38 | Unit 1 Readings Introduction to electives CONNECT TO Electives Grammar Languages Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Electives Writing What are electives? ? What’s the name of the class? 1. ______ 4. ______ 7. ______ 2. ______ 5. ______ 8. ______ 3. ______ 6. ______ 9. ______ e Work with a classmate. Match each picture to a class. a. drama b. journalism c. music d. physical education e. business f. computer science g. career and technical education h. art i. world languages CONTENT 38 thirty-eight | Unit 1 ESSENTIAL QUESTION DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Talk about choices and explain that taking elective classes can be based on interest or discovering new areas to learn. Say: I like pictures. I like to draw. I take art. Or I like pictures. I do not know how to draw. I take art. Have students view the class images again. Have them point to ones they like or might be interested in taking. You may want to pair students who share the same home language so they can discuss electives in their home language as a bridge to English. They can then use sentence frames such as: I like . I take . Amplify Point out the root in elective. Elect means to choose (in this case, choose to do something). Have students ask each other questions about electives. They should find out each other’s interests as they engage in conversational exchanges. Offer conversation frames: A: What is fun for you? B: I like to . A: Then, a good elective for you is . B: I agree. A good class for me is because I like . Instructional Routine: Vocabulary p. Txxv This content section focuses on introducing students to elective classes, along with vocabulary needed to access concepts from elective classes. Essential question: What are electives? • Engage in conversational exchanges about electives Ask students to answer the essential question. Offer prompts as needed (classes where you make art, exercise, use computers, etc.). • Culture note Some students may come from schools or backgrounds were electives were not offered or were less extensive or different. Ask students to share about special classes in their background, if any. Introduction to electives Academic vocabulary Use the vocabulary routine to teach the term electives. Add it to the word wall. Then, briefly introduce the terms drama, journalism, music, physical education (P.E., gym), business, computer science, career and technical education, art, and world languages. You don’t need to add these words to the word wall at this time as they come up in later units in more meaningful ways. Reiterate that these are different classes to choose from. Match oral language to pictures Model how to match the pictures to the terms in the word bank. Point to the first image. Say: I see a teacher. I see students. I see a tablet computer. I see a chart. Now I look at the word bank. Trace a finger from the image to the words. This one says business. I think the answer to number 1 is e. Model crossing out that choice. ANSWERS 1. e; 2. i; 3. a; 4. d; 5. h; 6. c; 7. b; 8. f; 9. g EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE UNIT 1 / CONNECT TO ELECTIVES Arts Science Social Studies Electives Writing f. i. thirty-eight | 68
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