1. English Language Acquisition Committee (ELAC) Meeting
Ms. E. Ohanian
Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School
Tuesday, 10/10/17

2. Agenda / Topics to be Covered
Course Description
Mission / Goals
Classroom Instruction
Grading
Vocabulary and Grammar Sources
Textbook and Practice Book
Novels / Literary Sources
Upcoming Projects / Unique Program Features / Goals
Helpful Websites / Links

3. Course Description
The focus of this course is to develop the students’ reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills, as well as content knowledge in the English language, in order to meet reclassification requirements. The course’s academic emphasis is on oral language development, academic vocabulary acquisition, expository writing, and reading comprehension. Students will strive to master various academic skills using different learning modalities in order to pass the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) test. Students will practice their English language skills everyday, perfecting their current skills and developing new ones all with goals of success in mind.

4. Mission / Goals
The objectives of this course provide comprehensive instruction and are consistent with those articulated in the California English Language Developmental Standards in tandem with the Common Core State Standards including the following:
Engage in learning tasks that promote academic language in listening, speaking, reading and writing through both independent and collaborative work
Complete various reading assignments
Use reading and writing strategies and processes to accomplish a variety of intellectually challenging tasks that promote higher-level thinking
Reflect on language development and growth toward academic goals
Develop critical thinking skills
Build academic and personal resiliency

5. Classroom Instruction
Daily SSR Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)
Vocabulary exercises
Grammar exercises
Independent, small group and large group activities
Written and oral summaries
Textbook and practice book reading and exercises
Literature-based contextual exercises

6. Grading Letter Grade Breakdown: Citizenship:
A+ = % B = 83-86% C- = 70-72% F = 59% and below
A = 93-96% B- = 80-82% D+ = 67-69%
A- = 90-92% C+ = 77-79% D = 63-66%
B+ = 87-89% C = 73-76% D- = 60-62%
Citizenship:
O = Outstanding
S = Satisfactory
U = Unsatisfactory

7. Vocabulary and Grammar Sources
ELD Level Three
ELD Level Four

8. Textbook and Practice Book
ELD Level Three
ELD Level Four

9. Novels / Literary Sources
A variety of novels adhering to student-specific Lexile levels
Various academic magazine articles
Newspaper periodicals and newsletters

10. Upcoming Projects / Unique Program Features / Goals
Silent Sustained Reading (SSR) Project
Differentiated Instruction
ELD Level Three vs. ELD Level Four
Teacher / Teaching Assistant
Individual vs. Group vs. Class Work
Rotation
Reclassification into Mainstream English
CELDT  ELPAC

11. Helpful Websites / Links
(CMHS website)
(Ms. Ohanian’s page on school website)
Readtheory.org
Remind.com