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The goal of English Language Arts instruction is for students to actively engage with texts and ideas through meaningful, student-centered learning experiences. Teachers support student growth in a variety of ways to encourage independence in both interpretation and composition.
Engage
Focus
Explore & Apply
Reflect
Engage Example Tasks
The teacher introduces the learning target and asks students what they already know about the topic.
Students complete a
K-W-L chart about weather before reading an informational text.
Students participate in a Four Corners activity to share opinions about a theme before reading.
Students examine images and share predictions, observations, and connections before reading.
Students draw what they know or predict about a topic to activate prior knowledge and curiosity.
Students examine an artifact, image, map, or document and make observations, inferences, and predictions about the topic.
Focus Example Tasks
The teacher models how to identify text features using a mentor text and think-aloud.
The teacher explicitly teaches a vocabulary word, provides examples, and checks for understanding.
The teacher models making an inference while reading aloud.
The teacher models how to identify and analyze a text structure using a mentor text, graphic organizer, and think-aloud.
The teacher uses a sentence from a shared text to model how subjects and verbs work together correctly in a sentence.
The teacher models how to make inferences by using clues from the text and prior knowledge during a shared reading experience.
Explore & Apply Example Tasks
Students work with a partner to find evidence that supports a character trait and explain their reasoning
Students create a book trailer to persuade classmates to read a book they have finished.
Students participate in writing conferences and revise their work using peer feedback.
Students use story elements (characters, settings, and events) to create, tell, and illustrate their own stories.
Students read familiar texts with a partner while practicing fluency, accuracy, and expression.
Students work with peers to expand simple sentences by adding descriptive words, details, and complete ideas.
Reflection Example Tasks
Students complete an exit ticket explaining one thing they learned and one question they still have.
Students use a success criteria checklist to evaluate their own writing.
Students reflect on how their thinking changed during the lesson.
Students retell important parts of a story and explain their favorite part or most important learning.
Students reflect on their learning by posting a key takeaway, insight, or question for others to read.
Students reflect on their learning by posting a key takeaway, insight, or question for others to read.
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