Word Architects Workspace

This 5-lesson sequence for 6th-grade ESL students covers the ethical use of information, focusing on intellectual property, MLA citation components, digital tools, and in-text attribution. Students progress from conceptual understanding to creating a mini-bibliography for a personal project.

A comprehensive workshop-style unit for 6th Grade ESL students focused on the linguistic mechanics of paraphrasing and synthesizing information. Students move from identifying core concepts to orally retelling information, transforming individual sentences, and finally weaving multiple sources into a single coherent paragraph without plagiarizing.

A 5-lesson unit for 6th-grade ESL students focused on transforming search habits from natural language questions to strategic keyword and Boolean operator techniques. Students move from basic vocabulary brainstorming to navigating academic databases and skimming snippets for relevance.

A comprehensive sequence for 6th Grade ESL students to develop critical research and information literacy skills. Students progress from distinguishing basic facts and opinions to applying professional evaluation frameworks like the CRAAP test to determine source credibility.

This sequence for graduate ESL students explores the nuances of English beyond literal meaning. Students will master the ability to detect sarcasm, bias, contrastive stress, and professional register, equipping them for complex academic and professional communication.

A comprehensive 5-lesson sequence designed for 7th-grade ESL students to master the art of synthesizing information. Students progress from organizing raw research notes to writing sophisticated, cohesive academic paragraphs using evidence from multiple sources.

A comprehensive 7th-grade ESL sequence focusing on the ethics of academic integrity, the mechanics of paraphrasing and summarizing, and the technical accuracy of MLA citations. Students transition from understanding intellectual property to performing independent 'plagiarism audits' on research samples.

A graduate-level ESL listening sequence focused on the pragmatics of academic discourse. Students learn to navigate the subtleties of seminar discussions by identifying hedging, turn-taking signals, disagreement strategies, and multi-speaker argument threads.

A comprehensive sequence for intermediate ESL graduate students focused on mastering academic lecture comprehension, identifying discourse markers, filtering digressions, and implementing effective note-taking strategies.

A sequence for 7th-grade ESL students focusing on digital literacy, evaluating source credibility, and mastering search strategies for academic research. Students move from identifying misinformation to independently curating high-quality sources using databases and Boolean logic.

A comprehensive workshop-style sequence for 4th Grade ESL students to master academic research skills. Students progress from navigating text features to note-taking, paraphrasing, summarizing, and ultimately synthesizing information from multiple sources while avoiding plagiarism.