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Standard 5: Continued Elementary Grade Sample Classroom Tasks: English Proficiency Level Beginning Teacher gradually introduces a variety of American games (e.g., Simon Says, I Spy, Bingo) and/or board games (e.g., Chutes and Ladders, Candy Land, Dominoes). If possible, students are paired with native English speakers while learning to play the games. Teacher conducts a survey of favorites and helps students make bar graphs. Students take turns bringing in/demonstrating games played in their native cultures, for all to share. Resources may include parents, Internet, or books such as Multicultural Game Book by Louise Orlando. Performance indicators: 1, 2, 4 Intermediate With teacher’s help, class brainstorms list of American games, both simple ones (see Beginning task) and more complex ones (e.g., Scrabble Junior, Hangman, Pictionary Junior). Teacher provides a variety of these games and students take turns explaining/demonstrating games not known to others. After playing the games, students take turns bringing in/demonstrating games played in their native cultures (see Beginning task). Class discusses how these games are similar to/different from the American games. Students fill out surveys of favorite, least favorite, hardest, easiest, etc. games. They share results in class. Performance indicators: 1, 2, 4, 6 ESL 5 Elem Students listen to several simple folktales (e.g., Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood). Students do choral readings or simple role-playing of key parts, noting repetitive patterns and using different characters’ voices and intonation. Teacher helps students identify beginning, middle, and end of the stories. Students work in groups to draw and label pictures of these story parts. Performance indicators: 1, 4 Students listen to several simple folktales (e.g., Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood). Students retell and/or roleplay both stories, using different voices and intonation. Teacher and students make a chart comparing beginning and ending sentences, repetitive patterns, and lessons taught or implied. Students draw and write about the lessons from the stories in their learning journals. Performance indicators: 1, 4, 5 66 Learning Standards for ESL

Advanced Students complete Intermediate task. Class collaborates on the creation of an illustrated book of American games, for use with Beginning-level students. Performance indicators: 1, 2, 4, 6 English Proficiency Level Transitional Students complete Intermediate task. Class collaborates on the creation of an illustrated book of international games. Teacher helps the class organize an international game day (school wide, or in selected classrooms). Stations are set up to demonstrate games from various regions of the world. ESL students demonstrate games and help visiting classes play the games. Surveys are conducted (see Intermediate task). A copy of the book is presented to each visiting class. Performance indicators: 1, 2, 4, 6 Students listen to and read independently a variety of multicultural folktales. In small groups students retell and/or role-play their favorite story, using different voices and intonation, and they make a chart as in Intermediate task. Students write in their learning journals about lessons taught and how they still apply. Performance indicators: 1, 4, 5 Students complete Advanced task. After careful analysis of the commonalities and differences of these stories, small groups collaborate to create their own story with similar features/lessons, to be acted out in class. Teacher and students generate a rubric to evaluate the presentation. Performance indicators: 1, 4, 5 ESL 5 Elem CLASSROOM TASKS Sample Classroom Tasks 67

Advanced<br />

Students complete Intermediate task. Class collaborates on<br />

the creation of an illustrated book of American games, for<br />

use with Beginning-level students.<br />

Performance indicators: 1, 2, 4, 6<br />

English Proficiency Level<br />

Transitional<br />

Students complete Intermediate task. Class collaborates on<br />

the creation of an illustrated book of international games.<br />

Teacher helps the class organize an international game day<br />

(school wide, or in selected classrooms). Stations are set<br />

up to demonstrate games from various regions of the<br />

world. <strong>ESL</strong> students demonstrate games and help visiting<br />

classes play the games. Surveys are conducted (see<br />

Intermediate task). A copy of the book is presented to<br />

each visiting class.<br />

Performance indicators: 1, 2, 4, 6<br />

Students listen to and read independently a variety of multicultural<br />

folktales. In small groups students retell and/or<br />

role-play their favorite story, using different voices and<br />

intonation, and they make a chart as in Intermediate task.<br />

Students write in their learning journals about lessons<br />

taught and how they still apply.<br />

Performance indicators: 1, 4, 5<br />

Students complete Advanced task. After careful analysis of<br />

the commonalities and differences of these stories, small<br />

groups collaborate to create their own story with similar<br />

features/lessons, to be acted out in class. Teacher and students<br />

generate a rubric to evaluate the presentation.<br />

Performance indicators: 1, 4, 5<br />

<strong>ESL</strong><br />

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CLASSROOM<br />

TASKS<br />

Sample Classroom Tasks 67

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