Understanding Academic Language by Denise Lindstrom https://padlet.com/dllb123/xv32d3avdul807i8 Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2022-01-23 14:27:57 UTC 2022-01-29 21:05:59 UTC hello@padlet.com Morgan Simpson Submission https://padlet.com/dllb123/xv32d3avdul807i8/wish/2010231779 Students will be able to create an opinion writing. I will task students with writing an opinion piece about a topic of their choosing (from a list of relevant and interesting curated topics), using evidence and their judgment to state their case. Some of the vocabulary related to this topic include fact, fiction, opinion, true, false, judge, judgement, and believe. This is related to discourse in that it pertains to a particular writing style the students are learning about.

]]> 2022-01-25 03:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dllb123/xv32d3avdul807i8/wish/2010231779 Jonathan Phillips https://padlet.com/dllb123/xv32d3avdul807i8/wish/2012365197 Students will submit a short essay comparing life in the city-states of Athens and Sparta. Vocabulary related to this topic may include terms such as culture, values, citizens, rights, assembly, and more. The additional language demand with this assignment is related to discourse as it will allow students to participate in knowledge construction using written language.]]> 2022-01-25 23:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dllb123/xv32d3avdul807i8/wish/2012365197 Katie Flanagan https://padlet.com/dllb123/xv32d3avdul807i8/wish/2016924775 Students will analyze the role of appeasement and isolationism in an attempt to avoid war. Analyze is the language function and appeasement and isolationism is the vocabulary. Students will debate which concept was better in avoiding war. This additional language demand is related to discourse (debate). ]]> 2022-01-27 23:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dllb123/xv32d3avdul807i8/wish/2016924775 https://padlet.com/dllb123/xv32d3avdul807i8/wish/2019464190  

Students will write an opinion piece on topic while supporting their point of view with reasons ad information. 

The language demand is syntax (to write). 

Vocabulary terms related to this demand are opinions, evidence, transitional words and phrases, opposing views, and persuasive. 

]]> 2022-01-29 20:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dllb123/xv32d3avdul807i8/wish/2019464190 Haley Hicks https://padlet.com/dllb123/xv32d3avdul807i8/wish/2019467610 Students will close read A Jury of Her Peers to analyze female subjugation and compare the overall gender roles portrayed in the story. Analyze and compare are the language functions while subjugation and gender roles serve as our vocabulary. Students will compose an argumentative essay that declares their reasons for supporting one sex over the other. 

The language demand is discourse (constructing arguments).  ]]> 2022-01-29 21:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dllb123/xv32d3avdul807i8/wish/2019467610