Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Grade 8, AL COS Std #: 8 Appreciate writing and speaking styles that incorporate dialects, idioms, and intonation patterns.

Lesson Plans: Accent and Dialect Lesson explores the variety of spoken language Similarities Between African Folktales and French Folktales Lessons that explain different folktales Idioms Using idioms in the classroom Treasure Hunt The search for idioms

Resources: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Name that Literary Element Interactive Quiz testing all literary elements Idioms Definitions of numerous idioms University of West Florida Writing Lab Idiomatic Usage Paint By Idioms Interactive idiom website Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B, I, T) Students take a common phrase and listen for alternative intonation patterns on television and in real life situations. (B, I) Students act-out common greetings in different school, business, and American family settings. Students could draw posters representing the different possible interactions and settings, and then match the conversations to the appropriate interaction or setting. (I, T) Students identify and list dialects and idioms encountered in reading selections.
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