Using the English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards from Arizona or from your state, select the stage for a grade level of your choice. Based on the Common Core Standards’ English Language Arts (ELA) performance objectives or the English Language Arts Standards from your state, create a learning activity that is aligned with a learning objective at the basic proficiency level on the ELP standards for each of the following domains:
Listening and Speaking
Reading
Writing
Account for language acquisition principles within the design of your activities.
Include a 250-500 word rationale that describes how each activity addresses the characteristics of the ELL at the basic level and how language acquisition principles have been accounted for within your design. Include ideas for strategies to differentiate these activities for students in the pre-production and early production stages.
Support this assignment with at least three scholarly resources.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using the documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
ESL 533 Topic 2 Assignment Evaluating and Selecting Assessments
Table 1 in “Principles and Practices of Sociocultural Assessment: Foundations for Effective Strategies for Linguistically Diverse Classrooms” describes Concepts, Principles, and Checklist Items that can be used to evaluate assessments. Select two of the Checklist Items you think are extremely important when evaluating assessments for ELL students.
In a 500-750 word essay, describe those items, and defend why you believe they are of particular importance.
Support this assignment with at least three scholarly resources.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
ESL 533 Topic 3 Assignment Clinical Field Experience A: ELL Classroom Observation Using SIOP – Part I
Allocate at least 5 hours in the field to support this field experience.
Spend time observing lessons in your field experience classroom. Focus your observations on Lesson Preparation, Building Background, and Comprehensible Input.
Use any remaining field experience hours to Help the mentor teacher in providing instruction and support to the class.
Assess at least one lesson using the SIOP checklist from Appendix A in the textbook.
Submit a copy of one of your completed checklists to your instructor in LoudCloud.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Document the locations and hours that you spend in the field on your Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.
Submit the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form to LoudCloud in the last topic. Directions for submitting can be found on the College of Education site in the Student Success Center.
ESL 533 Topic 4 Assignment Using SEI Strategies in a SIOP Lesson Plan
Create a SIOP lesson plan in a content area of your choice for a group of ELLs at a grade and English language proficiency (ELP) level that you specify.
Use the “SIOP Lesson Plan Template,” located in the Student Success Center.
Identify and select the ELP Standards from your state.
Create a content objective and a language objective using the English Language Arts Standards from your state.
Consider applicable language acquisition stages of development in your lesson planning.
Include a 500-750 word rationale that includes an explanation regarding how the following aspects of SIOP were accounted for within the design of your lesson:
Lesson Preparation
Building Background
Comprehensible Input
Strategies
Interaction
Practice and Application
Lesson Delivery
Review and Assessment
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using the documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
ESL 533 Topic 4 Assignment Clinical Field Experience B: ELL Classroom Observation Using SIOP – Part II
Allocate at least 5 hours in the field to support this field experience.
Spend time observing lessons in your field experience classroom. Focus your observation on Strategies, Interactions, and Practice and Application.
Use any remaining field experience hours to Help the mentor teacher in providing instruction and support to the class.
Assess at least one lesson using the SIOP checklist from Appendix A in the textbook.
Submit a copy of one of your completed checklists to your instructor in LoudCloud.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Document the locations and hours that you spend in the field on your Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.
Submit the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form to LoudCloud in the last topic. Directions for submitting can be found on the College of Education site in the Student Success Center.
ESL 533 Topic 5 Assignment Proficiency Level Analysis
Analyze the proficiency level data in the “Ms. Jensen’s 7th Grade Class AZELLA Scores” document to place the students into appropriate groups for in-class activities.
In a 500-750 word essay, describe how you would group these students for in-class English language arts activities. Include a rationale for your choices.
Support this assignment with at least three scholarly resources.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
ESL 533 Topic 6 Assignment Community Resources Brochure
Create a brochure for immigrant families in your community that contains at least three community resources that support English acquisition.
For each resource include:
The name of the resource or organization.
The URL of their website or relevant contact information (if applicable).
A brief explanation of how each resource or organization supports English acquisition.
Include a 250-500 word statement regarding culture and learning. Your statement should include:
Examples of how culture affects learning.
Examples of sociocultural influences on ELLs.
A discussion regarding bilingualism and home language use in ELL classroom learning.
Support this statement with at least three scholarly resources.
While APA style is not required for this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using the documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
ESL 533 Topic 6 Assignment Clinical Field Experience Verification Form*
Candidates must complete all programmatic requirements, including practicum/field experiences hours defined in their coursework. Additional information about practicum/field experiences can be found on the Student Success Center.
To earn credit for this assignment, all required course hours must be completed and submitted by the assignment due date.
Access the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form in the My Documents section in the Student Portal.
Complete all required fields on the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.
Submit by clicking “click to sign.” An email will be sent to the classroom teacher/mentor to complete and verify the practicum/field experiences.
Communicate with the classroom teacher/mentor to request he or she verify the practicum/field experience. Once verified by the classroom teacher/mentor, an email will be sent to the candidate’s primary email address on file with the final completed document.
Save a .pdf copy of the completed Clinical Field Experience Verification Form to your computer.
Submit the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form to LoudCloud.
*The data entered into this document is subject to a verification audit. Candidates who engage in fabricating, falsifying, forging, altering, or inventing information related to practicum/field experiences, internships, clinical practice, and/or any associated documentation may be subject to sanctions for violating GCU academic integrity policies, which may include expulsion from GCU.
