Components of Written Language
Structure of Written Language
If you are an ELL learner...
Vocabulary?
BONUS! What did Brad have for breakfast?
100
Create a message in writing
What is meaning?
100
The study of how individual words and their most basic meaningful units are combined to create sentences.
What is syntax?
100
Lessons that are learned but are not openly intended and sometimes can be discriminatory.
What is the hidden curriculum?
100
The ability to read and write.
What is literacy?
100
Left over baked and layer tort from a birthday, retirement or anniversary.
What is cake?
200
The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation
What is tone?
200
The study of the way the sentences of language are constructed.
What is grammar?
200
A supportive partner who can model language and literacy for me.
What is a language buddy or reading buddy or writing buddy?
200
A process that enables a child or novice to solve a problem, carry out a task, or achieve a goal which would otherwise be beyond their unassisted efforts.
What is scaffolding?
200
The unfertilized embryo of a Gallus domesticus.
What is eggs?
300
The way in which a language conveys meaning, i.e. green with envy.
What is semantics?
300
A word or phrase that shows how the meaning of one sentence is related to the meaning of the preceding sentence.
What is transitions?
300
ELL learner from this type of strategy in which the teacher models how to figure out the problem or assignment.
What is learn-aloud-think-aloud?
300
BICS - easy to learn and the first step for ESL's
What is basic individual communication skills?
300
If Brad was on a diet, he would try to eat this out of desperation.
What is grass?
400
The study of the smallest unit of meaning in language, i.e. affixes or prefixes.
What is morphology?
400
Broca's area in the brain is usually associated with the production of language, or language outputs which is found in what brain network described by UDL.
What is strategic network or the 'how' of learning?
400
An ELL would best learn phonemic awareness when the lessons incorporate these learning mnemonics?
What is culturally relevant songs, poems and rhymes?
400
CALP - hard for ESL's to understand right off the bat
What is cognitive academic language proficiency?
400
If Brad cannot find enough food in his natural habitat, he would resort to stealing this item while avoiding the park ranger.
What is stealing picnic baskets from unsuspecting campers?