Thursday, December 21, 2017

Scaffolding Language:Scaffolding Learning Chapter 5

Scaffolding Language: Scaffolding Learning – Chapter 5


1.     Describe some challenges that ELs may encounter when attempting to write in English.


2.     How are genres cultural and shared by members of that culture?


3.     Please read genres of school writing (narrative and argument) p. 102 -108.  Is there anything from this section that resonated with you so that you may further support teachers working with ELs in writing?



4.     The Teaching and Learning Cycle has four stages.  These are: Stage 1-Building knowledge of the field; Stage 2- Modeling and deconstructing the genre; Stage 3- Joint construction; Stage 4 – Independent writing. How could this cycle provide an organizing framework for an entire unit?