Competency-based Thematic Unit: Taking Risks

This thematic unit TAKING RISKS is a comprehensive ESL competency-based, student-centered, differentiated learning and evaluation situation with a touch of growth mindset philosophy to contribute to students' well-being, motivation and personal development. This resource offers a wide range of opportunities to develop and assess the ESL competencies/skills. Learners have a chance to constantly use and reinvest reading strategies, vocabulary, language and information so they can acquire and confidently produce language. It is a high-interest unit that saves you at least four weeks of prepping time. 

UPDATE 2020: A student copy of the Taking Risks Booklet compatible with Google Drive™ included.

⭐The zip file contains:

• Print and go Student booklet (instructions, texts, activities, final assessment - you should not photocopy the final assessment in advance for students) - coloured version
• Student booklet compatible with Google Drive™ (Link is provided in the zip file)
• Student booklet - black and white version to save ink
• Teacher's Copy with detailed notes, teaching instructions (instructional planning guide), useful tips and answer key.
• Assessment grid for the final reinvestment task is included.
• Please note that this resource contains Canadian spelling (e.g. behaviour, colour)

⭐The Student’s Booklet includes various engaging tasks that develop the four ESL skills (three ESL competencies if you teach in Quebec, Canada):

• Anticipation guide
• Vocabulary activities
• Three texts (two written text and a video)
• Reading comprehension activities
• Reinvestment of understanding of texts activities
• Listening activity
• Writing activities
• Grammar in context (giving advice)
• Oral interaction activities
• Individual work, pair work, group work
• Activities develop speaking, reading and writing skills.
• Final complex task: Individual or group project (informative text)
• Please refer to the preview document to learn more about the important concepts, keywords, ideas covered in this unit.

This resource is appropriate for Grade 9-11 ESL, EESL, EFL or Special Education learners. I included a very thorough preview so you can determine if this resource is appropriate for your students. This unit is designed for ESL learners; however, it might be useful in ELA classes, especially in a Special Education context.

⭐Teaching duration: approximately 5-6 periods of 75 minutes (+ two classes for the final project if it is done in class). If you see your students twice a week, this unit should cover three or four weeks, maybe more, depending on your students' pace.

⭐FILE DETAILS: Paper size: 8.5" x 11" (Standard US Letter). Documents are not editable unless otherwise stated. Resources are available either in a PDF or PPT file.

❤️SATISFACTION: Before downloading a product, read the product description and check out the preview document to determine if the resource is appropriate for your students. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

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