ELL I
Recommended Prerequisite: IPT oral scores in the A, B, or C range and IPT
reading or writing scores of Non-English Proficient
Grades Offered: 9-12
Credit: ½ to 1
State Code: 3075
MNPS Course Code: ENG1132
Course Description
A course of study for non-native speakers of English whose proficiency level is below adopted standards as established by oral and written tests. The course provides for a sequential development of English skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Instruction is based on adopted texts and supplementary materials for each skill level.
Course of Study
· Standard Conventions of English/Grammar
Is able to use and understand:
o Present tense (including irregular forms of be)
o “Wh” questions
o Yes/No questions
o Subject pronouns
o Possessive Adjectives
o Comparative forms of adjectives
o Present continuous tense
o Object pronouns
o Future tense with be going to
o Simple past tense
o Future tense with “will”
o Uses of modals – can/ can’t, could/couldn’t
o Commands
o Superlative forms of adjectives
o Conjunctions
o Adverbs of manner
· Standard ELL Functions
Is capable of functioning successfully in:
o Introduction of self and others
o Telling time
o Expressing likes and dislikes
o Asking and answering questions about class schedules/school
o Comparing likes and dislikes
o Describing daily routines
o Identifying amounts of money/comparing prices
o Ordering food
o Identifying/describing/comparing clothing
o Giving reasons
o Identifying/describing weather conditions
o Locating countries/places on a map
o Describing places
o Evaluating
o Making predictions
o Describing a sequence of events in the past
o Guessing
o Giving instructions
o Identifying similarities and differences
· ELL Strategies
Is capable of performing the following tasks:
o Selective listening
o Reading a class schedule
o Making/Reading a chart
o Classifying
o Evaluating
o Interviewing
o Reading a map
o Making a story map
o Classifying
o Analyzing
o Selective reading
o Using context
o Taking notes in a chart
· Vocabulary
o Incorporates vocabulary essential to daily life functions, including school and family related vocabulary.
o Incorporates vocabulary relevant to countries, weather, school, and self.
Standards:
MNPS ELL Standards:
http://www.mnps.org/PageFactory.aspx?PageID=9621
The Tennessee State Department of Education ESL Standards can be accessed through:
http://www.tennessee.gov/education/fedprog/doc/fpeslcurriculum.pdf
Textbooks:
Draper, C.G. Great American Stories 1. Third Edition, Pearson: Prentice Hall Regents,
2001.
Badalamenti, Victoria and Stanchina, Carolyn Henner. Grammar Dimensions 1.
Platinum Edition, Thompson Learning: Heinle & Heinle, 2001.
Recommended and/or Required Resources:
· Essential Literature: Students are expected to read the selections required for their current grade level. A list of Adapted Essential Literature is listed below.
o Grade 9:
The Odyssey
Romeo and Juliet
The Miracle Worker
o Grade 10:
Julius Caesar
Things all Apart
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
o Grade 11:
Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, an America Slave
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A Raisin in the Sun
o Grade 12:
The Canterbury Tales
Frankenstein
Macbeth
· Software: Rosetta Stone