LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 4. Writing

The learner will communicate in appropriate written English in a variety of personal, social, and academic contexts.

Level: Novice High

Students will begin to use simple words and phrases, while continuing to use forms of non-verbal communication to express ideas and demonstrate comprehension. They may use pictures, actions, and limited verbal responses to show their understanding. Learning objectives focus on familiar stories and retelling them with gestures and simple words, identifying parts of a book, identifying basic elements of a story, recognizing all letters of the alphabet in spoken and written form, distinguishing upper and lowercase letters, reading simple text aloud, writing his or her own name, composing simple sentences, and following one-step and two-step directions.

Objective NH 4.04

Begin to compose simple sentences about familiar experiences, stories, people, objects, and events with support materials.

Resources aligned to this objective

The migration of the monarch butterfly
The students will listen to and discuss books about butterflies and the migration of monarch butterflies to Mexico in order to integrate science, social studies, and language arts.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies, English Language Development, and Science)
By Martha H. Dobson and Margaret Monds.