Curriculum Connected to the ELPA21 Standards

1. Construct meaning from oral presentations and literary and informational text through grade-appropriate listening, reading, and viewing.

Module: Collaborative Listening and Speaking                                      

• Lesson 5: Listening Actively
  Demonstrate comprehension of oral presentations and discussions on familiar social and academic topics by asking and answering questions, with prompting and substantial support.

Module:  Language Function & Construction

• Lesson 1: Understanding Text Structure
  Understanding how different text types are organized to express ideas (e.g., how narratives are organized sequentially) to comprehending texts and writing brief arguments, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives.
• Lesson 2: Understanding Cohesion
  1. Apply basic understanding of language resources for referring the reader back or forward in text.
  2. Apply basic understanding of how ideas, events, or reasons are linked throughout a text using a select set of everyday connecting words to comprehending texts and writing basic texts.

2. Participate in grade-appropriate oral and written exchanges of information, ideas, and analyses, responding to peer, audience, or reader comments.

Module: Collaborative Listening & Speaking

• Lesson 1: Exchanging Information and Ideas
  Engage in conversational exchanges and express ideas on familiar topics by asking and answering yes/no and wh-questions (who, what, when, where, and why) and responding using simple phrases
• Lesson 2: Interacting with Written English
  Collaborate with peers on joint writing projects or short informational and literary texts, using technology where appropriate for publishing, graphics, and the like.
• Lesson 9: Presenting
  Plan and deliver brief oral presentations on a variety of topics and content areas.
• Lesson 11: Supporting Opinions
  1. Support opinions by expressing appropriate/accurate reasons using textual evidence, and relevant background knowledge about content.
  2. Express ideas and opinions or temper statements using basic modal expressions.

Module: Language Function and Construction

• Lesson 1: Understanding Text Structure
  Understanding how different text types are organized to express ideas (e.g., how narratives are organized sequentially) to comprehending texts and writing brief arguments, informative/ explanatory texts, and narratives.
• Lesson 2: Understanding Cohesion  
  1. Apply basic understanding of language resources for referring the reader back or forward in text.
  2. Apply basic understanding of how ideas, events, or reasons are linked throughout a text using a select set of everyday connecting words to comprehending texts and writing basic texts.