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CLIP: Immigrants and Immigration - Textbook

Week 5: Refugees & Asylum Seekers

Student Learning Outcomes:

Listening: Demonstrate comprehension of a simple story that is heard using prior knowledge and information.

Speaking: Express information using grammatically correct sentences.

Reading: Read previously learned words from grade level content.

Writing: Write a composition with ideas in an order that makes sense.

Student work:
Revised drafts of compositions will be error free.
Vocabulary quizzes completed with 80% accuracy
Listening assessment

Content

Conjunctions
In English grammar, a conjunction is a part of speech that connects two words, sentences, phrases, or clauses. There are several different types of conjunctions.
Prewriting Techniques
Explains prewriting techniques such as brainstorming, freewriting, clustering, and concept mapping
Immigrant Stories: Unit 2
The unit addresses refugee and asylee experiences, past and present

Key Vocabulary

Refugees
Journey
Asylum

Content Area

Tense
Punctuation
Letter
Salutation
Closing

Attributions

Conjunctions; Prewriting Techniques
Source: Curation and Revision, Boundless.com.
License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike

Teaching Immigration with the Immigrant Stories Project
Source: University of Minnesota Immigration History Research Center (IHRC)
License: CC BY-NC 4.0