Grade 1

"The embedded language development of this unit centers on the following Key Uses of Academic Language:

● RECOUNT by summarizing stories to communicate context-specific messages.

... Students will learn about a variety of different religious, community, and family celebrations and customs held by members of the class and their families, as well as language useful for recounting these concepts. By the end of the unit, students will be equipped with language useful for presenting their knowledge about these concepts, and to summarize oral information through the creation of written captions."

"The embedded language development of this unit centers on two of the Key Uses of Academic Language:

• Recount by sequencing events in stories to communicate context-specific messages.
• Explain by describing how the actions of particular characters/historical figures contributed to increasing justice, courage, and fairness in our world, supported with reasoning and evidence."

"The embedded language development of this unit centers on three of the Key Uses of Academic Language:

• Discuss by inquiring in order to build and present knowledge gathered through research.
• Explain by elaborating to build and present knowledge on a substantive topic.
• Recount to summarize and record research findings."