BHS ELA Instructional Guide

Language Expectations for Multilingual Learners

Multilingual Learners will construct informational texts in language arts that: ●​ Establish an objective or neutral stance through… ○​ Reporting devices to acknowledge outside sources and integrate information into report as in saying verbs and direct quotes (said, reported, claimed, predicted; according to, as mentioned by) ●​ Develop coherence and cohesion throughout text through… ○​ Expanded noun groups to define key concepts, add details or classify information (economic development that changed a nation, 200 years of occupation, extinct species) Source: WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition

Essential Vocabulary ●​ Synthesize ●​ Explanatory texts ●​ Informational texts ​

●​ Source credibility ●​ Discrepancy in data ●​ Make informed decisions

●​ Relevance ●​ Relationships among texts ●​ Writing collaboration

Additional Resources Gallagher, Kelly and Penny Kittle. “Chapter 7: Informational.” 180 Days . Heinemann, 2018, p. 170-188.

Last Updated August 13, 2024 ​

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