HOMEWORK AND PRACTICE Classroom Example
المؤلف:
Jane D. Hill Kathleen M. Flynn
المصدر:
Classroom Instruction that works with English Language Learners
الجزء والصفحة:
P80-C8
2025-09-12
416
HOMEWORK AND PRACTICE Classroom Example
Subject: Social Studies
Content Objective: To recognize a variety of influences on consumers and how these influences affect decisions about purchases.
Students have already discovered that they are surrounded by images and messages telling them what to buy, what is better, what tastes better, and so forth. They have also explored the creators of these images and messages, and the audiences they are targeting. Students chose a product as a whole-class activity and then discussed and demonstrated advertisers’ claims about the product (e.g., it tastes good, improves health, is fast-acting). They also talked about how the advertisers got the audience’s attention and what factors induced the students to buy the product. They pointed out pictures or words that persuade consumers. They discussed and brought in examples of advertising from various media sources (e.g., TV, radio, billboards, flyers, signs at grocery stores, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, coupons).
After much discussion, demonstration, and classroom activities, the following homework was assigned. Students were asked to gather examples of advertising that influenced a purchase made by their mother or father or one that incited the students themselves to convince their parents to buy a product for them. The students then were asked to either draw or write a description of that experience. They were also given the choice of writing about an ad they saw on TV, heard on the radio, or saw in a magazine that was convincing, and discussing how it was convincing (e.g., message, presentation, price). The teacher was careful to set a reasonable expectation for this assignment by stating how many paragraphs were expected and by emphasizing that drawings should illustrate what was convincing about the advertisement.
Preproduction
Students can practice words for items they studied during class by finding or drawing another example from home. For example, when the class talks about Nike shoes, students learn the words “toe,” “heel,” “shoelaces,” and “swoosh.” For homework, they can draw a shoe and label the parts (see Figure 1). They can also be assigned to draw and label five items from home that have been discussed in class.
Any word selection activity you can provide will keep them in the learning loop. You can then assess vocabulary with statements such as “Show me the toe” or “Point to the shoelaces.”
Early Production Students can also use practice with vocabulary. In addition to nouns, they should be working on vocabulary for sight, touch, sound, taste, and smell. For homework, they can select four items from home and practice writing their new vocabulary in the chart provided (see Figure 2).
Speech Emergence
Students can select items from home and complete the chart depicted in Figure 3. The first row gives an example for students.
Intermediate and Advanced Fluency
Students can draw something they saw on TV and describe why it was convincing according to at least three criteria (e.g., message, presentation, and price).
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