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 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.

This sequence targets the mechanical difficulties of understanding natural, fast-paced English. Students explore phonological rules like linking, elision, and assimilation to decode authentic, fluid speech patterns found in campus social life.

This sequence guides intermediate ESL students through the nuances of pragmatic meaning in English. Students will learn to decode indirect speech, sarcasm, hedging language, and emotional undertones in academic and social contexts to improve their listening comprehension and communicative competence.

This sequence equips intermediate ESL students with the linguistic and cognitive tools needed to navigate university lectures. It covers discourse markers, hierarchy of information, identifying tangents, note-taking systems, and synthesizing long-form academic speech.

A comprehensive sequence for 8th-grade ESL students to master information literacy. Students progress from identifying bias and evaluating source credibility to performing advanced searches and ethically synthesizing research with proper MLA citations.

A comprehensive 5-lesson sequence for 10th-grade intermediate ESL students focused on decoding natural spoken English, including connected speech, reductions, idioms, and prosody. Students move from 'textbook' understanding to recognizing the fluid rhythms and figurative language of native speakers.

A 10th-grade ESL sequence focused on advanced listening skills. Students learn to detect bias, analyze tone, identify rhetorical devices, and infer speaker relationships through various audio sources like news, speeches, and podcasts.

A comprehensive sequence for 10th-grade ESL students focusing on academic listening and note-taking. Students learn to identify signpost language, use the Cornell method, distinguish main ideas from supporting details, and synthesize information from lectures.

An intermediate ESL sequence where students act as 'communication detectives' to analyze tone, idioms, exaggeration, and speaker intent in spoken English. The sequence culminates in a mystery simulation requiring students to synthesize all listening skills to solve a case.

This sequence teaches 5th-grade ESL students how to navigate informational texts efficiently using skimming and scanning strategies. Students will move from understanding the big picture to locating specific keywords and using text features to answer test-style questions under time pressure.