ESL Learning Standards - Higher Ed - New York State Education ...

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Students brainstorm critical problems in society, such as
health, morality, education, or human rights, and discuss
details of each that make the issues problematic. In small
groups, students choose one topic and locate and read two
articles from contemporary periodicals or the Internet on
the topic. Students discuss similarities and differences
between the two articles, recommend one to the whole
class, and justify this recommendation
Performance indicators: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9
English Proficiency Level
Transitional
After reading a magazine article about a critical problem in
society, such as health, morality, education, or human
rights, students work in pairs to research a related issue.
They create a brief skit to dramatize the issue and present
it to the whole class. Peers use a class-developed rubric to
evaluate the skits on originality, pertinence of issue, development
of idea, use of multiple perspectives, and use of
appropriate technical vocabulary.
Performance indicators: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
ESL
3
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CLASSROOM
TASKS
Sample Classroom Tasks 99