Language Objectives Action Words

Language Objectives:
 Promote student academic language growth. Listening Speaking Reading Writing
 Include the use of either receptive (listening and reading)
act agree/disagree discover ask and answer
and/or productive language skills (speaking and writing) arrange answer distinguish questions
 Connect clearly with the lesson topic or lesson activities distinguish ask explore brainstorm
duplicate converse find classify
Essential Question: Which of the four domains will the students categorize debate find specific info collect
use to accomplish the content objective? choose define identify compare
copy describe infer contrast
follow directions discuss interpret create
Category Example identify explain locate describe
Key vocabulary refers to the technical Students will be able to define the indicate express make connections edit
terms, concept words, and other words terms . . . .orally and in writing label give instructions match evaluate
needed to discuss, read, or write about listen identify preview explain
the topic of a lesson match name predict illustrate
Language Functions refer to the ways Students will be able to formulate order practice read journal
students use language in the lesson. questions and generate hypotheses point predict read aloud label
recognize pronounce skim list
Language Skills are the reading, Students will read and determine a main role play rehearse order
writing, listening, and speaking skills idea.
show repeat organize
students need to learn. Students will write an explanation. . .
sort rephrase record
Grammar or Language Structures can Students will use adverbs when drafting tell respond revise
be taught when they are prevalent in the their report. restate state and justify
written or spoken discourse of the class. Students will recognize imperative say steps in a opinions
sentences
process summarize
Lesson Tasks involve identifying Students will be able to read and share support
language that is embedded in a single summarize a text passage with peers and state take notes
lesson and turning it into explicit then teach the main information to summarize write
instruction in language. another student. tell
Language Learning Strategies may Students will be able to confirm their use vocabulary
include corrective strategies (reread responses to text questions with a peer.
confusing text), self-monitoring Students will be able to represent data
strategies (make and confirm graphically.
predictions), pre-reading
strategies (relate to personal
experience), or
language practice strategies (repeat or
rehearse phrases, visualize).