Course Title: Intermediate ELD Date Adopted:
Department: English UC/CSU Requirement: No
Pre-requisite: None Fulfills CSF Requirements: No
Length of Course: Two semesters Fulfills H/S Graduation Credit as:
Semester units/credits: 5 Required _____ Elective_XX__
Grade level: 9-12
Course Description: The English Language Development (ELD) class is not grade specific. This class is designed to meet the needs of students by further developing their English oral/listening, reading, and writing skills. In Intermediate English Language Development (ELD), students will work towards meeting the Intermediate (I) language proficiency standards. These standards are part of the Listening and Speaking, Reading Word Analysis, Reading Fluency and Systematic Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies and Applications, Writing Conventions, and Literary Response and Analysis Strands.
Rationale: The
English Language Development (ELD) standards adopted by the State Board of
Education (July, 1999) are pathways or benchmarks towards meeting the
California English Language-Arts (ELA) Content Standards. They delineate the sequence of skills second
language learners must master as they move into the ELA curriculum. In addition, the new California English
Language Development Test (CELDT) which is to be used for initial
identification, annual assessment, and redesignation effective
1. Listening & Speaking
1.1
Be understood when speaking, using consistent standard English grammatical forms and sounds; however, some
rules may not be in evidence (e.g., third person singular, male and female
pronouns.
1.2 Listen attentively to stories/information and identify key details and concepts using both verbal and non-verbal responses.
1.3 Identify the main idea and some supporting details or oral presentations, familiar literature, and key concepts of subject matter content.
1.4 Identify a variety of media messages and give some supporting details (e.g., radio, television, movies).
1.5 Respond to messages by asking simple questions or by brief restatement of the message.
1.6 Actively participate in social conversations with peers and adults on familiar topics by asking and answering questions and soliciting information.
1.7 Prepare and deliver short presentation on ideas, premises, or images from a variety of common sources.
2.
Reading
Word Analysis
2.1
Apply knowledge of common English morphemes in
oral and silent reading to derive meaning from literature and texts in content
areas.
2.2
Identify cognates and false cognates in literature
and texts in content areas (e.g., cognate - agonia,
agony; false cognate - exito, exit).
3.
3.1
Apply knowledge of text connectors to make
inferences.
3.2 Demonstrate sufficient knowledge of English syntax to interpret the meaning of idioms, analogies, and metaphors.
3.3 Identify variations of the same word that are found in a text and know with some accuracy how affixes change the meaning of these words.
3.4 Use decoding skills and knowledge of vocabulary, both academic and social, to read independently.
3.5 Use knowledge of English morphemes, phonics, and syntax to decode written texts.
3.6 Recognize that words sometimes have multiple meanings.
3.7 Use a standard dictionary to derive the meanings of unknown vocabulary.
3.8 Demonstrate internalization of English grammar, usage, and word choice by recognizing and correcting some errors when speaking or reading aloud.
4.
Reading
Comprehension
4.1
Read and use simple sentences to orally identify
the features of rhetorical devices of simple excerpts of public and workplace
documents and content text.
4.2
Read and orally identify the structure and format
of workplace documents (e.g., graphics and headers) and give one brief example
of how authors use the feature to achieve their purpose.
4.3 Understand and orally explain most multi-step directions for simple mechanical devices and for simple applications.
4.4 Read and use detailed sentences to orally identify main ideas and use them to make predictions about informational materials, literary text, and text in content areas.
4.5 Present a brief report which verifies and clarifies facts presented in two to three forms of expository texts.
4.6 Listen to an excerpt from a brief political speech and give an oral critique of the author's evidence using simple sentences.
5.
Writing
Strategies & Applications
5.1
Narrate a sequence of events and communicate their
significance to the audience.
5.2 Write brief expository compositions and reports that include a thesis and some supporting details; provide information from primary sources; and organize and record information on charts/graphs.
5.3 Use complex sentences to write brief fictional biographies and short stories that include a sequence of events and provide supporting details.
5.4 Use basic strategies of note taking, outlining, and the writing process to structure drafts of simple assays, with consistent use of standard grammatical forms. (Some rules may not be in evidence.)
5.5 Write job applications and resumes that are clear and provide all needed information.
5.6 Investigate and research a topic in a content area and develop a brief essay or report that includes source citations.
6.
Writing Conventions
6.1
Revise writing for appropriate word choice and
organization, with variation in grammatical forms and spelling.
6.2
Edit and correct basic grammatical structures and
conventions of writing.
7.
Literary
Response & Analysis
7.1
Read and use detailed sentences to orally explain
the literary elements of theme, plot, setting, and characters.
7.2
Read and use detailed sentences to orally respond
to factual comprehension questions taken from three forms of literature.
7.3
Apply knowledge of language to analyze and derive
meaning/comprehension from literary texts.
7.4
Read and use detailed sentences to orally describe
what a character is like by what he/she does in a narration, dialogue, or
drama.
7.5
Use expanded vocabulary and descriptive words and
paraphrasing for oral and written responses to texts.
7.6
Use detailed sentences to orally compare and
contrast a similar theme or topic across three genres.
7.7
Use detailed sentences to orally identify at least
two ways in which poets use personification, figures of speech, and sounds.
7.8
Read and use detailed sentences to orally describe the
sequence of events in literary texts.