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Figure 6 2 Six Interacting Instructional Practices for ML and EL Students

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Figure 6 2 Six Interacting Instructional Practices for ML and EL Students

Use this strategy to build understanding of concepts and vocabulary to improve student's comprehension.

With your partner, use the process below to unpack the 

grammatically complex sentences provided. Then fnd at least three more 

sentences in the mentor text you want to unpack. Use your dictionary to 

look up unknown words, as needed. 

Get the Gist: 

•   Discuss what the gist of the sentence is before you unpack it. 

•   Focus on Meaning: Identify the meaningful “chunks” in the sentence 

with slash marks (/). What does the chunk mean in your own words? 

Why did you “chunk” the sentence this way? 

•   Focus on Language: What language is used in each chunk? How did 

the author organize information within the chunks? How are the chunks 

put together? Why? 

•   Interpret: What are the most important meanings in the sentence, 

based on your analysis? How does the sentence connect to the claims, 

evidence, and reasoning in the whole text? What is the effect of this 

language on you, the reader?

- Experiential types of activities
             *Games and props