Board Approved October 2022
Wilson Area School District
Planned Course Guide
Title of planned course: ESL Newcomer
Subject Area: English Language Development
Grade Level: 5-8
Course Description: This course, open to students formally classified English Learners (ELs), is
designed to improve overall speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in accordance with the PA
English Language Development Standards. Students will acquire basic literacy in English and apply
this knowledge to their individual lives (both socially and academically). Students will learn to
communicate effectively in a variety of discussions, develop critical thinking skills, demonstrate the
ability to utilize the conventions of standard English, and acquire an understanding of the basic parts
of American culture. In addition, students will be able to effectively use technology in and outside the
classroom, as well as learn where to locate necessary information to succeed academically.
Time/Credit for this Course: One Full Academic Year
Curriculum Writing Committee: Kimberly Steirer
Board Approved October 2022
Curriculum Map
August / September:
● Course Introduction
● Formal language assessment for proficiency level
● Introduce selves & give personal information
● Talk about themselves and family
● Say, write numbers and information containing numbers
● state basic needs, ask for help
● Know classroom words, phrases and how to get around school
● Know English alphabet and their sounds
● Use contractions
● Use This/These, That/Those
● Use indefinite articles “a” and “an”
● Begin to write basic sentences in English (SVO) with frames
● United States of America
October:
● Give information about school objects, places and procedures
● Follow oral commands
● Ask and answer basic Yes/No questions
● Use the verb “to be” in the simple present tense
● Understand singular and plural nouns
● Use simple adjectives
● Colors, Sizes and Shapes
● Compare and contrast schools and school experiences
November:
● Remember and say the days of the week & the months of the year
● Tell time
● Explain a class schedule
● Ask and answer simple“wh” questions
● Correctly use the language patterns, It is … , It’s ....
● Know and use prepositions of place
● Use word sequence; First, second, then (etc)
● Use present simple tense
● use ordinal numbers
December:
● Know and use personal pronouns
● Ask yes/no questions with the verb “to be” and “can”
● Write simple sentences about people
● Give information about people
● Learn and use simple action verbs
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January:
● Name the main food groups
● Classify foods into groups
● Use count and non count nouns
● Express likes and dislikes by making statements and asking questions
using the auxiliary verb “do”
● Use money
● Ask for the price of something
● Use how much/how many and some/any correctly
● Follow and give simple step by step directions
February:
● Express wants and needs
● Prepositions of location
● Know and use the verbs “to need” and “to want”
● Give and follow commands
● Use vocabulary related to technology
March:
● Use descriptive adjectives
● Use the “auxiliary verb “do”
● Use synonyms
● Express feelings
● Know body parts
● Use health related vocabulary
April:
● Use and describe basic clothing items
● Describe weather & seasons
● Expand on Adjectives
● Use time order words
● Use the verb “have”
● Know how to form the present progessive tense and use it correctly
● Form and answer wh- questions related to weather and clothing
● Guided paragraph writing - weather/appropriate clothing
May/June:
● Use prepositions of place & location words correctly
● Identify places in the community
● Use possessive nouns and pronouns correctly
● Use the present progressive to express future actions
● Use polite phrases in the subjunctive such as “Could you please,..?” and “Would you
please..?”
● Use the present progressive correctly to express future actions
● Use previously taught grammatical structures correctly
Board Approved October 2022
Wilson Area School District
Planned Course Materials
Course Title: ESL Newcomer
Supplemental Books: Visions Basic, Heinle, Cengage Learning
Inside the USA, National Geographic Hampton-Brown
Side By Side, Pearson Longman
Penguin Readers, Pearson Longman
Very Easy True Stories, Pearson Longman
The New Oxford Picture Dictionary
The New Oxford Picture Dictionary, workbook
Teacher Resources:
● ellii (formerly ESL Library
● ESL Gold
● EverythingESL
● Colorin Colorado
● TEDEd
● EdPuzzle
● Duolingo
● Quizlet
● Kami
● UsingEnglish.com
● Other various online resources
● Various supplemental texts
Board Approved October 2022
Curriculum Scope & Sequence
Planned Course: ESL Newcomer
Unit: Introductions
Time frame: 2-3 weeks
State Standards: WIDA Standards (included)
Adopted anchors: WIDA Can Do Descriptors (included)
Essential content/objectives: At end of the unit, students will be able to:
● Introduce selves & give personal information
● Talk about themselves and family
● Say, write numbers and information containing numbers
● State basic needs, ask for help
● Know classroom words, phrases and how to get around school
● Know English alphabet and their sounds
● Use contractions
● Use This/These, That/Those
● Use indefinite articles “a” and “an”
● Write basic sentences with frames in English (SVO)
● Identify the US States
Core Activities: Students will complete/participate in the following:
● Teacher modeling / Role plays introducing self and others
● Labeling classroom objects and pictures of vocabulary words
● Dictation of new vocabulary words
● Story retell using single words, phrases with guided practice
● Repeating and copying new vocabulary
● Writing sentences with sentence frames / fill in the blank
● Quizlet for vocabulary reinforcement
Extensions:
● Write simple sentences about self (using sentence starters)
● Duolingo
● Create own Quizlet
● Countries
Remediation:
● Repetition
● Use of flash cards / pictures
● Tutoring / Extra help
Instructional Methods
● Direct Instruction
● Repetition with modeling
● Partner/Small Group work - oral activities
● Individual practice
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Materials & Resources:
● Supplemental Books/Resources
● Worksheets
● Audio/video materials
● Projector & Smartboard
● Google Classroom and various apps
● Kami
● EdPuzzle
● Flash/picture Cards
Assessments:
● Individual progress charts
● Teacher-created rubrics
● Worksheets
● Quizzes
● Project based assessments
Board Approved October 2022
Curriculum Scope & Sequence
Planned Course: ESL Newcomer
Unit: The Classroom and School Community
Time frame: 2-3 weeks
State Standards WIDA Standards (included)
Anchor(s) or adopted anchor: WIDA Can Do Descriptors (included)
Essential content/objectives: At end of the unit, students will be able to:
● Give information about school objects, places and procedures
● Follow oral commands
● Ask and answer basic Yes/No questions
● Use the verb “to be” in the simple present tense
● Understand singular and plural nouns
● Use simple adjectives
● Identify colors, sizes & shapes
● Compare and contrast schools and school experiences
Core Activities: Students will complete/participate in the following:
● Teacher modeling
● Use listen-say-write method to introduce new concepts & vocabulary
● Completion type worksheets - notes shell & practice
● Dictation of new words and phrases
● Interview classmates
● Ask and answer questions
● Read & retell simple story
● Quizlet activities for vocabulary reinforcement
Extensions:
● Create labeled map of places in school
● Duolingo
● Create poster about our school for the community, labeled
○ optional: include differences between home country school and American school
Remediation:
● Repetition
● Quiz/Assignment retake/redo
● Guided practice
● Tutoring/extra help
Instructional Methods
● Direct Instruction
● Repetition with modeling
● Partner/Small Group work - oral activities
● Individual practice
Board Approved October 2022
Materials & Resources:
● Supplemental Books/Resources
● Worksheets
● Audio/video materials
● Projector & Smartboard
● Google Classroom and various apps
● Kami
● EdPuzzle
● Flash/picture Cards
● Quizlet
Assessments:
● Individual progress charts
● Teacher-created rubrics
● Worksheets
● Quizzes
● Project based assessments
Board Approved October 2022
Curriculum Scope & Sequence
Planned Course: ESL Newcomer
Unit: Daily Life
Time frame: 2-3 weeks
State Standards WIDA Standards (included)
Anchor(s) or adopted anchor: WIDA Can Do Descriptors (included)
Essential content/objectives: At end of the unit, students will be able to:
● Remember and say the days of the week & months of the year
● Tell time
● Explain a class schedule
● Ask and answer simple “wh” questions
● Correctly use the language patterns, It is … , It’s ....
● Know and use prepositions of place
● Use word sequence; First, second, then (etc)
● Use simple tense
● Use ordinal numbers
Core Activities: Students will complete/participate in the following:
● Teacher modeling
● Guided notes with listen-say- write concept
● Sort words & information based on content
● Read & retell information
● Worksheets - sentence frames /completion
● Dictation
● Role Pay
● Give instructions to classmate on where something in the school is located
● Quizlet for vocabulary practice
● Sentence Scramble
Extensions:
● Create booklet/ Google Slide presentation with pictures and short descriptions of
people/places in school
● Duolingo
Remediation:
● Repetition
● Quiz/Assignment retake/redo
● Guided practice
● Tutoring/extra help
Instructional Methods
● Direct Instruction
● Repetition with modeling
● Partner/Small Group work - oral activities
● Individual practice
Board Approved October 2022
Materials & Resources:
● Supplemental Books/Resources
● Worksheets
● Audio/video materials
● Projector & Smartboard
● Google Classroom and various apps
● Kami
● EdPuzzle
● Flash/picture Cards
Assessments:
● Individual progress charts
● Teacher-created rubrics
● Worksheets
● Quizzes
● Project based assessments
Board Approved October 2022
Curriculum Scope & Sequence
Planned Course: ESL Newcomer
Unit: Activities and Pastimes
Time frame: 2-3 weeks
State Standards WIDA Standards (included)
Anchor(s) or adopted anchor: WIDA Can Do Descriptors (included)
Essential content/objectives: At end of the unit, students will be able to:
● Know and use personal pronouns
● Ask yes/no questions with the verb “to be” and “can”
● Write simple sentences about people
● Give information about people
● Learn and use simple action verbs
● Talk about likes and dislikes
Core Activities: Students will complete/participate in the following:
● Teacher modeling
● Guided notes
● Complete the sentences - frames/fill in the blank
● Label & sort new vocabulary
● Act out new verbs
● Sentence strips
● Interview classmates
● Role Play
● Compare/Contrast activities classmates likes/activities
● Story sequence
Extensions:
● Create Google Slideshow of self and classmates with pictures and sentences about self and
activities
● Duolingo
Remediation:
● Repetition
● Quiz/Assignment retake/redo
● Guided practice
● Tutoring/extra help
Instructional Methods
● Direct Instruction
● Repetition with modeling
● Partner/Small Group work - oral activities
● Individual practice
Board Approved October 2022
Materials & Resources:
● Supplemental Books/Resources
● Worksheets
● Audio/video materials
● Projector & Smartboard
● Google Classroom and various apps
● Kami
● EdPuzzle
● Flash/picture Cards
Assessments:
● Individual progress charts
● Teacher-created rubrics
● Worksheets
● Quizzes
● Project based assessments
Board Approved October 2022
Curriculum Scope & Sequence
Planned Course: ESL Newcomer
Unit: Food and Drink
Time frame: 2-3 weeks
State Standards: WIDA Standards (included)
Anchor(s) or adopted anchor: WIDA Can Do Descriptors (included)
Essential content/objectives: At end of the unit, students will be able to:
● Name the main food groups
● Classify foods into groups
● Use count and non count nouns
● Express likes and dislikes by making statements and asking questions
using the auxiliary verb “do”
● Ask for the price of something
● Identify American money
● Use how much/how many and some/any correctly
● Follow and give simple step by step directions
Core Activities: Students will complete/participate in the following:
● Teacher modeling
● Guided notes
● Sentence completion
● Label / Sort new vocabulary
● Dictation
● Role play
● Sentence Strips
● Quizlet
● Kahoot
Extensions:
● Create restaurant menu
● Bring in traditional dish from home culture, List ingredients, steps to make it & relevance to
culture
● Duolingo
Remediation:
● Repetition
● Quiz/Assignment retake/redo
● Guided practice
● Tutoring/extra help
Instructional Methods
● Direct Instruction
● Repetition with modeling
● Partner/Small Group work - oral activities
● Individual practice
Board Approved October 2022
Materials & Resources:
● Supplemental Books/Resources
● Worksheets
● Audio/video materials
● Projector & Smartboard
● Google Classroom and various apps
● Kami
● EdPuzzle
● Flash/picture Cards
Assessments:
● Individual progress charts
● Teacher-created rubrics
● Worksheets
● Quizzes
● Project based assessments
Board Approved October 2022
Curriculum Scope & Sequence
Planned Course: ESL Newcomer
Unit: Media and Technology
Time frame: 2-3 weeks
State Standards: WIDA Standards (included)
Anchor(s) or adopted anchor: WIDA Can Do Descriptors (included)
Essential content/objectives: At end of the unit, students will be able to:
● Express wants and needs
● Know and use the verbs “to need” and “to want”
● Give and follow commands
● Use vocabulary related to technology
● Use prepositions of place
Core Activities: Students will complete/participate in the following:
● Teacher modeling
● Guided notes
● Label new vocabulary
● Role Play
● Sequence Events
● Compare/Contrast classmates interests
● Create Quizlet/Kahoot
● Sentence scramble/completion
● Write simple sentences (SVO) to express need or want
Extensions:
● Duolingo
● Create book/pamphlet to present to class
○ Present Orally
Remediation:
● Repetition
● Quiz/Assignment retake/redo
● Guided practice
● Tutoring/extra help
Instructional Methods
● Direct Instruction
● Repetition with modeling
● Partner/Small Group work - oral activities
● Individual practice
Board Approved October 2022
Materials & Resources:
● Supplemental Books/Resources
● Worksheets
● Audio/video materials
● Projector & Smartboard
● Google Classroom and various apps
● Kami
● EdPuzzle
● Flash/picture Cards
Assessments:
● Individual progress charts
● Teacher-created rubrics
● Worksheets
● Quizzes
● Project based assessments
Board Approved October 2022
Curriculum Scope & Sequence
Planned Course: ESL Newcomer
Unit: Body Parts and Feelings
Time frame: 2-3 weeks
State Standards: WIDA Standards (included)
Anchor(s) or adopted anchor: WIDA Can Do Descriptors (included)
Essential content/objectives: At end of the unit, students will be able to:
● Use descriptive adjectives
● Use the “auxiliary verb “do”
● Use synonyms
● Express feelings
● Know body parts
● Identify health related vocabulary
Core Activities: Students will complete/participate in the following:
● Guided notes
● Sentence completion
● Label/Draw items
● Dictation
● Role Play
● Compare / Contrast
● Basic sentences about feelings /situations
● Guided paragraph writing
● Story Sequencing
● Write simple sentences describing others/objects
Extensions:
● Duolingo
● Create collage with graphics/words describing feelings
○ Present Orally
Remediation:
● Repetition
● Quiz/Assignment retake/redo
● Guided practice
● Tutoring/extra help
Instructional Methods
● Direct Instruction
● Repetition with modeling
● Partner/Small Group work - oral activities
● Individual practice
Board Approved October 2022
Materials & Resources:
● Supplemental Books/Resources
● Worksheets
● Audio/video materials
● Projector & Smartboard
● Google Classroom and various apps
● Kami
● EdPuzzle
● Flash/picture Cards
Assessments:
● Individual progress charts
● Teacher-created rubrics
● Worksheets
● Quizzes
● Project based assessments
Board Approved October 2022
Curriculum Scope & Sequence
Planned Course: ESL Newcomer
Unit: Clothing and Weather
Time frame: 2-3 weeks
State Standards: WIDA Standards (included)
Anchor(s) or adopted anchor: WIDA Can Do Descriptors (included)
Essential content/objectives: At end of the unit, students will be able to:
● Use and describe basic clothing items
● Describe weather & seasons
● Use the verb “have”
● Know how to form the present progessive tense and use it correctly
● Form and answer wh- questions related to weather and clothing
● Guided paragraph writing - weather/appropriate clothing
● Use time order words
● Expand on adjectives
Core Activities: Students will complete/participate in the following:
● Guided notes
● Label items
● Vocabulary sort
● Fill in the blank exercises
● Ask/respond to questions about the weather
● Dictation
● Compare/Contrast weather conditions
● Write a short postcard with graphic to friend about a place and the weather
● Story Sequence
● Sentence completion / fill in the blank
Extensions:
● Create video weather forecast with recommended attire based on conditions
● Duolingo
Remediation:
● Repetition
● Quiz/Assignment retake/redo
● Guided practice
● Tutoring/extra help
Instructional Methods
● Direct Instruction
● Repetition with modeling
● Partner/Small Group work - oral activities
● Individual practice
Board Approved October 2022
Materials & Resources:
● Supplemental Books/Resources
● Worksheets
● Audio/video materials
● Projector & Smartboard
● Google Classroom and various apps
● Kami
● EdPuzzle
● Flash/picture Cards
Assessments:
● Individual progress charts
● Teacher-created rubrics
● Worksheets
● Quizzes
● Project based assessments
Board Approved October 2022
Curriculum Scope & Sequence
Planned Course: ESL Newcomer
Unit: Places in the Community
Time frame: 2-3 weeks
State Standards: WIDA Standards (included)
Anchor(s) or adopted anchor: WIDA Can Do Descriptors (included)
Essential content/objectives: At end of the unit, students will be able to:
● Use prepositions of place and location correctly
● Identify places in the community
● Use possessive nouns and pronouns correctly
● Use the present progressive to express future actions
Core Activities: Students will complete/participate in the following:
● Guided notes
● Label items
● Vocabulary sort
● Fill in the blank exercises
● Ask/respond to questions
● Dictation
● Compare/Contrast
● Give commands
● Story Sequence
● Sentence completion / fill in the blank
● Guided sentence/paragraph writing - possessives
Extensions:
● Design map of school or places in the community with the objective to help new students find
their way
● Use simple present and present progressive tenses appropriately
● Duolingo
Remediation:
● Repetition
● Quiz/Assignment retake/redo
● Guided practice
● Tutoring/extra help
Instructional Methods
● Direct Instruction
● Repetition with modeling
● Partner/Small Group work - oral activities
● Individual practice
Board Approved October 2022
Materials & Resources:
● Supplemental Books/Resources
● Worksheets
● Audio/video materials
● Projector & Smartboard
● Google Classroom and various apps
● Kami
● EdPuzzle
● Flash/picture Cards
Assessments:
● Individual progress charts
● Teacher-created rubrics
● Worksheets
● Quizzes
● Project based assessments
Board Approved October 2022
Curriculum Scope & Sequence
Planned Course: ESL Newcomer
Unit: Review and the Future
Time frame: 2-3 weeks
State Standards: WIDA Standards (included)
Anchor(s) or adopted anchor: WIDA Can Do Descriptors (included)
Essential content/objectives: At end of the unit, students will be able to:
● Use previously taught grammatical structures correctly
● Use polite phrases in the subjunctive such as “Could you please,..?” and “Would you
please..?”
● Use the present progressive correctly to express future actions
Core Activities: Students will complete/participate in the following:
● Guided notes
● Label items
● Vocabulary sort
● Fill in the blank exercises
● Ask/respond to questions about your day
● Dictation
● Compare/Contrast
● Story Sequence
● Sentence completion / fill in the blank/open ended with support
● Guided paragraphs
Extensions:
● Create Google Slideshow comparing and contrasting similarities/differences in home country
to places in the US
○ Use voice over for oral presentation
○ Duolingo
Remediation:
● Repetition
● Quiz/assignment retake or re-do
● Guided practice
● Tutoring/extra help
Instructional Methods
● Direct Instruction
● Repetition with modeling
● Partner/Small Group work - oral activities
● Individual practice
Board Approved October 2022
Materials & Resources:
● Supplemental Books/Resources
● Worksheets
● Audio/video materials
● Projector & Smartboard
● Google Classroom and various apps
● Kami
● EdPuzzle
● Flash/picture Cards
Assessments:
● Individual progress charts
● Teacher-created rubrics
● Worksheets
● Quizzes
● Project based assessments
Board Approved October 2022
WIDA ELD Standards
Statements English Language Development
Standard 1: English language learners communicate for Social and Instructional purposes within the
school setting English Language Development
Standard 2: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for
academic success in the content area of Language Arts English Language Development
Standard 3: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for
academic success in the content area of Mathematics English Language Development
Standard 4: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for
academic success in the content area of Science English Language Development
Standard 5: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for
academic success in the content area of Social Studies
CAN DO Descriptors for the Levels of English Language Proficiency
The characteristics within each box are target skills. For the given level of English language proficiency, English language
learners can…
Language
Domain
Level 1
Entering
Level 2
Beginning
Level 3
Developing
Level 4
Expanding
Level 5
Bridging
Listening
● Point to stated
pictures, words or
phrases
● Follow one-step oral
directions
● Match oral statements
to objects, figures or
illustrations
● Sort pictures and/or
objects according to
oral instructions
● Follow two-step oral
directions
● Match information
from oral descriptions
to objects and/or
illustrations
● Locate, select and
order information
from oral
descriptions
● Follow multi-step oral
directions
● Categorize or
sequence oral
information using
pictures and/or
objects
● Compare and contrast
functions, relationships
from oral information
● Analyze and apply oral
information
● Identify cause and effect
from oral discourse
● Draw conclusions
from oral information
● Construct models
based on oral
discourse
● Make connections
from oral discourse
Reading
● Match icons and
symbols to words,
phrases, or
environmental print
● Identify concepts
about print and text
features
● Locate and classify
information
● Identify facts and
explicitly stated
messages
● Select language
patterns associated
with facts
● Sequence pictures,
events or processes
● Identify main ideas
● Use context clues to
determine meaning
of words
● Interpret information or
data
● Find details that support
main ideas
● Identify word families
and/or figures of speech
● Conduct research to
glean information
from multiple sources
● Draw conclusions
from explicit and
implicit text
Speaking
● Name objects, people
or pictures
● Answer WH questions
● Ask WH questions
● Describe pictures,
events, objects or
people
● Restate facts
● Sequence pictures,
events or processes
● Identify main ideas
● Use context clues to
determine meaning
of words
● Discuss stories, issues
and/or concepts
● Give speeches and/or
oral reports
● Offer creative solutions
to issues and/or
problems
● Engage in debates
● Explain phenomena,
give examples and
justify responses
● Express and defend
points of view
Writing
● Label objects, pictures
or diagrams
● Draw in response to
oral directions
● Produce icons,
symbols, words or
phrases to convey
messages
● Make lists
● Produce drawings,
phrases, short
sentences or notes
● Give information
requested from oral or
written directions
● Produce simple
expository or
narrative texts
● Compare and
contrast information
● Describe events,
people, processes or
procedures
● Summarize information
from graphics or notes
● Edit and revise writing
● Create original ideas or
detailed responses
● Apply information to
new contexts
● React to multiple
genres and
discourses
● Author multiple forms
of writing
