For this language development lesson using the books by Kevin Henkes English Language Learners learn vocabulary and language structures to express feelings, make text-to-self connections, and practice the reading strategy of analyzing characters. In the final project students create a character of their own. This lesson format follows the Sheltered English Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP).

Concepts

character analysis, feelings, text-to-self connections

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Additional Tags

alex, alabama learning exchange, alabama learning exchange: getting to know characters, chrysanthemum, ll.pk.1.2.2 speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings and ideas clearly. (articulation), siop lesson, words that express feelings

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

SL.K.6 RL.1.2 SL.1.1.b SL.2.1.a SL.K.1.a SL.1.1.a SL.K.1.b SL.2.1.b