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Tying Vocabulary into WritingGiuliana Jahnsen LewisSterling Middle School, ELL TeacherLoudoun County Public Schools
Think about your students and consider the following questions…
• What is the level of your student within 1.0 and 2.0 range?
• How well-developed is their formal education? 1.0 to 2.0 Levels
Formal Education?What to do?
• What can you do to help them develop vocabulary and writing?
• What English SOL strands should we follow?
Main Focus:
For the purpose of better serving level 1 ELL students, the following layout of skills are and have been successfully utilized in order to fulfill their needs in vocabulary, reading, and writing, all in conjunction. Wh-
Question Words
Sequence and
Narrative Writing
Main Idea and Details
Compare and
Contrast
Other Types of
Text Structures
Starting Skill
Writing in a Sequence:• Timelines• Sequential Narratives• Biographies• Cartoons and Stories
FIRST
SECON
D
NEXT
THEN
FINALL
Y
BEFOR
E
AFTER
How do you start?Teach each of the content words for writing in a sequence by using;
• Visuals • TPR • Number and order pictures
Tie to writing sentences
First, Next, Then, Finally,
Pictures or actions BEFORE sentences…
Add sentences by utilizing a graphic organizer
First, Henry wakes up at 6:45 a.m.
Next, he goes to brush his teeth.
Then, he gets dressed.3 4 Finally, he eats breakfast.
Which books do you select for your ELLs?
High Interest
Books
At Students’ LevelConnection
s
Background Knowledge
Step-by- Step Instruction in Class
“I do”
“We do”
“You do”
Lesson:For complete understanding of the process of tying vocabulary to writing the following takes place:
1. Key Vocabulary: Focus on one aspect; for example, verbs in the present tense. Introduce students to the
Verbs taking place in the story, but using TPR orIllustrations. Then, teach them the conjugation. Finally, practice writing sentences.REMEMBER: Teach vocabulary first!2. Reading: Proceed with the process for reading; picture walk, prediction, teacher discussion, choral and student reading
3. Organizing the information: This part of the lesson is according to the level of the students in their corresponding writing groups.
• Cartoon Foldable:
Possible
Activities*Note: These vary according to students’ abilities*
This was written by student #1 in December of 2012. This is her first year in the country in a beginner ELL class.
Sample of graphic organizer by student #1: Level 1 year
Narrative Essay by Student#1: Level 2 year: December2013
Final Draft of Narrative Essay written by Student #1: Level 2 year, May 2014
• Interpretation of Story: Student #2: Summer 2013
• Narrative Essay: “Coming to the United States”
• Sequence of Current Events
Bibliography
1. Graphic Organizers: Some were modified from the following:Ice Cream Cone: Houghton Mifflin CompanyCycle of Events: Have Fun TeachingSequencing: Teacher Vision
2. Short Stories:Sunny and Moonshine by David W. MooreChildren We Remember by Chana Byers Abells
Contact Information:
Giuliana Jahnsen Lewis, ELL TeacherSterling Middle SchoolLoudoun County Public Schools
