Mrs. ono-Karimi
ELD / ALD
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: ono-karimie@mdusd.org
Phone: (925) 672-5444 x 5559 (Please leave a message.)
Texts: (925) 338-7251
CLASS SCHEDULE / GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODES
Period 1: English 7
Period 2: ELD/ALD / Google Classroom 5cdjwoh Tues. & Fri.
Period 3: English 7
Period 4: ELD / ALD Google Classroom a3bl5we Tues. & Fri.
Period 5: English 7
Period 6: English 7
Period 7: English 7
SYLLABUS
This class is designed to improve students' English language skills.
Speaking - Participate in class discussion, coral reading, and presentation.
Reading - Read short passage together and analyze the text.
Writing - Learn how to write paragraphs and essays.
Assignments - Complete daily assignments by the following day. Late work is accepted by 9 pm Sunday.
Grades - Each assignments have the appropriate point value.
Weekly Assignments
Wk of 5/24
*Finish reading "Where Cultures Meet"
* Review of parts of speech and sentence structure
* CAASPP make up on Wednesday
Wk of 5/17
CAASPP ELA and math on Mon, Tues, Thurs, & Fri.
Read "Where Cultures Meet"
Vocabulary practice #2
Wk of 5/10
Oral drill (questions with is /are & prepositional phrases)
History textbook article "Where Cultures Meet"
Make a slide panel for Open House on May 19.
Wk of 5/3
Oral drill
New article
ELPAC makeup, speaking test
Wk of 4/26
ELPAC reading, listening, writing tests administered by Mr. Rosecrans.
"Cultural Clash" historical article
Comprehension questions on the article.
Wk of 4/19
ELPAC speaking test by Zoom appointment
Historical article - "Cultural Clash"
ELPAC listening/reading/writing tests' schedule 6th grade 4/27, 7th 4/28, 8th 4/29
Wk of 4/12
ELPAC speaking test by appointment
ELPAC writing practice
Wk of 3/29
Oral Practice
Finish working on "Encounter"
ELPAC - Writing test practice
Wk of 3/22
Oral Practice - WH questions
New reading, a historical fiction, "Encounter"
ELPAC practice - writing
Wk of 3/15
Oral Practice
ELPAC practice - writing test
Reading
Vocabulary
Grammar lesson
Wk of 3/8
Oral practice
ELPAC practice - reading test (cont'd)
"My Two Left Foot" read and discuss
Vocabulary / grammar (indefinite pronouns)
Wk of 3/1
Oral practice
ELPAC Practice - reading test
Reading new article
Wk of 2/22
Oral practice
Start ELPAC practice
Wk of 2/16(Tues.)
Finish reading "The Beat Goes On"
Possessive adjectives
Finish iReady Diagnostic tests for reading and math - last day 2/17
Wk of 2/8
Finish the article "The Beat Goes On"
Start ELPAC practice problems
Finish iReady Diagnostic #2 if not finished
Wk of 2/1
Will start iReady Diagnostic #2 on Weds.
Start reading "The Beat Goes On"
New vocabulary
Comprehension questions
Grammar Possessive adjectives
Wk of 1/25
Finish reading "The Human Machine
Comprehension questions
Review of the vocabulary
Wk of 1/19
Word roots
Context clues
New article, "The Human Machine"
Wk of 1/11
Oral practice with sentence patterns.
"Brothers in Hope" close reading
Adverbs
Wk of 1/5 (1st Wk of 3rd Quarter)
Writing practice - How to write a personal narrative
Oral Practice
Inside - New article
Wk of 12/14
Conjunctions
New article
Basic grammar quiz
Wk of 12/7
A poem "Seaweed"
Pronoun practice & quiz
Library - Holiday Story "Origami Crane" by Ms. Dinicola
Wk of 11/30
Uncountable nouns
Adjectives
New vocabulary
Start a new story "The Lotus Seed"
Wk of 11/16
Finish reading the new story "A Contest of Riddles"
Helping verbs, would/should, need to, & Let's
Command
Wk of 11/9
New story - "A Contest of Riddles" an African tale
Helping verbs "must"
Wk of 11/02
Continue reading "Rachel the Clever"
Comprehension questions
Grammar Assignment
Writing Assignment
Wk of 10/26
Start a new story, "Rachel the Clever."
Vocabulary Study
Grammar Concept
Wk of 10/19
Wk of 10/12
Continue "The Challenge"
Oral Practice
Writing - "---'d rather---"
Writing - Subject pronouns
Wk of 10/5
New story "The Challenge"
Oral Practice - Future tense
Writing - Future negative and questions
Weekly Work: Wk of 9/28
Review of the new short fiction "Lafff"
Future tense review
Brain POP ELL placement test
Weekly Work: Week of 9/21
pronunciation
reading - New article introduced - "Lafff"
Future tense
Review Quiz
WEEKLY WORK : Week of 9/14
New article
Comprehension questions
Grammar
WEEKLY WORK : Week of 9/7
New Vocabulary
Grammar - Verb with "s," nouns with "s"
WEEKLY WORK: Week of 8/31
Review the scientific article "Crittercam" from last week.
Start a new listening practice with another science article.
Grammar lessons
WEEKLY WORK: Week of 8/24
Finish reading the scientific article "Crittercam" - Listening
Class discussion on the article
Practice on action verbs and linking verbs
WEEKLY WORK - Week of 8/17
Write about yourself. Include your school name, grade, your age, you family, your hobby. If you can, you can add more information about yourself.
Nouns - 1) Give examples of nouns. 2) Write five sentences and underline the nouns in your sentence.