Helping English Language Learners
         Succeed in the Classroom

                  Planning a Unit

    Theme:

    Teacher Preparation: Questions to ask
    Yourself:

    1. Is this topic relevant to the students? If not,
    how can I make it relevant?

    2. How can I relate this topic to the prior
    knowledge of my students?  What background
    knowledge do I need to give?  How can I make
    connections?
    (brainstorming: What do they know? What do they want to know?)

    3. What are the key concepts I want to teach
    them?                  

    4. What is the key vocabulary? (teach in
    context/then make a list with simple
    vocabulary definitions and/or illustrations)


    5. What materials/resources do I need?


    6. What do I need to do to make this unit
    comprehensible before, during, and after?
    (visuals, modifications, strategies)

    7. What hands-on activities will I use?
    (Include cooperative activities and reading
    strategies, if appropriate)

    8. How will I evaluate this unit?

    9. How will I introduce the unit?        
    

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