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English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Lesson Plan:

Learning objectives

Students will:

· Build their English vocabulary through discussion and writing;

· Express their personal experiences of life in the United States;

· Plan and execute art, drama and other culture sharing activities.

Standards

ESOL (source:

: www.tesol.org/assoc/k12standards/it/09.html

)

Goal 1 -To use English to communicate in social settings

· Standard 1: Students will use English to participate in social interactions

· Standard 2: Students will interact in, through, and with spoken and written English for

personal expression and enjoyment

· Standard 3: Students will use learning strategies to extend their communicative

competence

Goal 2 - To use English to achieve academically in all content areas

· Standard 1: Students will use English to interact in the classroom

· Standard 2: Students will use English to obtain, process, construct, and provide subject

matter information in spoken and written form

Goal 3 - To use English in socially and culturally appropriate ways

· Standard 1: Students will use the appropriate language variety, register, and genre

according to audience, purpose, and setting

Materials

World map

(Note: Try not to use a traditional Mercator projection map, which distorts the land masses of the northern

hemisphere, making them look disproportionately large. A better option is the Peters Projection World Map, which
provides a more accurate view of the Earth. For more information,

http://www.petersmap.com

)

Colored pins

List of prominent immigrants

Copy of the film Teens in Between

* Background information for the countries of origin can be found in the Resources section at

www.MHzNETWORKS.org/TeensInBetween

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