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    Fall 2013-Spring 2014 1 8

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    Grade ESL Syllabus

    Middle School ESL Department
    Welcome to ESL! As your students ESL teacher we intend to develop and enhance his/her English language proficiency.
    This means we help build his/her ability to process English through listening and reading and his/her ability to produce
    English by speaking and writing in preparation for high school academics.

    Class Description:
    Learners will engage in the process of dissecting functions of the English language in order to communicate. Learning is
    cultivated from concept-based curriculum, promoting inquiry through a constructivist design, with the intention of
    nurturing a problem based learning environment. To promote insightful processing, learners will engage in multiple
    modes of interaction with:
    A. self
    B. partner
    C. small Group
    D. whole Class
    E. teacher
    F. experts/Supports
    G. text
    H. multi-media

    Expectations: Learning is a shared responsibility owned by the teacher, student and classmates. In order to help ensure a
    successful learning environment, we follow these norms:
    1. Act and behave in a manner that creates a positive learning environment.
    2. Engage in discourse and assigned work in a manner that promotes a productive learning experience.
    3. Share insightful opinions, develop critical thinking and articulate ideas clearly.
    4. Consciously and continuously work for improvement.
    5. Seek out feedback and help.


    Grading Scale: Students will be scored using rubrics in each individual standard for ESL. The score put into the grade
    book will range from 1 through 4.
    approaching meets exceeds
    1------------------->2------------------>3--------------------->4
    The standards your student will be assessed in are:


    *Each standard is evaluated by discourse level, sentence level and word/phrase level which will be distinguished on the
    rubric used for grading.*

    By signing below, I acknowledge that my teacher has gone over the syllabus and clarified any
    questions I might have had during our class discussion at back to school night.

    X _________________________________________________________ (Student Name)

    As a parent/guardian for the student signed above, I understand what is expected of my child while
    in an ESL classroom this year.

    Reading: fluency, decoding skills,
    comprehension
    Writing: vocabulary usage, linguistic
    complexity and language forms and
    conventions

    Speaking: oral expression, initiating or
    engaging conversation, presenting skills

    Listening: distinguishing sounds, audio
    comprehension, responsive behavior
    while listening

    Research and Reasoning: gathering
    information and supporting decisions or
    opinions based on evaluating information

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    Grade ESL Syllabus

    X _________________________________________________________ (Parent Name)

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