ESL Learning Standards - Higher Ed - New York State Education ...
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Standard 3: Continued<br />
Commencement Sample Classroom Tasks:<br />
English Proficiency Level<br />
Beginning<br />
Students share proverbs they know from their home countries,<br />
explaining the meaning. A list of these proverbs is<br />
compiled, and each student selects the proverb that has the<br />
most meaning for him/her. In small groups, students present<br />
their selection and identify the social or personal issue<br />
or problem the proverb addresses (e.g., “A penny saved is<br />
a penny earned” addresses the problem of waste or squandering).<br />
Performance indicators: 3, 7<br />
Intermediate<br />
With teacher support, students discuss and list problems<br />
experienced by teenagers in high school both in the United<br />
<strong>State</strong>s and in their native countries. Students in small<br />
groups choose and investigate one problem, developing<br />
possible solutions. The groups report their investigation to<br />
the whole class, along with a proverb that applies to the<br />
situation. Class votes on and discusses the best solution<br />
offered.<br />
Performance indicators: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7<br />
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