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ESL focuses on systematic, explicit, and sustained language development within the context of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and WIDA. Language is taught within the rich, meaningful circumstances of key academic practices, and the teacher builds on students’ cultural and linguistic knowledge to develop key academic habits of thinking. The Big Ideas and Major Learning Experiences reflect priority language skills across grade-level content and serve as a focus of collaboration between the Multilingual Department and other departments.
Unit | Time frame | Big Ideas (Statements or Essential Questions) | Major Learning Experiences from Unit |
Reflecting and Inspiring Confidence for the Future Connect to: Social and Instructional Language | 6 weeks |
| Students will:
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Learning from and Giving Back to our Community Connect to: Language of Social Studies and Social and Instructional Language | 6 Weeks |
| Students will:
See Grade 8 Social Studies Overview for more context. |
The Power of Persuasion Connect to: Language of ELA and Social and Instructional Language | 6 weeks |
| Students will:
The focus this year is on persuasive/argumentative writing. See Grade 8 ELA Overview for more context. |
Cause and Effect in the Scientific World Connect to: Language of Science and Social and Instructional Language | 6 weeks |
| Students will:
See Grade 8 Science Overview for more context. |
Types of Change Connect to: Language of Math and Social and Instructional Language | 6 weeks |
| Students will:
See Grade 8 Mathematics Overview (Unit 3 Linear Relationships and Unit 4 Linear Equations) for more context. |