Master English grammar with Dave's ESL Cafe's Grammar section. Our comprehensive resources aid educators and students in understanding complex grammar rules. Enhance your language skills, making teaching and learning English more effective and enjoyable

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https://www.literacymn.org/free-online-reading-listening-resources-for-esl-learners

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Free online reading and listening resources for ESL learners. Literacy Minnesota. (n.d.). https://www.literacymn.org/free-online-reading-listening-resources-for-esl-learners

For English language learners who want to continue their studies at home during this time, there are a wide variety of online resources available. In fact, it can be challenging to know where to begin! Here are six free online resources that you can recommend to learners that will help them develop their reading and listening skills while they are unable to attend language classes.

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Free Online Reading and Listening Resources for ESL Learners

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Starfall education: Kids Games, movies, & books K-3. (n.d.-d). https://www.starfall.com/

The ELL aspects of the site are enhanced by excellent resources for educators as well as parents. There is a strong emphasis on reading and your students can really get their fill of exceptional material from this site with the step-by-step process and sing-along material.

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Starfall Education: Kids Games, Movies, Books & Music for K-5 and above

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At Starfall, children have fun while they learn - specializing in reading, phonics & math - educational games, movies, books, songs, and more for children K-5 and above.

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Learn a language for free. Duolingo. (n.d.). https://www.duolingo.com/welcome

This online website offers several teaching resources for ELL students. These are fun, engaging tools that help them review and increase their vocabulary.

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Helpful Online Resources for Teaching ELLs

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Websites and teacher-created videos make content more accessible for English language learners—whether they’re in the classroom or at home.

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https://www.duolingo.com/welcome

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Learn a language for free. Duolingo. (n.d.). https://www.duolingo.com/welcome

Duolingo is a good teaching resource for teaching ELL students because it offers lessons in both English and Spanish, plus the teacher can add a whole class, and create assignments for his/her class. Students earn prices, and can redeem as well!

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Duolingo is the world's most popular way to learn a language. It's 100% free, fun and science-based. Practice online on duolingo.com or on the apps!

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https://www.getepic.com/educators

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Inc., E. C. (n.d.). Free for educators! give students unlimited in-class access to the best books & videos on epic. Epic. https://www.getepic.com/educators

This online teaching resource it great, because here you will find books that support several subjects including science, and Spanish Language Arts due to the fact that they have a rich variety of books in Spanish!

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Free for educators! Give students unlimited in-class access to the best books & videos on Epic