ESL Ideas      (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional)

Topic - Audience - Purpose
(I, T) Activity student completes table answering pre-writing question prompts for the following: topic, audience, purpose

Setting Stage
( B ) Activity beginner student draws a picture of an event and writes a simple description below

Computer Assisted Sentence Production
(B, I) Online examples and activities to assist student construct basic sentences for the following topics: self introduction, food & drink, letter, favorites, daily schedule, frequent phrases, personal information

Guide to Grammar & Writing
(B, I, T) Provides A-Z library of handouts and activities for the following: word & sentence, paragraph, essay & research paper, grammar, quizzes, peripherals & PowerPoints

Proper Punctuation Methods
(I, T) Handout provides table demonstrating ways to combine independent and dependent clauses followed by descriptions and examples for common punctuation errors to avoid

Tools for Reading, Writing, & Thinking
(B, I, T) Graphic organizer library including the following topics: academic note-taking, cause & effect, claim / evidence / interpretation, characterization, classification, collaborative questions, compare / contrast, comparisons, conflict, discussion, event maps, expository writing, fact vs. opinion, four square perspective, inductive main idea, inference, key concepts, KWL, main idea, prediction, etc.

Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources
(I, T) Handouts provide explanations and examples for the following: plagiarism, paraphrase, summarize

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