Introductions and Learning English Skills

I. Class Rules and Expectations

                  1. Learning Survey
                  2. Introducing the concept of a Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
(Doc here)

A.    Learning to Ask Questions (teacher)

Students: (review Question Words,  Review Basic Parts of Speech (articles, nouns, adjectives, verbs, pronouns, adverbs, )
Grammar Review Games: Grammar Ninja, Basketball Articles

++After every reading:

1. Make questions about the text, questions about grammar or about comprehension. (Concrete questions)

Ex: How can food help my test performance?

2. Make questions about applying the reading to your life.

Ex: What food can help me study better?

3. Make questions that came from #2, (abstract questions)

Ex: If people know junk food is bad for the, why do they eat it anyway?

Writing: A Complete Sentence, Fragments, 2)

ESL Unit 1 Docs: A class/ B class
Reading 1 (A class)  How Well Does Your Country Speak English? (Doc, Vocab)
Reading Activity: "4 Corners". The reading is divided into 4 parts and presented to the rest of the class.
Reading 2 (A class) Outdoor Learning (level 3), Activity: Put text back together
Reading 1 (B class) Outdoor Learning (level 1)

Social Studies:
Reading 1  How Well Does Your Country Speak English? (Doc, Vocab)
Reading Activity: "4 Corners". The reading is divided into 4 parts and presented to the rest of the class.
 Improve Listening Skills by Transcribing  Afraid of Public Speaking?

II. Getting to Know each Other. 

 Never Have I Ever (Activity)

Identity Maps (Activity)