ESL Assignments - Ms. Nickell's

Monday: 8/24/09

Science- tsw demonstrate how scientific knowledge is gained and modified.  TT and TSW model and observe a shoe activitiy.

Lang.-dol sent.-correcting sentences, Create environment for talk by doing a "I know.." writing activity. 

Tuesday:  8/25/09

Science- TSW continue the shoe activity and summerize and show data from activity.  Tsw classify/sort buttons and other items in bags. 

Lang-Dol sent.-correcting sentences, TSW finish creating their writing "I know..." TTW model how they will pick one sentence from their I know to create a short write. 

Wednesday:  8/26/09

Science- TSW demonstrate the process skill inferrence.  TSW and TTW observe a chart to build background knowledge. 

Lang-dol sent-correcting sentences,  tsw use a graphic organizer to prewrite for a personal narrative.  TSW use info from last week and this week to complet the graphic org. 

Thursday:  8/27/09

Science- Tsw demonstrate the process skill infer.   TTW discuss process skills and give examples of how we "predict" things.  TTW model predicting

Lang-dol sent. and correct them, TSW begin a rough draft of a personal letter using 5 paragraph format.  Tsw use a variety of sent. for their letter. 

Friday:  8/28/09

Science- TSW use observation skills to inder and predict what has occcured and what will occur.  TTW review the previously learned skill 

Lang- dol quiz, TSW complete letter for a grade 

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Monday: No school

Tuesday: 9/08/09

Science-TLW measure using a cylinder

Lang- TLW create a flip chart of 4 kinds of sentences

Wednesday: 9/9/09

Science-TLW work with a partner measuring liquids using a cylinder

Lang--TTW review 4 kinds of sentences.  TLW complete a wksheet over this skill and then go over and discuss.

Thursday: 9/10/09

Science-TTW review with TL over voc.words by playing a game.

Lang-TLW review 4 kinds of sentences by matching up the correct sentence with the correct word

Friday:9/11/09

Science: take a test over voc words

Lang-take a dol test, test over 4 kinds of sentences 

Monday: 10/12/09

Lang-TLW organzie thoughts over going to Wal-mart.  Starting a writing prompt and going through the writing process

Science-Properties of Matter.  TLW list properties and identify them either Chemical or Physical

Tuesday: 10/13/09

Lang-TLW have sticky notes and name items in each department poster around the room.  TLW then pick 3 out of all the departments and pick 4 items from each

Science-TLW do an inside/outside partner activity over properties of matter.  TLW have to tell their partner what/why of each property.

Wednesday: 10/14/09

Lang-TLW fill out graphic organizer and create their topic sentence.

Science- TLW determine if the property of what is being said is either a chemical or physical

Thursday: 10/15/09

Lang- TLW finish completing graphic organizer and going into rough draft stage of the writing process.

Science- TLW read pages and dicuss with their table and then answer ?'s over chemical and physical properties

Friday- 10/16/09

Lang-TLW test over dol sentences.  After that TLW finsih their writing prompt and move towards revise/edit stage

Science-TLW view a video over chemical/physical properties

Monday 11/16

Lang- TLW finsih revise/edit and start final copy in writing prompt.  TLw correct sentences, dol.

Science- TTW review with students over force, then give them a test

Tuesday 11/17

Lang- TLW create a story lead -topic/conclusion paragraph over several writing prompts

Science- TLW read and discuss gravity and motion and take notes.

Wednesday 11/18

Lang- TLW create a more stronger lead-topic/conclusion paragraph over several writing prompts

Science- TLW do a lab over gravity/motion

Thursday 11/19

Lang- TLW create a flip chart over figurative language

Science-TLW discuss and read notes from pg 20-21 and complete worksheet

Friday- 11/20

Lang TLW take a test over dol sentences and do some fun activities over figurative languge using their flip chart.

Science-TT and TLW read and discuss a passage over gravity and motion, then TLW take a short quiz over what they have learned and read.