“I cannot teach you anything; I can only make you think.” --Socrates

Tanya Zamudio

To every complex problem, there is a simple solution, and it is usually wrong.

Two Major ESOL Guidelines If you do not understand, ask until you do. DO NOT just nod your head or say “yes.” Speak only English during class unless other instructions are given.

Classroom Activities That Have Worked for Me Personal Dictionaries Vocabulary Squares Word Wall and Word Strips Sentence Strips Conversation Cards Character Notebooks Picture of the Week Book of the Month Storybook Box Project Zines

Personal Dictionaries 5 unfamiliar words Vocabulary Lists – Every Two Weeks Student Created Sentences Picture and Sentence Strips Activities

Four Square Vocabulary Grid Model the process for students. If you use the word addition, their four-square might look like this. Word Addition Makes me think of…. Counting all my friends. Meaning Adding, Getting a sum, totaling something Opposite Subtraction

Word Wall and Word Strips Working Permenant

Sentence Strips and Conversation Cards Missing Vocabulary Word Base Verb – Students must conjugate Topic of conversation – must use vocabulary words – write down the sentences when a word is used

Character Notebooks Point or View Express and Create Personal Journal Topics Add Illustrations and Collages

Picture of the Week Stages of Writing Types of Writing – Narrative, Descriptive, Informative, and Persuasive Error Log Rubric

Book of the Month Author’s Purpose Theme Climax and Conflict Write and best answer wins The Sneetches, The Zax, Oh, the Places You Will Go, Thunder Cake, Whoever You Are

Storybook Box Project Literary Terms and Elements Physical Representations Oral Presentation

Zines Personal Magazine 30 Days of Poetry Memoirs Short Stories Genres of Writing

Useful Websites http://www.armoredpenguin.com Academic Word List http://www.massey.ac.nz/~wwlang/staff/awl/frequent.shtml Vocabulary and Puzzle Sites http://www.armoredpenguin.com http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games http://www.manythings.org/ Reading http://www.internet4classrooms.com

Useful Websites Grammar Sites http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/confusing_verbs.html http://a4esl.org/q/h/grammar.html http://www.apples4theteacher.com/esl-games/spanish/ http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm Writing http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm

Happiness is not a reward; it is a consequence.

Tanya Zamudio zamudiot@berkeley.k12.sc.us ESOL Teacher at Sedgefield Middle School Berkeley County School District