ESOL Language Arts Level 1-3 Block 3 Ms. Ramírez “Jewel in the Sand” ESOL Language Arts Level 1-3 Block 3 Ms. Ramírez

Objectives Spelling. Understanding what a is a folktale. Learn how to draw conclusion from a text.

What is a Folktale? Stories that people, or folk, tell one another. They began as oral stories. In time people wrote down the stories. Sometime folktales teach lessons.

Try to Predict… Where do you think the story takes place? What do you think the story is about? What is happening in each picture?

Reading Strategy-Draw Conclusions To decide something is true based on information. For example, you see someone wearing expensive clothes. You might draw the conclusion or think that the person is wealthy.

As you read the story think about how the three main characters act. Based on the characters action, what conclusions can you draw about them?

Words to know! Curious: wanting to know about something Interrupt: stop a person who is talking Generous: giving

Let’s Read Together! Pg. 46-48 Work with a partner on the Guided Reading Worksheet. Answer in complete sentences!

Jewel in the Sand Grammar Minilessons: Present tense: Regular Verbs Singular and Plural Nouns

Present Tense: Regular Verbs Which is the regular verb in each sentence? I look. You look. We look. They look.

For the subjects I, you, we and they I write the basic form of the regular verb.

For the subject he, she, and it, add –s to the basic form of the regular verb. He looks. She looks. It looks.

When a verb ends with the letters –s, -z, -ch, -sh, or –x add –es to the base form of the verb with he, she or it. He watches. She wishes. It misses.

Singular and Plural Nouns A noun names: A person, place or thing Nouns that name one are singular. Nouns that name more than one thing are called plural nouns.

How do I make these words Plural? Chair Desk Book

-s,-z,-sh,-ch, or -x When a noun ends with this letters you add an –es to the noun to form the plural. boxes, watches, princesses, foxes

Guess… http://www.ezschool.com/English/SingularPlural/st8.html

What is a Play? Scripted dialogue between characters Intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading

Reaching All Students Activity

Dramatic Reading Let’s Act!

Articles: an, a, the Words that identify nouns. Use a or an: To talk about one general person, place or thing. 2. Before singular nouns you can count.

Example of Articles A princess lost an earring. (One princess lost one earring)

Use a before a consonant sound He saw a jewel. They sleep in a tent.

Use an before a vowel sound. Ali has an uncle. He had an idea.

DO NOT use a or an before nouns you cannot count. I eat rice for dinner. We drink coffee in the morning.

the Use the to talk about one or more specific persons, place or things. The Inuit were nomads. (The Inuit are specific people) Ali found the earring. ( Ali found the specific earring that the princess lost.)

DO NOT use a, an, or the before names of places, months, days and languages. My friends in Canada can speak English and French. I visit them in July.

Practice pg. 52 Write the sentences in your notebook. Underline the article(s).

Fill in the blanks.

Writing a Journal Entry People write in journals to record their thoughts and feelings about things that happened in their lives. It helps you remember important events. It helps you express your ideas and feelings more easily.

Entry Each separate writing in the journal. Personal and Informal. You choose what to write about.

Read pg. 53 How was the princess feeling when she wrote this entry? How do you know? How is her entry personal? How is her entry informal?

Writing Practice Write a journal entry about something you lost, a fun trip you took, or a gift someone gave you. Hand in at the end of the class.