For example, to EXPLAIN a topic (macro) you may need the language of cause and effect (micro). In order to ARGUE (macro), one micro function you will need is to state opinions and claims. Macro function: EXPLAIN One micro function to help student to EXPLAIN: Cause and effect Researchers have identified 14 micro functions that are integral to academic success. This is not an exhaustive list Micro Functions: of functions—you may find others for your unit. Sample Language Progressions The micro functions listed on your Collaboration Tool and below are linked to sample progressions—but these are neither prescriptive nor exhaustive. These progressions are evolving examples of how ELs might use language in the classroom, and may help you unpack aspects of academic language to create clear but flexible instructional paths. They include examples of tasks, words, sentence frames, and question stems that are commonly associated with each function. Student Proficiency Levels As you build FLG(s) for your unit, analyze your students’ current proficiency levels and how the demands of the goal will fit with where they currently are. Remember to maintain an asset-based view and consider evidence for all your students can do. Is the language expectation on target with your ELs? A snapshot of the Performance Definitions is included on your Collaboration Tool. The delineate what various levels of English Proficiency look like, and these are informed by the How Can I Use the Thinking Space? The Thinking Space on page 2/backside of your Collaboration Tool provides an area to begin brainstorming how you will take your students from where they currently are to your unit’s end goals. By identifying
For example, to EXPLAIN a topic (macro) you may need the language of cause and effect (micro). In order to ARGUE (macro), one micro function you will need is to state opinions and claims. Macro function: EXPLAIN One micro function to help student to EXPLAIN: Cause and effect Micro Functions: Researchers have identified 14 micro functions that are integral to academic success. This is not an exhaustive list of functions—you may find others for your unit. Sample Language Progressions The micro functions listed on your Collaboration Tool and below are linked to sample progressions—but these are neither prescriptive nor exhaustive. These progressions are evolving examples of how ELs might use language in the classroom, and may help you unpack aspects of academic language to create clear but flexible instructional paths. They include examples of tasks, words, sentence frames, and question stems that are commonly associated with each function. Student Proficiency Levels As you build FLG(s) for your unit, analyze your students’ current proficiency levels and how the demands of the goal will fit with where they currently are. Remember to maintain an asset-based view and consider evidence for all your students can do. Is the language expectation on target with your ELs? A snapshot of the Performance Definitions is included on your Collaboration Tool. The delineate what various levels of English Proficiency look like, and these are informed by the How Can I Use the Thinking Space? The Thinking Space on page 2/backside of your Collaboration Tool provides an area to begin brainstorming how you will take your students from where they currently are to your unit’s end goals. By identifying
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