Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Grade 7, Reading and Language Arts Std #: 14 Present literature and personal composition effectively. Examples Reader's theater Choral speaking Oral interpretation

Lesson Plans: Reading Performance: Understanding Fluency through Oral Interpretation Using poetry for oral interpretation Rock and Rollin' with Oral Interpretation Using music for better oral interpretation Granny Will Your Dog Bite and Other Mountain Rhymes Choral reading and oral interpretation

Resources: Allyn & Bacon Public Speaking Interactive activities, links and notes on good public speaking Listening and Speaking Skills Language Network Help Desk PowerPoint FAQ Commonly asked questions about PowerPoint Suggestions for English Language Learners ESL Ideas (B=Beginning; I=Intermediate; T=Transitional) (B, I, T) Students listen to a story on tape and identify story elements. (B, I, T) Students face speaker or audience and respond to nonverbal communication of speaker and audience. (Please note that establishing eye contact is disrespectful in many cultures, so use caution when requiring this behavior of ELL’s.) (B, I, T) Students attend to works of literature presented orally. Pair lower language-proficient students with higher language-proficient students to allow peer translation. (B, I, T) Students focus on listening tasks such as conversation, instruction, group discussion, and read-alouds. (I, T) Students give oral book reports or respond orally to interview questions. See also More Ideas Than You’ll Ever Use for Book Reports. Many of these ideas can be adapted for use by English language learners.
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