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English Language Development — Grades 9–12

Goal 3. Reading — Advanced, Objective AD 3.12

Goal 3. Reading

The learner will comprehend written English in personal, social, and academic contexts from print and non-print materials.

Level: Advanced

Students will use expanded vocabulary effectively in social and academic settings with few errors and will rely much less on forms of non-verbal communication. Learning objectives focus on comprehending academic questions spoken at normal speed, following multi-step directions on academic topics, demonstrating comprehension of various literary genres, initiating and participating in group discourse, preparing and delivering presentations, elaborate effectively using description and comparison, developing reading fluency, analyzing text and evaluating literature, understanding the elements of poetry, using reference materials, discerning cultural variations represented in texts, identifying literary elements of fiction and non-fiction, writing about complex themes, reflecting, evaluating, analyzing and responding to texts, and examining cause-effect relationships.

Objective AD 3.12

Utilize reference materials for research purposes (e.g., encyclopedia, internet, thesaurus, English dictionary).

Resources aligned to this objective

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"The American Dream"
In conjunction with a unit on Puritanism, students will define and illustrate their personal definition of "The American Dream" or their concept of the dream in general.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
By Becky Ackert and Deborah Belknap.
History of atomic theory
This lesson is developed for a regular low level physical science class. In small groups, students will use media and written script to learn and teach each other about major contributions to the development of the atomic theory.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Development and Science)
By Anna Childs and Rhonda Garrett.