SSK Unit 4.2 Planning Guide

Instructional ConsiderationsHISD PLANNING GUIDEEnglish Language Arts Grade 8SUMMER SCHOOLA student receiving special education services may receive instructional and assessment accommodations. TheARD/IEP committee must document instructional and assessment accommodations in the student’s IEP. TheTexas Student Assessment Accommodations information is located on the Texas Education Agency website.Instructional Strategies / ActivitiesVocabularyCues, Questions, and Advance OrganizersSelf-QuestioningUse a self-questioning technique to build students’ capacity to construct the meanings of unfamiliar words on their own.Model using this technique using a Think-Aloud. Encourage students to ask themselves: How do I pronounce this word? Upon reflection, do I know this word? Does this word remind me of other, similar words? Is there information in the passage/paragraph that will help me figure out this word? What do I know that will help me figure out this word? (structural clues) What definitions for this word make sense in this sentence? What reference sources should I use if I can’t figure out the meaning on my own?ReadingInstructional Accommodations for Diverse Learners Observation and Inference ChartUse a graphic organizer to record observations and inferences.My Observation (O)Clue I Got from the TextInformation (I)What I Can Infer(Educated Guess) Fill in the Observation and Inference Chart using an overhead projector or white board. Pair students and allow them to take turns reading. Tell students to stop often and make an observation from thetext. Ask students to write their observation on the chart. Pairs then discuss and write the information they infer from their observation. Assist, encourage, and monitor student progress.See Observation and Inference Chart in ResourcesSummarizing and Note TakingSMELL Note TakingInstruct students to use the SMELL acronym to take notes and analyze a speech. SMELL represents:S- Sender/receiver relationship: Who is the speaker? Who is the audience?M- Message: What is the content or claim?E- Evidence: What kind of evidence is given and to what extent?L- Logic: Is the reasoning sufficient? What types of appeals are being used?L- Language: What stylistic and rhetorical devices are being employed? - English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) - Literacy Leads the Way Best Practices - Aligned to Upcoming State Readiness Standard- State Process Standard R - State Readiness Standard S - State Supporting Standard© Houston ISD Curriculum2013 – 2014Page 7 of 11