2. Karen Netterville CTAP 295...the moment I am in one country, I am homesick for the other.

3. Writing Unit Overview Book: Grandfather’s Journey Author: Allen Say ELD Levels: II/III Style: Firsthand Biographical Essay A compelling reminiscence of his grandfather’s life in America and Japan, Say delivers a poignant account of his family’s cross- cultural experience.

4. ELD Standards for Unit ***Standards are for Early Intermediate Level Students.*** Listening & Speaking Comprehension:1.3 Restate and execute multistep oral directions. Reading:Word Analysis Concepts about Print, Phonemic Awareness, Vocabulary & Concept Development for Early Intermediate students. –1.1 Produce most English phonemes comprehensibly, while orally reading their own writing, simple sentences or texts. Reading:Fluency & Systematic Vocabulary Development –1.8 Use a dictionary to derive meaning of unknown vocabulary. Reading:Reading Comprehension & Analysis of Appropriate Text –1.1 Orally identify main ideas and some details of familiar literature and informational materials/public documents(e.g., newspaper, brochures,etc.) using key words or phrases. Writing: Strategies & Applications, Organization & Focus, Evaluation & Revision –1.1 From a given topic, use the writing process to write sentences and short paragraphs with supporting details. There may be some inconsistent use of standard grammatical forms.

5. ACTIVITIES INTO THROUGH BEYOND

6. INTO PRE TEST- Funbrain.com ORIGAMI - Read instructions and give directions other students to make a paper crane. MAP- Locate Red Bluff and Japan and guessestimate distance in miles. CALCULATE - Use web site to calculate distance and compare with their guessestimate.

7. Vocabulary: 15 Fill-in Sentences

8. Pre and Post Test Results for Grandfather’s Journey 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 123456789101112 PRE TEST SCORES POST TEST SCORES

9. WOW! What did I learn?