English 3 ELD

Course #:  15111020
Credit Type:  English
Credit:  1.0
Pre/Co Requisite:  No
College Credit:  No
College Hours Earned:  0
Grade Level:  11
Description:  English 3 ELD is a standards-based course focusing on thematic units of study appropriate to grade level 11 and designed for multilinguals still developing their English language proficiency.  The curriculum comprises a variety of literary and information text, writing for various purposes, speaking and listening, and language skills (e.g., grammar, vocabulary).  Students analyze texts for key ideas and details, evaluate the author’s craft and textual structures in order to integrate ideas and details into well-written texts of their own.  Students take part in collaborative discussions to develop textual, visual, digital, and media literacies.  This course must be taught by an ESOL endorsed teacher in order to provide appropriate scaffolds for the language development while meeting grade-level standards.