ELA/ELD Framework Vignettes Summary Sheet
Note that each grade level section has a pair of vignettes that should be interpreted together: an English Language Arts(ELA)/Literacy with integrated English Language Development (ELD) vignette and a companion designated ELD vignette.| Grade | English Language Arts (ELA)/Literacy (with Integrated ELD) | Designated English Language Development (ELD) (builds into and from the content instruction in the ELA/Literacy vignette) |
|---|---|---|
Transitional Kindergarten |
Retelling and Rewriting Stories (The Three Little Pigs) |
Retelling Stories |
Kindergarten |
Interactive read aloud (story) |
General academic vocabulary instruction |
1st |
Interactive read aloud (science informational text) |
Unpacking grammatically complex sentences |
2nd |
Close reading of stories Author study – Kevin Henkes |
Verb analysis (showing what the character is thinking and feeling) |
3rd |
Collaborative summarizing using informational text Photosynthesis (Science) |
Creating complex sentences showing relationships of time |
4th |
Writing biographies |
5-day general academic vocabulary teaching cycle |
5th |
Science report writing: Text reconstruction Information report outline |
Using text connectives to build text cohesion |
6th |
Close reading of a memoir Robert Feynman (Physicist) Central idea |
Language analysis of Feynman’s memoir |
7th |
Close reading of an informational text |
Unpacking arguments: text organization and language for persuading |
8th |
Collaboratively analyzing complex texts First amendment rights mini unit (H/SS) |
Using persuasive language to debate |
9th-10th |
Examining diverse perspectives in World Literature using |
Analyzing a history text |
11th-12th |
Reading, analyzing, & discussing history text; using language for engaging in academic discourse |
Unpacking sentences, discussing language, analyzing nominalization and passive voice in a history text |