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Standard: Speak So Others Can Understand Outcomes Students will be able to call 9-1-1 and state an emergency.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:      language arts - reading , social studies Roles:      Family, Worker, Community Member Program Type(s)      ESOL NRS Learner levels (ESOL)      1 Time frame:       1-2 hours

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Standard: Speak So Others Can Understand

Component of Performance How activity addresses component Determine the purpose for communicating Students need to know how to contact 9-1-1 in case of an emergency. Organize and relay information to effectively serve the purpose, context, and listener Students must be able to identify and communicate in English a fire truck, police car and ambulance in order to call 9-1-1 and state the emergency to the dispatcher. Pay attention to conventions of oral English communication, including grammar, word choice, register, pace and gesture in order to minimize barriers to listener's comprehension Students will know the association between a picture and that English word. then dialog about what to do in case of an emergency Use multiple strategies to monitor the effectiveness of the communication Teacher models dialogue, students work in pairs to practice dialoguing and answer questions related to the emergency.

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent Students need to know what to do in case of an emergency and have the necessary language skills to be able to communicate to others. Contextual Practicing new words associated with pictures allows the student immediate application of their learning. Building Expertise Emergency words are foundational for students to learn in case of emergencies.

Lesson Designer Jill Kramer Columbus Literacy Council (614) 221-5013 jkramer@columbusliteracy.org

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