WGU Unit Plan Organizer
Complete this organizer for a unit of study consisting of at least three ELL lessons. You may use this organizer to guide the lesson plans that you
are required to develop for Tasks 2–4 of the assessment for this course.
UNIT PLAN ORGANIZER
My School Content English Language Arts
Unit Title
Area
3 Days/3 Lessons
Grade/Language Proficiency
Duration ● Newcomers
Level(s) ● Grades pre-K -3
Purpose of Unit Unit Summary
The purpose of this Unit is to help ELL newcomer students feel Introducing key vocabulary, common greeting, grammar, reading
comfortable and welcome into my school as they begin the journey of and writing.
learning English. The Unit will target listening, speaking, reading and
writing. One goal is to develop ELL student skills in all learning areas.
Another goal is to provide vocabulary rich content and allow them
multiple opportunities during the week to practice.
Content Area Standards
RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.K.4 Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
RL.K. 7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what
moment in a story an illustration depicts)
RL.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding. Act ivate prior knowledge and draw on previous
experiences in order to make text-to-self or text-to-text connections and comparisons.
W.K.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to
answer a question.
SL.K.4 Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.
L.K.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
, English Language Development Standards
Ohio English Language Proficiency Standards
K.10 An English Language Learner can . . . make accurate use of standard English to communicate in grade -appropriate speech and
writing.
K.2 An English Language Learner can . . . participate in grade appropriate oral and written exchanges of information, ideas, and
analyses, responding to peer, audience, or reader comments and questions.
Learning Goals
● Common Greetings; different ways to say hello and goodbye
● Common Greetings; when to use them
● Vocabulary; introducing items in school
● Communication; using a games students will practice their greetings in a small group
● Writing; practice key words from the story
● Writing; copying letters and sentences
Connections to Previous Learning
This unit is intended for a newcomer for their first lesson. We will use their background knowledge and prior learning experience from their
first language as a foundation.
Complete this organizer for a unit of study consisting of at least three ELL lessons. You may use this organizer to guide the lesson plans that you
are required to develop for Tasks 2–4 of the assessment for this course.
UNIT PLAN ORGANIZER
My School Content English Language Arts
Unit Title
Area
3 Days/3 Lessons
Grade/Language Proficiency
Duration ● Newcomers
Level(s) ● Grades pre-K -3
Purpose of Unit Unit Summary
The purpose of this Unit is to help ELL newcomer students feel Introducing key vocabulary, common greeting, grammar, reading
comfortable and welcome into my school as they begin the journey of and writing.
learning English. The Unit will target listening, speaking, reading and
writing. One goal is to develop ELL student skills in all learning areas.
Another goal is to provide vocabulary rich content and allow them
multiple opportunities during the week to practice.
Content Area Standards
RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.K.4 Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
RL.K. 7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what
moment in a story an illustration depicts)
RL.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding. Act ivate prior knowledge and draw on previous
experiences in order to make text-to-self or text-to-text connections and comparisons.
W.K.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to
answer a question.
SL.K.4 Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.
L.K.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
, English Language Development Standards
Ohio English Language Proficiency Standards
K.10 An English Language Learner can . . . make accurate use of standard English to communicate in grade -appropriate speech and
writing.
K.2 An English Language Learner can . . . participate in grade appropriate oral and written exchanges of information, ideas, and
analyses, responding to peer, audience, or reader comments and questions.
Learning Goals
● Common Greetings; different ways to say hello and goodbye
● Common Greetings; when to use them
● Vocabulary; introducing items in school
● Communication; using a games students will practice their greetings in a small group
● Writing; practice key words from the story
● Writing; copying letters and sentences
Connections to Previous Learning
This unit is intended for a newcomer for their first lesson. We will use their background knowledge and prior learning experience from their
first language as a foundation.
