Chapter 11 ESL Reading & Writing by Chrissie Driskell https://padlet.com/chrissie_driskell/w1j3glgjt7et en-us 2018-10-01 21:37:16 UTC 2018-10-01 21:54:22 UTC hello@padlet.com 3. Explain how thematic units enhance English learner’s comprehension, learning, and retention of subject matter content. taylor_almonte https://padlet.com/chrissie_driskell/w1j3glgjt7et/wish/287881808 * Student led based on interest
* Promotes content and language learning simultaneously 
* Creates MEANINGFUL context
* Theme-based projects--> create student interest, motivation, involvement, and purpose
* Integrates technology
* Constantly engage in academic English language skills
* Involves problem-based activities
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Use:   gestures, visuals, sentence starters, language frames


]]> 2018-10-01 21:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chrissie_driskell/w1j3glgjt7et/wish/287882940 4)How can content learning be assessed?Content learning can be assessed in 3 ways:1. Portfolios- Learning logs, journals, notes from oral interviews, or pictures they collected.2. informal observations- Student to student daily observations3. Student self-assessment- Students are accountable for their learning. https://padlet.com/chrissie_driskell/w1j3glgjt7et/wish/287883174 2018-10-01 21:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/chrissie_driskell/w1j3glgjt7et/wish/287883174 Question 1 https://padlet.com/chrissie_driskell/w1j3glgjt7et/wish/287883210 Post-Reading strategies:
1. Semantic Feature Analysis:
Chart to organize key features, essential traits, and using categories and key concepts. Basically creating a matrix.

2. Rehearsing:
Repeat what you know
Listen to others 
Having an audience forces you to organize
Talk to self/repeat outloud to self
Requires deeper level of processing. 

3. Venn Diagrams:
2 interlocking circles that are used to compare and contrast the similarities and differences between two concepts or topics. 
Used to deepen comprehension
Used as a pre-writing/visual tool

'4. Mapping:
Organizer used to remember information.  
Reconstruct, re-present headings and sub-headings and to synthesize information according to the student's understanding.
Spatial and visual tool that works well for/with scaffolding
Can be used to map illustrations and/or phrases to deepen understanding/representation to show their comprehension

5. Reciprocal Teaching:
Students become the teachers within their groups.  
4 Strategies: predicting, questions, summarizing, clarifying. Teacher needs to first teach these concepts and the academic vocabulary then they reciprocate teaching in their groups. 
Helps students to think about what they're reading allowing them to predict, ask questions, summarize, and clarify. 
Students are actively involved in helping one another and are engaged in meaningful tasks

6. Summarizing/Rehearsing information with mapping:
Takes the map creating and adds rehearsing and presenting to their groups. ]]> 2018-10-01 21:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/chrissie_driskell/w1j3glgjt7et/wish/287883210 Question 2 https://padlet.com/chrissie_driskell/w1j3glgjt7et/wish/287883290 How can writing be used as a learning tool across the curriculum?
- journals and learning logs are an excellent way to begin involving students in writing in content areas
-context enriched topics - abstract concepts in real life
- photo essays
- written and oral research projects
- KWL (KWL plus)
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