With the Finish Line for ELLs 2.0 workbook, English language learners can improve their performance across the language domains and become familiar with item types on state ELP assessments
Need more standards support in your lesson plans? Finish Line New York ELA is the perfect fit with step-by-step instruction to help students take on the challenging nature of New York's Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS). This next generation of Finish Line includes 300+ pages of focused practice and a new lesson format. The gradual release model is extended to four parts to promote deeper learning: Skill Introduction, Focused Instruction, Guided Practice, and Independent Practice. Guided questions model the thought process. Language Arts/Writing is integrated into the book. A full unit of writing standards helps students practice the writing process, learn how to answer open-ended questions, and apply grammar and usage conventions. Much like New York's standards and assessments, students are required to do close reading of rigorous text. Reviews include PARCC-type items, as well as multiple-choice, open-ended, and multipart questions. Finish Line is designed to supplement core basal programs, including ReadyGEN(tm) and Common Core Code X(tm).
The annotated teacher's edition for Finish Line New York ELA includes suggestions for use/teaching strategies; answer key with answer analysis, and CCLS and Depth of Knowledge (DOK) correlations; speaking, writing, and media/research activities; Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary; and ELL support.
Prepare students for Pennsylvania's end-of-course assessment with Keystone Finish Line Literature. Lessons are aligned to the Keystone Exams: Literature Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content, and provide plenty of practice with the types and length of literature found on the test. The book is divided into two modules with a review at the end of each: Module 1 focuses on fiction, such as plays, poems, short stories, and classic literature; Module 2 covers nonfiction, such as functional, instructional, expository, and argumentative texts. Just like the Keystone, many practice questions feature authentic texts with items that address Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels 2 and higher and students will answer multiple-choice and constructed-response questions. Each lesson is specific to a skill or content area, and includes an instructional review, guided practice, and independent work.
The annotated teacher's edition for Finish Line English Language Arts, Third Edition includes suggestions for use/teaching strategies; answer key with answer analysis, and CCSS and Depth of Knowledge (DOK) correlations, speaking, writing, and media/research activities; Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary; and ELL support.
The annotated teacher's edition for Finish Line New York ELLs: Bilingual Common Core includes teacher directions for each student page; instructional notes for teachers; a reproducible parent letter; classroom learning activities to support speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills; answer sheets with rubrics; NYSESLAT Anchors and Targets of Measurement at grade level; and NYS Common Core Learning Standards for ELA at grade level.
Central Themes, Level Three, Sociology and Economics (SE), is an English language course book designed for SE students in Secondary Three. Its scope and sequence is based on the English syllabus of the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education. Central Themes, Level Three, SE, presents topics, such as consumerism, minimalism, occupation gendering, development, child marriage, domestic violence, social media, deforestation, white pollution, homelessness, and modern-day slavery, which exhibit universality and stand true for people of all cultures. Through those topics, students better understand human experiences and gain insight into how the world works. Central Themes, Level Three, SE, is ideal for classroom interaction and test preparation.
The annotated teacher's edition for Finish Line New York Math includes instructions for using the student book; objective for each lesson; student book pages with correct answers, CCLS correlation, and Depth of Knowledge (DOK) for each item; answer rationales for items in the Independent Practice; extension activity/hands-on activity; vocabulary for each lesson; scoring rubrics; and connections to the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
A challenging year of standards lies ahead. With the new Finish Line English Language Arts, Third Edition, your students can get the extra support they need to master the Common Core-based standards you teach every day. Finish Line supplements your core basal program with instruction and practice that are concise and simply presented. The workbook is divided into units that parallel the strands in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA at grade level. Finish Line features a gradual release model--from teacher-led instruction to individual student work--in a four-part lesson format: Skill Introduction, Focused Instruction, Guided Practice, and Independent Practice. The book includes a full unit of writing standards for students to practice the writing process, learn how to answer open-ended questions, and apply grammar and usage conventions. Much like Common Core-based standards and assessments, the book requires students to do close reading of rigorous text. Unit reviews include traditional item types and item types found on Common Core assessments. A glossary includes terms that appear in boldface throughout the book.