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ELLIS Academic which includes

Basics Intro Middle Mastery Senior Mastery Master Pronunciation

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New York State ESL Learning Standards Performance Indicators

Grades 9-12

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New York State ESL Learning Standards Performance Indicators – Grades 9-12

ELLIS Academic English Language Learning & Instruction System™ (ELLIS)

Introduction

ELLIS Academic is a complete, enhanced solution for teaching and learning the English language. With over 1,300 hours of instruction, ELLIS Academic combines digital audio and video, voice recording, Role- play, and native language support to create an engaging, research-based environment for every level of English language training. Academic is a suite of five products that teach teenage through adult aged learners. Academic includes the following products:

Basics is designed to meet the needs of true beginning and pre-literate students. The 18 lessons in ELLIS Basics combine basic vocabulary development with phonics-based, beginning reading instruction to create an integrated learning environment for literacy skills and communicative fluency.

Intro includes 35 lessons that teach everyday English skills as students listen to, interact with, and learn from characters using natural English in real-life situations. Students can stop or repeat a scene, view the text of scripts as they are acted out, slow down the speed of dialogue, and record and compare their own voices to those of native speakers.

Middle Mastery presents hundreds of scenarios in its 25 lessons, ranging from shopping to social situations and talking about school. Each scene helps learners become more comfortable with English while they practice vocabulary, grammar, listening, and pronunciation at self-paced levels.

Senior Mastery is made up of 47 lessons and hundreds of hours of instruction. Senior Mastery offers activities and tests in vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, grammar, listening, comprehension, and pronunciation. Senior Mastery offers Role-play, script pages, and lesson-specific tests.

Master Pronunciation is designed for learners of all ages and levels of English proficiency. The multimedia software program contains hundreds of hours of computer-based instruction and practice on English sounds, advanced aspects of pronunciation, and useful phrases.

Placement, a state-of-the-art, computer-adaptive testing program, quickly gauges learners’ ability in vocabulary, listening comprehension, and grammar. ELLIS computer-adaptive Placement fits the difficulty to test each learner’s ability.

Instructor Utilities manages your classes with progress reports, customizable preferences, and additional resources.

Correlation Keys This document correlates the ELLIS Academic Suite to the New York State ESL Learning Standards Performance Indicators for ninth through twelfth grade. ♦ Layout: The tables within this correlation have been designed to replicate the layout used to illustrate the New York standards. ♦ Direct Correlation: A match to each standard is considered a direct correlation when any of the five domain levels are referenced with an ELLIS program and lesson. ♦ Programs & Lessons: The specific program(s) from the ELLIS Academic Suite that directly correlate to the New York standard are listed in the row following each domain standard. The program name is identified with bold print, and the lesson references follow each program.

New York State ESL Learning Standards Performance Indicators ELLIS Academic C O R R E L A T I O N


The ELLIS Method

♦ Watch-Learn-Practice-Play: Many learners are stuck in the role of 'Observer,’ often watching what goes on around them without participating. In addition to language frictions, they may also lack the experience and/or confidence to participate. ELLIS’s Watch-Learn-Practice-Play method meets them where they are (Observer) and guides them until they understand (with native language support), helps them practice what they learn (by scaffolding everything they see), and ultimately, has them participate in various expression activities (e.g., karaoke songs, media-based role-plays, “phonics show-and-tell”, even peer surveys). All of this prepares them to accomplish more both at school and in the world around them.

ELLIS has always sought to use solid teaching methods along with current technology. This blend provides schools and teachers with the tools for a learning environment that equals success. To learn more about ELLIS go to the ELLIS website.

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♦ Basics is designed for teenage through adult aged learners who are true beginners in English or those who are non-literate in their native language. The multimedia software program teaches basic skills in vocabulary and reading. Students build language skills in the context of real-life and practical situations. Topics such as introductions, greetings, family, food, shopping, and the alphabet, are covered in the Basics program.

♦ Intro is for students who are familiar with English but are still beginners. The multimedia software program teaches basic skills in vocabulary, listening, grammar, communication, culture, and pronunciation. Students build language skills in the context of real-life and practical situations. Topics such as making introductions, shopping for food and clothing, phoning, and eating out are covered in the Intro program.

♦ Middle Mastery builds on skills with emphasis on solid grammar skills and cultural awareness to help transition intermediate students to more advanced learning levels. Middle Mastery teaches communication and basic grammar skills to intermediate learners from middle school through higher education, as well as in business, adult literacy, and vocational training programs. Learners can take advantage of Middle Mastery's dialogue-branching feature to choose different outcomes for every video situation by selecting a character from any video segment and assuming that role in the scene. Role-play gives students a chance to participate in real-life situations in a non-threatening way, helping them to gain confidence and stay motivated.

♦ Senior Mastery teaches English for advanced learners with lessons set in common situations in education, and the workplace. Senior Mastery’s 300 pages of Grammar Tutorials allow learners to listen to sample sentences, watch video clips demonstrating lesson-specific grammar, and record their own speech. Student Workbook and Web-based extensions allow students to practice additional academic reading and writing skills.

♦ Master Pronunciation Master Pronunciation allows students to hear how words sound and see how sounds are formed. With video models, animated graphics, and native language instruction, students learn where to place the tongue, teeth, and lips to pronounce each sound. Learners can record their voices for comparison to native speakers. Additional features draw direct comparisons among similar sounds.



♦ Placement helps take the guesswork out of identifying learner’s needs by quickly identifying learners’ proficiency in English by gauging learners’ ability in vocabulary, listening comprehension, and grammar and placing them within the ELLIS curriculum. This automatic, adaptive method reduces the frustration students feel when tested outside their skill level, shortens the time needed for assessment, and yields more accurate and reliable results.

♦ Instructor Utilities is a powerful records management and reporting tool for you to monitor individual and group progress in ELLIS. Instructor Utilities notes time on task and the variety of tasks selected by students. It also maintains test records and provides insight into student mastery of different critical language skills such as listening, grammar, vocabulary, listening comprehension, and pronunciation. Further, it tracks both individual and class records to monitor and evaluate individual and group progress.

Additional options for teacher control, including new reports, the ability to customize curriculum paths, and the power to important records from other databases, allow teachers and administrators to gain key insight into students’ performance and proficiency gains.



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New York State ESL Learning Standards Performance Indicators correlated to ELLIS Academic Commencement Grades 9–12

STANDARD 1: Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for information and understanding. 1. Identify and use reading and listening strategies to make text comprehensible and meaningful. Such strategies include skimming; scanning; previewing;

reviewing; discussing; listening selectively; listening for a specific purpose; listening for main ideas and details; note taking; using structural and context clues, cognates, format, sequence, and an understanding of letter-sound relationships to decode difficult words. (L, R)

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand vocabulary and language concepts in the context of practical and real-life situations. In general, the activities within the software programs and the student workbooks and instructor guides of Basics and Intro allow students ample opportunities to use reading and listening strategies as the students perform tasks that require active listening and responsiveness to directions. Senior Mastery: Many lessons give students opportunities to look at both oral and written works and pull out important details and concepts. For example: Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 6 Classroom Activities, Class Discussion 1; Senior Mastery Unit 12 all 5 lessons, Listening and Communication; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 12 Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 2 and Pair Activities 1

2. Read, gather, view, listen to, organize, discuss, interpret, and analyze information related to academic content areas from various sources. Such sources include nonfiction books for young adults, reference books, magazines, textbooks, the Internet, databases, audio and media presentations, oral interviews, charts, graphs, maps, and diagrams. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand vocabulary and language concepts in the context of practical and real-life situations. In general, the activities within the software programs and the student workbooks and instructor guides of Basics and Intro allow students ample opportunities to read, gather, view, listen to, organize, discuss, interpret, and analyze information in content areas of language arts, simple mathematics, and simple science. Senior Mastery: Many lessons in Unit 12 focus on pulling out elements of different types of text, particularly literary texts. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 12 Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 2, Listening and Vocabulary; Lesson 3, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Lesson 4, Listening; Lesson 5, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Senior Mastery Student Workbook 12.1 Vocabulary, 12.3 Vocabulary, 12.4 Vocabulary, 12.5 Vocabulary pp. 181-182; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 1, 2; Pair Activities 1

3. Select information appropriate to the purpose of the investigation with suitable supporting material. Such material includes facts, details, illustrative examples, anecdotes, and personal experiences. (L, S, R, W)

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4. Compare, contrast, categorize, and synthesize information and objects, and identify complexities and discrepancies in the information. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Academic

Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand vocabulary and language concepts in the context of practical and real-life situations. In general, the activities within the software programs and the student workbooks and instructor guides of Basics and Intro allow students ample opportunities to compare, contrast, and categorize to gain a better understanding of information and objects. Some examples are: In Master Pronunciation, students learn to distinguish between sounds that can be easily confused. Specifically, sub-section Sound Contrasts has students practicing sounds using minimal pairs. Sub-section Tongue Twisters has students practicing distinguishing between similar sounds using tongue twisters. In Intro: Unit 2 Classroom Activities, there is an activity that has students compare and describe the size of dairy product containers.

5. Formulate, ask, and respond to various questions forms to obtain, clarify, and extend information and meaning. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Academic

Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation allow students to role-play and respond to situations based on dialogues and video clips. Students can access the Role-play button from the Skills Menu to record their role-playing dialogues. Within each software program, students are tasked with activities in varying question formats that test student comprehension of learned concepts. Further, the Basics and Intro Instructor Guides provide many classroom activities that have students formulate, ask, and respond to various question forms to obtain, clarify, and extend information and meaning. Additionally, students learn how to ask for clarification in: Intro: UNIT 6: Banking: 6.3 May I withdraw some money from my account?; Instructor Guide Unit 6 Classroom Activities. Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening

6. Make and support inferences about information and ideas with reference to features in oral and written text. Such features include vocabulary, format, facts, sequence, register, and relevance of details. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson in each Unit has a Vocabulary section where descriptive words are taught to be used to convey a clear message.

7. Present information clearly in a variety of oral and written forms for different audiences and purposes related to all academic content areas. Such forms include paraphrases, summaries, stories, research reports, essays, articles, posters, charts, and other graphics. (S, W)

ELLIS Academic Senior Mastery: There are many activities where the students are asked to present everyday situations that involve common ideas and premises such as study groups or buying something at the convenience store. For example: Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 Classroom Activities, all Role-plays; There are also lessons where students are asked to present information gathered through a variety of sources. For example: Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Units 6 Classroom Activities, Pair Activities 1, Role-plays 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 8, Role-plays 1, 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 11 Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 2, Role-Plays 1; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 12 Classroom Activities, Role-plays 1




8. Select a focus, organization, and point of view for oral and written presentations, and justify this selection. (S, W) ELLIS Academic

Senior Mastery: Many lessons have activities where students are asked to prepare and present information in a focused, organized manner. In some they must try to convince their audience, in others debate and support their point of view, and in others simply present the information. For example: Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Units 6 Classroom Activities, Pair Activities 1, Role-plays 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 8, Role-plays 1, 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 11 Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 2, Role-Plays 1; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 12 Classroom Activities, Role-plays 1

9. Convey and organize information, using facts, details, illustrative examples, and a variety of patterns and structures. Such patterns and structures include chronological order, cause and effect, problem and solution, and general-to-specific presentation. (S, W)

ELLIS Academic Senior Mastery: Many lessons have activities where students are asked to prepare and present information gathered through a variety of sources. In some they must try to convince their audience, in others debate and support their point of view, and in others simply present the information. For example: Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Units 6 Classroom Activities, Pair Activities 1, Role-plays 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 8, Role-plays 1, 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 11 Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 2, Role-Plays 1; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 12 Classroom Activities, Role-plays 1

10. Distinguish between fact and opinion, and relevant and irrelevant information, and exclude nonessential information in oral and written presentations. (L, S, R, W)

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11. Use the process of prewriting, drafting, revising, peer editing, and proofreading (the “writing process”) to produce well-constructed informational texts. (L, S, R, W)

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12. Convey information and ideas through spoken and written language, using conventions and features of American English appropriate to audience and purpose. Such spoken language features include appropriate grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and intonation. Such written language features include appropriate grammar, vocabulary, correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing, and a wide variety of sentence structures. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand vocabulary and language concepts in the context of practical and real-life situations. There are features in each software, such as the Instruction, Ear, and Replay buttons that allow instructions to be repeated, text to be read again, and the Role-play narration, comprehensive role-play, and/or animation to be repeated again, respectively. Basics and Intro feature the Slow Audio tab. If the student clicks on the Slow Audio tab, he or she can hear each line read slowly and clearly. Further, the recorder program feature appears whenever there is an opportunity for students to record their voices. The recorder allows students to practice pronouncing English sounds and words. Additionally, students can access the Role-play button from the Skills Menu to record their role-playing dialogues. These features, along with the Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation sections in Intro, support students in their efforts to convey information and ideas through spoken and written language, using conventions and features of American English appropriate to audience and purpose. Further, the following titles have students learn about intonation: Intro: UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.2 Let’s go by bus, 3.3 The train leaves at 4:30; UNIT 6: Banking: 6.1 Can you help me open an account?; UNIT 7: Going to the Doctor: 7.5 Bill, you need ten stitches, UNIT 8: Having Fun: 8.4 Let’s all do something together soon; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Intonation. Additionally, the student workbooks and instructor guides of Basics and Intro allow students ample opportunities to convey information and ideas through spoken and written language, using vocabulary and language concepts learned in the software programs. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson on the software has a Grammar, Pronunciation, and Vocabulary section where grammatical forms, correct sounds and intonation are taught as well as descriptive vocabulary. There is also a Role-Play section on the software where students practice pronunciation by speaking into a microphone and having the computer play back their voice. Each Unit also has activities in the Middle Mastery Student Workbook and the Senior Mastery Student Workbook that teach grammatical structures and vocabulary

13. Engage in collaborative activities through a variety of student groupings to read, gather, share, discuss, interpret, organize, analyze, synthesize, and present information. Such groupings include small groups, cooperative learning groups, process writing groups, cross-age groups, research groups, and interest groups. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic In general, the classroom activities in the instructor guides of Basics and Intro allow students the opportunity to engage in collaborative activities through a variety of student groupings to read, gather, share, discuss, interpret, organize, analyze, and present information., in small and whole group settings. Examples include, Intro: Instructor Guide Units 6 and 8 Classroom Activities (In Unit 6, students are expected to communicate problem-solving strategies when working in pairs or small groups throughout several activities involving computation. In Unit 8, there is an activity in which students are divided into groups and given a problem. The students within each group need to discuss the problem and come up with a solution to the problem.). Senior Mastery: Each Unit has Classroom Activities in the Senior Mastery Instructor Guide where students participate in small-group activities and are required to play a variety of roles within conversation




14. Consult print and nonprint resources (e.g., audio/visual media, family) in the native language when needed. (L, S, R) ELLIS Academic

Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation provide native language support throughout the programs, allowing students to replay instructions and audio clips and listen to translations and tutorials in their native language. Middle and Senior Mastery: Both programs have a translation tool that students can use to read explanations of grammatical patterns and vocabulary definitions in their native language

15. Apply self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies for accurate language production and oral and written presentation, using established criteria for effective presentation of information. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening

16. Apply learning strategies to acquire information and make texts comprehensible and meaningful. Such strategies include using prior knowledge, graphic organizers, reference materials, and context cues; planning; note taking; questioning; exploring cognates and root words; and applying ideas to new settings or experiences. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text so that students can glean information and construct meaning using context clues. Video-clips illustrate practical and real-life situations, allowing students to connect new information to their prior knowledge and experiences in order to construct meaning. Additionally, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain classroom activities in which students are often asked to relate their prior knowledge and experiences to classroom learning discussions and tasks. Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening

STANDARD 2: Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for literary response, enjoyment, and expression. 1. Read, listen to, view, write about, and discuss a variety of texts from a wide range of authors, subjects, genres, cultures, and historical periods. Such sources

include poems, stories, myths, fables, plays, novels, and other fiction and nonfiction texts, in authentic and modified forms, including works of American popular culture. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Senior Mastery: Many lessons in Unit 12 focus on reading, listening, viewing and discussing different types of text, particularly literary texts. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 12 Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 2, Listening and Vocabulary; Lesson 3, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Lesson 4, Listening; Lesson 5, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Senior Mastery Student Workbook 12.1 Vocabulary, 12.3 Vocabulary, 12.4 Vocabulary, 12.5 Vocabulary pp. 181-182; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 1, 2; Pair Activities 1




2. Apply reading and listening strategies to make literary text comprehensible and meaningful. Such strategies include skimming, scanning, previewing, reviewing, listening selectively, listening for a specific purpose, and listening for main ideas and details. (L, R)

ELLIS Academic Senior Mastery: Many lessons give students opportunities to look at both oral and written works and pull out important details and concepts. For example: Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 6 Classroom Activities, Class Discussion 1; Senior Mastery Unit 12 all 5 lessons, Listening and Communication; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 12 Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 2 and Pair Activities 1

3. Identify and explain the distinguishing features of different literary genres, periods, and traditions, and use those features to aid comprehension, interpretation, and discussion of literature. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Senior Mastery: Many lessons in Unit 12 focus on reading different types of text, particularly literary texts, and their distinguishing features in different genres. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 12 Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 2, Listening and Vocabulary; Lesson 3, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Lesson 4, Listening; Lesson 5, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Senior Mastery Student Workbook 12.1 Vocabulary, 12.3 Vocabulary, 12.4 Vocabulary, 12.5 Vocabulary pp. 181-182; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 1, 2; Pair Activities 1

4. Locate and identify a wide range of significant literary elements and techniques in texts and use those elements to interpret the work, comparing and contrasting the work to other works and to students’ own experiences. Such elements include setting, character, plot, theme, point of view, figurative language, text structure, repetition, characterization, imagery, foreshadowing, and climax. (L, S, R, W)

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5. Make predictions, inferences, and deductions, and describe different levels of meaning of literary works presented orally and in written form, including literal and implied meanings. Strategies include summarizing; explaining; and identifying word choice, point of view, and symbols. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Senior Mastery: Many lessons in Unit 12 focus on reading different types of text, particularly literary texts, and their distinguishing features in different genres as well as making predictions, inferences and deductions. Many of the discussions are focused around the intent and purpose of the author for writing the literary text. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 12 Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 2, Listening and Vocabulary; Lesson 3, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Lesson 4, Listening; Lesson 5, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Senior Mastery Student Workbook 12.1 Vocabulary, 12.3 Vocabulary, 12.4 Vocabulary, 12.5 Vocabulary pp. 181-182; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 1, 2; Pair Activities 1




6. Read aloud with confidence, accuracy, fluency, and expression to demonstrate understanding and to convey an interpretation of meaning. (S, R) ELLIS Academic

Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand and apply vocabulary and language concepts in the context of practical and real-life situations. There are features in each software, such as the Instruction, Ear, and Replay buttons that allow instructions to be repeated, text to be read again, and the Role-play narration, comprehensive role-play, and/or animation to be repeated again, respectively. Basics and Intro feature the Slow Audio tab. If the student clicks on the Slow Audio tab, he or she can hear each line read slowly and clearly. Further, the recorder program feature appears whenever there is an opportunity for students to record their voices. The recorder allows students to practice pronouncing English sounds and words. Additionally, students can access the Role-play button from the Skills Menu to record their role-playing dialogues. These features, along with the student activities in each software program, support students in their efforts to read aloud with confidence, accuracy, fluency, and expression. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each Unit has Classroom Discussion questions in the Middle and Senior Mastery Instructor Guide that require students to read aloud in small groups or in large group discussion.

7. Compose and present personal and formal responses to and interpretations of published literary works and the work of peers, referring to details and features of text. Such features include characters, setting, plot, ideas, events, vocabulary, and text structure. (L, S, R, W)

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8. Create stories, poems, sketches, songs, and plays, including those that reflect traditional and popular American culture, using typical features of a given genre; create an effective voice, using a variety of writing styles appropriate to different audiences, purposes, and settings. (S, W)

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9. Engage in collaborative activities through a variety of student groupings to create and respond to literature. Such groupings include small groups, cooperative learning groups, literature circles, and process writing groups. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Middle and Senior Mastery: Each Unit has Classroom Discussion questions in the Middle and Senior Mastery Instructor Guide that require students to discuss and collaborate to create opinions, debates, role-plays and other collaborative activities.

10. Create, discuss, interpret, and respond to literary works, using appropriate and effective vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and punctuation in writing, and using appropriate vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation in speaking. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson on the software has a Grammar, Pronunciation, and Vocabulary section where grammatical forms, correct sounds and intonation are taught as well as descriptive vocabulary. There is also a Role-Play section on the software where students practice pronunciation by speaking into a microphone and having the computer play back their voice. Each Unit also has activities in the Middle Mastery Student Workbook and the Senior Mastery Student Workbook that teach grammatical structures and vocabulary.




11. Apply self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies while reading, viewing, discussing, listening to, or producing literary texts and essays. Such strategies include asking questions, starting over, rephrasing, and exploring alternative ways of saying things. (L, S, R, W)


12. Apply learning strategies to comprehend, make inferences about, and analyze literature, and to produce literary responses. Such strategies include asking questions; using prior knowledge, graphic organizers, and context cues; planning; note taking; and exploring cognates and root words. (L, S, R, W)


STANDARD 3: Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for critical analysis and evaluation. 1. Develop and present clear interpretations, analyses, and evaluations of issues, ideas, texts, and experiences; justify and explain the rationale for positions,

using persuasive language, tone, evidence, and well-developed arguments. Forms of such presentations include oral (class presentations, speeches, and debates), visual (posters, graphs, charts, political cartoons, and illustrations), and written (essays, editorials, movie/textbook/book reviews, position papers, and brochures). (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic The Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain some classroom activities that require students to formulate judgments about ideas under discussion with a peer or in small teacher-directed groups. For example, in Intro: Instructor Guide Unit 8 Classroom Activities, there is an activity that has students discuss dating in general, such as appropriate activities for a first date. Another activity has students express their opinions about movies they have seen and give reasons to support their opinions. Senior Mastery: Many lessons have activities where students are asked to prepare and present information gathered through a variety of sources. In some they must try to convince their audience, in others debate and support their point of view, and in others simply present the information. For example: Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Units 6 Classroom Activities, Pair Activities 1, Role-plays 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 8, Role-plays 1, 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 11 Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 2, Role-Plays 1; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 12 Classroom Activities, Role-plays 1

2. Assess, compare, and evaluate the quality of spoken or written texts and visual presentations, using different criteria related to the organization, subject area, and purpose of text. Text types include editorials, letters to the editor, political speeches, illustrations, charts, movie/textbook/book reviews, and advertisements. (L, S, R, W)

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3. Recognize and communicate personal and multiple points of view within and among groups, in discussing, interpreting, and evaluating information; make inferences about a writer’s or speaker’s point of view. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Middle and Senior Mastery: Each Unit has Classroom Discussion questions in the Middle and Senior Mastery Instructor Guide that require students to discuss and collaborate to create opinions, debates, role-plays and other collaborative activities.

4. Evaluate students’ own and others’ work, individually and collaboratively, on the basis of a variety of criteria, and recognize how chosen criteria affect evaluation. Criteria include visual presentation; clarity of ideas; logic; originality; comprehensiveness; and use of English vocabulary, grammar, and register. (L, S, R, W)

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5. Recognize, explain, evaluate, and analyze how structural features affect readers’ and listeners’ understanding and appreciation of text. Such features include organization, syntax, repetition of words or ideas, vocabulary, and visuals. (L, S, R, W)

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6. Speak and write, using the conventions and features of American English, to effectively influence an audience (e.g., to persuade, negotiate, argue). Such spoken language features include appropriate grammar, precise vocabulary, pronunciation, intonation, and presentation strategies. Such written language features include appropriate grammar, vocabulary, correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. (S, W)

ELLIS Academic Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson on the software has a Grammar, Pronunciation, and Vocabulary section where grammatical forms, correct sounds and intonation are taught as well as descriptive vocabulary. There is also a Role-Play section on the software where students practice pronunciation by speaking into a microphone and having the computer play back their voice. Each Unit also has activities in the Middle Mastery Student Workbook and the Senior Mastery Student Workbook that teach grammatical structures and vocabulary.




7. Engage in collaborative activities through a variety of groupings to discuss, share, reflect on, develop, and express, and to interpret opinions and evaluations about a variety of experiences, ideas, and information. Such groupings include small groups, discussion groups, process writing groups, and cooperative learning groups. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic The Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain many classroom activities that require students to engage in collaborative activities through a

variety of groupings to discuss, share, reflect on, develop, and express, and to interpret opinions and evaluations about a variety of experiences, ideas, and information. For example, students explore how to express their opinions, preferences, and wishes related to familiar topics in: Basics: LESSON 5: I like pizza; Student Workbook Vocabulary Lesson 5: 5.15 Communication; Instructor Guide Classroom Activities; Intro: UNIT 2: Shopping: 2.2 We need milk; Student Workbook UNIT 2: Shopping: 2.2 Vocabulary; UNIT 5: Finding a Job: 5.1 Vocabulary; UNIT 8: Having Fun: 8.4 Vocabulary; Instructor Guide Unit 2, 4, and 8 Classroom Activities; Master Pronunciation: Useful Phrases: Conversing. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each Unit has Classroom Discussion questions in the Middle and Senior Mastery Instructor Guide that require students to discuss and collaborate to create opinions, debates, role-plays and other collaborative activities.

8. Apply self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies, using established criteria for effective oral and written presentation and standards for a particular genre (e.g., debate, speech, argument), to adjust presentation and language production to effectively express opinions and evaluations. Such strategies include asking questions, starting over, rephrasing, and exploring alternative ways of saying things. (L, S, R, W)


9. Apply learning strategies to examine, interpret, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate a variety of materials. Such strategies include using prior knowledge, graphic organizers, context cues; planning; note taking; and exploring cognates and root words. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text so that students can glean information and construct meaning using context clues. Video-clips illustrate practical and real-life situations, allowing students to connect new information to their prior knowledge and experiences in order to construct meaning. Additionally, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain classroom activities in which students are often asked to relate their prior knowledge and experiences to classroom learning discussions and tasks. Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening




STANDARD 4: Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for classroom and social interaction. 1. Use a variety of oral, print, and electronic forms for social communication and for writing to or for self, applying the conventions of social writing. Such

forms include friendly notes, invitations, and electronic messages, diary entries, and notes to self. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Academic

Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand vocabulary and language used in social interactions related to everyday topics. Further, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain classroom activities that enable students to speak in a variety of social settings that vary according to purpose, audience and subject matter. The student workbooks for both Basics and Intro contain various writing activities that allow students to apply the conventions of social writing. The following are examples of the various activities that students participate in for social communication and writing: Basics: LESSON 6: Can I borrow your pencil?; Student Workbook Vocabulary Lesson 6: 6.11 and 6.12 Communication; Instructor Guide Classroom Activities; Intro: UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.3 The train leaves at 4:30; UNIT 5: Finding a Job: 5.4 Richard, what are your skills?; UNIT 8: Having Fun: 8.2 Would you two like to come?; Student Workbook UNIT 2: Shopping: 2.5 Vocabulary ; UNIT 8: Having Fun: 8.3 Communication; Instructor Guide Units 6 and 8 Classroom Activities; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Intonation; Useful Phrases: Social Interactions, Getting Things Done. Middle Mastery: Many lessons in the Middle Mastery Student Workbook have students apply a variety of social writing conventions. For example: 2.14 (writing out directions from one place to another); 4.12 (reflections on the future); 5.15; 5.16 (writing simple notes refusing or accepting invitations).

2. Describe, read about, participate in, or recommend a favorite activity, book, song, or other interest to various audiences. Such audiences include peers,

classes, teachers, and other adults. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Academic

Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation programs and classroom activities provide some real-life and practical situations such that students can describe, read about, participate in, or recommend a favorite activity or other interest. The following titles and activities are a few examples: Basics: LESSON 5: I like pizza; Student Workbook Vocabulary Lesson 5: 5.15 Communication; Instructor Guide Classroom Activities; Intro: UNIT 2: Shopping: 2.2 We need milk; Intro: Student Workbook UNIT 2: Shopping: 2.2 Vocabulary; UNIT 5: Finding a Job: 5.5 Grammar and Vocabulary; UNIT 8: Having Fun: 8.3 Communication; Instructor Guide Units 2 and 8 Classroom Activities. Senior Mastery: Many lessons teach students how to express personal opinions, preferences and wishes. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1 Listening and Communication; Lesson 2 Communication; Senior Mastery Unit 8, Lesson 1, Listening; Lesson 2, Listening; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 8, Classroom Activities, Role-plays 1, 2




3. Request and provide information and assistance, orally or in writing, for personal, social, and academic purposes. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Academic

Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation programs and classroom activities provide some real-life and practical situations such that students can request and provide information and assistance, orally or in writing, for personal, social, and academic purposes. A few examples are: Basics: LESSON 6: Can I borrow your pencil?; Student Workbook Vocabulary Lesson 6: 6.11 Communication, 6.12 Communication; Instructor Guide Classroom Activities; Intro: UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.3 The train leaves at 4:30; UNIT 5: Finding a Job: 5.1 What do you want to do?, 5.4 Richard, what are your skills?; UNIT 6: Banking: 6.2 What is your date of birth?; Student Workbook UNIT 6: Banking: 6.1 Communication, 6.2 Grammar, 6.3 Culture; Instructor Guide Unit 6 Classroom Activities; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Stress, Intonation; Useful Phrases: Getting Things Done. Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening

4. Listen attentively, take turns speaking, and build on others’ ideas when engaged in pair, group, or full-class discussions on personal, social, community, and academic topics. (L, S)

ELLIS Academic In general, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain classroom activities that require students to collaborate with one another in order to perform specific tasks, and, as part of the process, to listen attentively, take turns speaking, and build on others’ ideas when engaged in pair, group, or full-class discussions on personal, social, community, and academic topics. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson in each Unit has a Communication section where students learn how to initiate and participate in conversation in culturally appropriate ways. Each Unit also contains Classroom Activities in the Instructor Guide that give students the opportunity to practice culturally appropriate conversations through large group discussions, pair activities, and role-plays.

5. Explain actions, choices, and decisions in social and academic situations. (S, W) ELLIS Academic

The Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain some classroom activities that ask students to explain actions, choices, and decisions in social and academic situations. Examples include Intro: Instructor Guide Units 3, 6 and 8 Classroom Activities in which students are expected to explain actions, choices, and/or decisions when working in pairs or small groups while solving problems. For instance, in Unit 8, there is an activity in which students are divided into groups and given a problem. The students within each group need to discuss the problem and come up with a solution to the problem. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson in each Unit has a Culture section where a variety of social patterns such as etiquette in public places, appropriate small talk topics and eye contact are discussed. Also, each Unit has a Culture section in the Student Workbook where a variety of social patterns such as etiquette in public places, appropriate small talk topics and eye contact are discussed.




6. Understand and use a variety of context-specific oral communication strategies in American English for a range of personal and academic purposes. Such strategies include making confirmation checks, clarifying or requesting clarification, paraphrasing, and repairing miscommunication. (L, S)

ELLIS Academic Students learn how to ask for clarification in: Intro: UNIT 6: Banking: 6.3 May I withdraw some money from my account?; Instructor Guide Unit 6 Classroom Activities. Students explore paraphrasing in: Master Pronunciation: Useful Phrases: Dealing with Language Problems. Middle Mastery: Many lessons throughout the software focus on conversations pieces such as introductions, giving and receiving compliments, clarification, giving and receiving invitations, giving and accepting apologies, giving an opinion, and making suggestions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 4 Lesson 1, Listening; Lesson 2, Listening; Lesson 3, Communication; Middle Mastery Unit 5 Listening and Communication sections of Lessons 1, 2, 4, 5; Senior Mastery: Many lessons focus on identifying and using formal and informal speech. There are also many lessons where the students are asked to write letters, proposals, or resumes that must be appropriate in formality. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 2 Lesson 1, Listening, Vocabulary, Communication; Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening, Vocabulary, Communication

7. Follow oral and written directions to participate in classroom activities, and provide directions to peers in selected interactions. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Academic

In Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation, students are frequently required to follow and respond to oral and written directions in order to perform program activities. Moreover, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain classroom activities in which students are expected to follow and respond to directions/requests in order to participate in classroom and social activities. Additionally, the following are video clips that illustrate giving directions: Basics: LESSON 7: Where is the store?; Intro: UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.1 Where can I get a taxi? and 3.4 Do you have the subway map? An activity in Intro: Instructor Guide Unit 3 Classroom Activities has students create directions to a chosen location on a map. The students provide their directions to the class or a partner to see if the class/partner can find the location correctly on the map. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson in each Unit is created so that students demonstrate comprehension of explanations or instructions by answering the software questions as well as participate in the role-plays.

8. Negotiate and manage interactions to accomplish social and classroom tasks. (L, S) ELLIS Academic

In general, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain many classroom activities that require students to collaborate with one another in order to perform specific tasks, and, if the situation arises, negotiate and manage interactions to accomplish social and classroom tasks. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each Unit has Classroom Discussion questions in the Middle and Senior Mastery Instructor Guide that require students to discuss and collaborate to create opinions, debates, role-plays and other collaborative activities that teach them to negotiate and manage interactions the accomplish tasks.




9. Use appropriate vocabulary, expressions, language, routines, and interaction styles for various audiences and formal and informal social or school situations, noticing how intention is communicated in different ways through language in various contexts. Such expressions and routines include asking permission, making and responding to requests, greeting, making promises, thanking, apologizing. Such situations include chatting with friends, participating in group discussions, greeting a principal or other adult, making purchases, interviewing for a job, and applying to college. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic In Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation, students have the opportunity to learn how to use appropriate vocabulary, expressions, language, routines, and interaction styles for various audiences and formal and informal social or school situations, noticing how intention is communicated in different ways through language in various contexts. For example, students explore how to make requests, as well as, ask and give permission in the following programs: Basics: LESSON 6: Can I borrow your pencil?; Student Workbook Vocabulary Lesson 6: 6.11 and 6.12 Communication; Instructor Guide Classroom Activities; Intro: UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.3 The train leaves at 4:30; UNIT 5: Finding a Job: 5.4 Richard, what are your skills?; Instructor Guide Unit 6 Classroom Activities; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Intonation; Useful Phrases: Getting Things Done. Students explore how to give and respond to greetings in: Basics: LESSON 2: How are you?; Student Workbook Vocabulary Lesson 2: 2.11 Communication and 2.12 Communication; Instructor Guide Classroom Activities; Intro: UNIT 1: Meeting People: 1.1 Hi, Joe. How are you; Student Workbook UNIT 1: Meeting People: 1.1 Communication, 1.1 Vocabulary and Grammar, and 1.2 Communication; Instructor Guide Units 1 and 8 Classroom Activities; Master Pronunciation: Useful Phrases: Social Interactions. Students explore how to express and respond to compliments, gratitude, and apologies in: Intro: UNIT 4: Getting Together: 4.1 Olivia, it’s good to meet your family; Master Pronunciation: Useful Phrases: Social Interactions. Middle Mastery: Many lessons throughout the software focus on conversations pieces such as introductions, giving and receiving compliments, clarification, giving and receiving invitations, giving and accepting apologies, giving an opinion, and making suggestions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 4 Lesson 1, Listening; Lesson 2, Listening; Lesson 3, Communication; Middle Mastery Unit 5 Listening and Communication sections of Lessons 1, 2, 4, 5; Senior Mastery: Many lessons focus on identifying and using formal and informal speech. There are also many lessons where the students are asked to write letters, proposals, or resumes that must be appropriate in formality. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 2 Lesson 1, Listening, Vocabulary, Communication; Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening, Vocabulary, Communication

10. Demonstrate appropriate classroom behaviors (e.g., participating in small group and whole class discussions, being courteous, respecting the person and property of others). (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic In general, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain many classroom activities that require students to work with one another in small or whole group settings, and, as part of the process, demonstrate appropriate classroom behaviors (e.g., participating in small group and whole class discussions, being courteous, respecting the person and property of others). Middle and Senior Mastery: Each Unit has Classroom Discussion questions in the Middle and Senior Mastery Instructor Guide that require students to discuss and collaborate to create opinions, debates, role-plays and other collaborative activities.




11. Discover alternative ways of saying things in social and classroom interactions. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Academic

Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand vocabulary and language used in social interactions related to everyday topics. Within the programs, students will explore various ways of saying things, such as greeting others and asking for help. Further, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain classroom activities that enable students to participate in social and classroom interactions and explore various ways of communicating the same thoughts and/or ideas. Middle Mastery: There are many activities throughout the curriculum that focus on idiomatic expressions and slang. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 3, Lesson 2, Communication; Lesson 4, Communication and Listening; Middle Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 3 Classroom Activities; Senior Mastery: Many lessons in the Listening sections give students the opportunity to listen and identify different levels of formality and when certain types of language are appropriate. Many lessons also give students the opportunity to respond appropriately to nuances in a variety of contexts. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 1, Lesson 1, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Lesson 2, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Vocabulary and Communication: Senior Mastery Student Workbook Unit 1, 1.2 Communication; 1.3 Communication; 1.2 Vocabulary; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit1, Classroom Activities, Role-plays 1, 2

12. Apply self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies in social and classroom interactions. Such strategies include asking questions, starting over, rephrasing, and exploring alternative pronunciations or wording. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand vocabulary and language used in social interactions related to everyday topics. Within the programs, students may explore various self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies that may be applied in social and classroom interactions. For example, students learn how to ask for clarification in: Intro: UNIT 6: Banking: 6.3 May I withdraw some money from my account? Instructor Guide Unit 6 Classroom Activities. Students explore WH- questions in the following programs: Intro: UNIT 1: Meeting People: 1.4 See you later. Goodbye; UNIT 2: Shopping: 2.6 The total is $40.35; UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.2 Let’s go by bus; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Intonation; Instructor Guide Unit 1, 2, 4, and 7 Classroom Activities. Students learn how to paraphrase in: Master Pronunciation: Useful Phrases: Dealing with Language Problems. Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening




STANDARD 5: Students will demonstrate cross-cultural knowledge and understanding. 1. Demonstrate an understanding of cultural and language patterns and norms in American English, including different regional and social varieties of

English, and identify and interpret how these patterns and norms are used. Such patterns and norms include levels of formality, slang, humor, idioms, rhetorical patterns, and standard versus nonstandard dialects (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Students explore making formal and informal greetings and invitations in: Intro: Student Workbook UNIT 1: Meeting People: 1.1 Communication; Instructor Guide Units 1, 4, and 8 Classroom Activities. Middle Mastery: Many lessons throughout the software focus on conversations pieces such as introductions, giving and receiving compliments, clarification, giving and receiving invitations, giving and accepting apologies, giving an opinion, and making suggestions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 4 Lesson 1, Listening; Lesson 2, Listening; Lesson 3, Communication; Middle Mastery Unit 5 Listening and Communication sections of Lessons 1, 2, 4, 5; Senior Mastery: Many lessons focus on identifying and using formal and informal speech. There are also many lessons where the students are asked to write letters, proposals, or resumes that must be appropriate in formality. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 2 Lesson 1, Listening, Vocabulary, Communication; Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening, Vocabulary, Communication

2. Demonstrate an understanding of a broad range of U.S. cultural and political referents through institutions, functions, and processes at the local and national levels, and compare/contrast these with parallels in the students’ native community. Such cultural and political referents include holidays, symbols, traditions, customs, governance systems, and schooling. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Academic Middle Mastery: Many lessons focus on popular referents from the community culture such as attending concerts, vacations, sports, and dating. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 3, Lessons 1-4 Listening and Communication; Unit 4 Lessons 1-3 Listening an Communication; Unit 5 Lesson5, Listening and Communication; Middle Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 3, Classroom Activities; Middle Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 4, Classroom Activities

3. Recognize and share cross-cultural experiences and idea, and connect with those of others. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Academic

Middle Mastery: Many lessons focus on common cultural misunderstanding such as formal vs. informal speech, giving appropriate apologies, and compliments. Students are often asked to list or make compare and contrast visuals to portray these topics. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 4 Lessons 1-3 Listening and Communication; Middle Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 4 Classroom Activities; Senior Mastery: Many lessons ask students to journal about personal experiences with cultural misunderstandings, or how they should respond in these types of situations. Many other lessons focus on appropriate ways to express disagreement and strong opinions. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 11, Lesson 1, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Lesson 2, Communication; Lesson 3, Listening and Communication; Lesson 4, Listening and Communication; Senior Mastery Unit 12, Lesson 2, Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 5, Vocabulary and Communication; Senior Mastery Student Workbook Unit 1, 1.3 Culture; 1.4 Culture; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 1 Classroom Activities, Writing Activities 1, 2, 3; Unit 2 Classroom Activities, Writing Activities 1, 2; Unit 4 Classroom Activities, Writing Activities 1




4. Interpret and demonstrate knowledge of nonverbal and oral communication features, and understand the contexts in which they are used appropriately. Such means of nonverbal communication include gestures, body language, volume, stress, intonation, pace, rhythm, and pauses. (L, S)

ELLIS Academic The following titles have students learn about word stress: Intro: UNIT 1: Meeting People: 1.2 Olivia, this is my friend Joe, 1.3 Joe, where are you from?; UNIT 2: Shopping: 2.6 The total is $40.35; UNIT 7: Going to the Doctor: 7.1 Mom, I have a headache, 7.4 Let me get some information; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Stress. The following titles have students learn about intonation: Intro: UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.2 Let’s go by bus, 3.3 The train leaves at 4:30; UNIT 6: Banking: 6.1 Can you help me open an account?; UNIT 7: Going to the Doctor: 7.5 Bill, you need ten stitches, UNIT 8: Having Fun: 8.4 Let’s all do something together soon; Student Workbook UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.3 Reading; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Intonation. The following titles have students learn about pauses: Intro: UNIT 7: Going to the Doctor: 7.3 911. What is the emergency?; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Intonation. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson in each Unit has a Listening and Role-play section where students both observe and practice communicating meaning by intonation patterns such as volume, stress, and pace.

5. Compare and contrast oral traditions, myths, folktales, and literature from different national and international regions and cultures, including the students’ own, identifying similarities and differences and universal cultural themes, and exploring how language and literature transmit culture. (L, S, R, W)

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6. Recognize and demonstrate an appreciation of some commonalities and distinctions across cultures and groups (differentiated by gender, ability, generations, etc.), including the students’ own. (L, S, R, W)

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