Syllabus - Fundamentals 2-English as a Second Language
Tanglewood Middle School Mission:
Course Description: “English learners will communicate for social and instructional purposes within the school setting.” - WIDA English Language Development Standard 1
This course follows Greenville County Schools’ curriculum for ESOL.
General Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, you will develop language, expand vocabulary, and develop literacy. Students will read and write daily in English.
Materials
Grades
Grading Scale
Planned projects
Pencils
Chromebook (charged)
Composition book
Tests & Major Projects = 50%
Quizzes, minor Projects, and Assignments =50%
Read daily
90-100 A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
Q1: Career Project
Q2: Opinion Article
Q3: Expressing Thanks
Q4: Creating a Goal
Course Outline
1st Quarter 8/14/24 - 10/11/24
Course introduction
Pre-assessment
Unit 1 Community Workers
Possessive Adjectives
Long Vowels
Cause and Effect
Unit 2 Making a Difference
Irregular Present Tense Verbs
Sequence and Classify
Give Information, Directions
Express wants and needs
2nd Quarter 10/12/24 - 12/20/24
Unit 3: Our Living Planet
Sensory Adjectives
Details
Describe Places
Unit 4: History
Object Pronouns, Past and Present Tense Verbs
Comparisons
Unit 5: Story Telling
Variant Vowels
Character Traits
Story Elements
3rd Quarter 1/4/25 - 3/13/25
ACCESS Preparation
ACCESS Testing
Unit 6: Body and Sports
Past Tense Verbs and Pronouns
Main Idea and Details
Express Thanks
Unit 7: All Across America
Describing places
Proper nouns
Classify
4th Quarter 3/14/25- 5/23/25
Unit 8: Plants
Prefixes and Suffixes
Comparisons
Give Information
Unit 9: Stars
Agree and Disagree
Contractions
Goal and Outcomes