Writing Language Objectives

Language Function (LSRW) / Content Stem / Supports
Remembering / Cite
Define
Label
List / Name
Quote
Record
Repeat / State
Tell
Write / Reading
  • characters, settings, and major events in a story
  • how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song
  • major differences between poems, drama, and prose
  • point of view from which different stories are narrated
  • the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to agrade 3 topic or subject area
  • the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence)
  • how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas
  • long and short vowels
  • words with common prefixes and suffixes
  • words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences
Writing
  • concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented
  • dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations
  • a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
Math
  • add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies
  • find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns
  • fractions with unlike denominators
  • real world problems involving division of unit fractions by non-zero whole numbers and division of whole numbers by unit fractions
  • two-dimensional figures in a hierarchy based on properties
From Core Knowledge:
  • Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations
  • Sun: source of energy, light, heat
  • Continents and major oceans
  • The American Revolution: the French alliance and its effect on both sides
  • The Milky Way is our galaxy; the Andromeda Galaxy is closest to the Milky Way.
/ Using gestures
Using realia
Based on one-step oral directions
Using manipulatives
Using illustrated sentence frames
Based on visual cues, physical movement and tone of voice
Based on teacher modeling
Using environmental print
Using a template
Using non-verbal cues
Using bilingual dictionaries
Working in small groups
Working in centers
With a partner
In L1 or L2
Using L1 or L2 word banks
With teacher guidance
Using models
Following a model
Using illustrated word cards
Using illustrations
Based on labeled illustrations
Using photos, illustrations, or wordless picture books
Using pictures
Based on simple oral commands
Using word walls
Using illustrated word walls
Using illustrated word banks
Using illustrated graphic organizers (specify)
Using graphic organizers (specify)
Using illustrated examples
Using word/phrase banks
Using visual support (maps, graphs, charts, demos, timelines)
From illustrated handbooks and texts
Using storyboards
Understanding / Articulate
Cite
Clarify
Compare
Contrast
Defend
Describe / Discuss
Elaborate
Explain
Express
Give examples of / Interact
Paraphrase
Report
Restate
Rewrite
Summarize
Translate
Applying / Alphabetize
Articulate
Complete
Express
Extend
Inform / Instruct
Interview
Participate
Personalize
Prepare / Report
Transcribe
Translate
Use
Utilize
Analyzing / Analyze
Communicate
Compare
Contrast
Debate / Diagnose
Document
Explain
Outline
Proofread / Query
Relate
Summarize
Transform
Evaluating / Argue
Conclude
Compare
Contrast
Counsel
Criticize / Critique
Defend
Evaluate
Explain
Predict
Prescribe / Summarize
Interpret
Justify
Recommend
Reframe
Support
Creating / Adapt
Collaborate
Communicate
Compare
Compile
Compose
Contrast
Develop
Dictate
Express / Generalize
Lecture
Negotiate
Organize
Outline
Perform
Plan
Portray
Prepare
Produce / Propose
Refer
Relate
Reorganize
Revise
Rewrite
Specify
Summarize
Write