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?
