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EDM L3 Reading/Writing

duration: 4 weeks
price: free

About this Course

This course focuses on basic English reading and writing skills for beginning English learners. Topics covered include facts and opinions, brainstorming, and academic writing skills.

• 3.RW.1 Produce writing plans using graphic organizers.

• 3.RW.2 Identify facts and opinions within a paragraph.

• 3.RW.3 Identify main ideas and distinguish from supporting details in short passages.

• 3.RW.4 Produce descriptive and opinion paragraphs that include topic sentences, detailed supporting sentences, effective

transitions, concluding sentences, and proper punctuation and capitalization.

Learning modules

  • Week 1
    • Student interviewed a new classmate, took notes, brainstormed, and wrote a descriptive paragraph about their new friend.

    • Students read ESL Library "The Empire State Building" and answered comprehension questions.

    • Students reviewed and practiced identifying and producing topic sentences and supporting sentences.

    • Quiz: Topic and controlling ideas and support details

  • Week 2
    • Students practiced writing concluding senentences plus correcting run-on sentences.

    • Students brainstormed using a graphic organizer and wrote a descriptive paragraph using adjectives and transitional words.

    • Students revised and rewrote a final draft of their descriptive paragraphs.

    • Paired students read ESL Library David Beckham and completed the exercises.

    • Students read and discussed ESL "Family' vocabulary and family relationships.

    • Students identified Fact/Opinion sentences and wrote about both on selected topics.

    • ESL Vocabulary Quiz: The Family

    • Students discussed opinion topics, chose one, and completed a T chart with pros and cons for an opinion paragraph.

  • Week 3
    • Students wrote, revised, and edited a first draft opinion paragraph on a selected topic.

    • Students rewrote a final draft of their opinion paragraph.

    • (EAW Intro) Students practiced exercises to improve writing skills.

    • Students produced a graphic organizer and wrote the first draft of an opinion paragraph on the Advantages or Disadvantages of living in a city.

    • EAW Intro: Completed Chapter 8 review using writing skills.

    • Students rewrote the final draft of an opinion paragraph with revisions and edits.

    • Students read ESL Library "Marilyn Monroe" and identified and labled facts and opinions.

  • Week 4
    • Students completed and reviewed the Study Guide.

    • Students reviewed for the Final Exam.

    • Final Exam

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