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English Language Development — Grades 9–12

Goal 2. Speaking — Advanced, Objective AD 2.03

Goal 2. Speaking

The learner will comprehend spoken English in a variety of personal, social, and academic contexts.

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 2.03

Use description, comparison, figurative language, and other appropriate strategies purposefully to elaborate ideas when speaking.

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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.