Assignment: Academic Language function
Use Read : "Murphy, Jim. The Great Fire. New York: Scholastic, 1995. (1995) From Chapter 1: "A City Ready to Burn" on Appendix B page 94 attached.
Text Book: Common core state STANDARDS FOR- English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. Appendix B: Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks.
Informational Text:
What is the title and author of the Informational Text you have selected?
Standard: Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details, provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgements.
Learning (SMART) Objective:
Academic Language:
Key Vocabulary:
Include thecontent-specific terms you need to teach and how you will teach students that vocabulary in the lesson.
Function:
Clarifythe purpose the language is intended to achieve within each subject area. Functions often consist of the verbs found in the standards and learning goal statements. How will your students demonstrate their understanding?
Summarizing function Form:
Describe thestructures or ways of organizing language to serve a particular function within each subject area. What kinds of structures will you implement so that your students might demonstrate their depth of understanding?