English Language Acquisition Committee (ELAC) Meeting Ms. E. Ohanian

English Language Acquisition Committee (ELAC) Meeting Ms. E. Ohanian Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School Tuesday, 10/10/17

Agenda / Topics to be Covered Course Description Mission / Goals Classroom Instruction Grading Vocabulary and Grammar Sources Textbook and Practice Book Novels / Literary Sources Upcoming Projects / Unique Program Features / Goals Helpful Websites / Links

Course Description The focus of this course is to develop the students’ reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills, as well as content knowledge in the English language, in order to meet reclassification requirements. The course’s academic emphasis is on oral language development, academic vocabulary acquisition, expository writing, and reading comprehension. Students will strive to master various academic skills using different learning modalities in order to pass the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) test. Students will practice their English language skills everyday, perfecting their current skills and developing new ones all with goals of success in mind.

Mission / Goals The objectives of this course provide comprehensive instruction and are consistent with those articulated in the California English Language Developmental Standards in tandem with the Common Core State Standards including the following: Engage in learning tasks that promote academic language in listening, speaking, reading and writing through both independent and collaborative work Complete various reading assignments Use reading and writing strategies and processes to accomplish a variety of intellectually challenging tasks that promote higher-level thinking Reflect on language development and growth toward academic goals Develop critical thinking skills

Classroom Instruction Daily SSR Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) Vocabulary exercises Grammar exercises Independent, small group and large group activities Written and oral summaries Textbook and practice book reading and exercises Literature-based contextual exercises

Grading Letter Grade Breakdown: A 97-100% B 83-86% C- 70-72% F 59% and below A 93-96% B- 80-82% D 67-69% A- 90-92% C 77-79% D 63-66% B 87-89% C 73-76% D- 60-62% Citizenship: O Outstanding S Satisfactory U Unsatisfactory

Vocabulary and Grammar Sources ELD Level Three ELD Level Four

Textbook and Practice Book ELD Level Three ELD Level Four

Novels / Literary Sources A variety of novels adhering to student-specific Lexile levels Various academic magazine articles Newspaper periodicals and newsletters

Upcoming Projects / Unique Program Features / Goals Silent Sustained Reading (SSR) Project Differentiated Instruction o ELD Level Three vs. ELD Level Four Teacher / Teaching Assistant Individual vs. Group vs. Class Work Rotation Reclassification into Mainstream English o CELDT ELPAC

Helpful Websites / Links https://www.gusd.net/clarkhs (CMHS website) – https://www.gusd.net/Page/7317 (Ms. Ohanian’s page on school website) Readtheory.org Remind.com https://www.englishgrammar101.com/ http://www.dictionary.com/ http://www.thesaurus.com/