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 * Great Materials for ESL Instruction **



Add a page based on the Evaluating Materials Assignment. Include the three materials you selected and evaluated. Provide an explanation regarding how these materials may be used. Include at least one outside resource that you found to be appropriate as: a) basal reader material and information, b) trade book-fiction, and c) non-fiction book for content instruction. Be sure to reference any materials used. Add your graphic and contact information as a footer.

 **Example**



The following rubric was utilized in evaluating materials for ESL instruction in literacy, reading, and vocabulary development.



**Basal Reader / Reading and Literacy Material**

 The first materials evaluated were the Breakthrough to Literacy Program materials for literacy and reading instruction. The materials are published by McGraw Hill, Wright Group division and are designed specifically for English Language Learners. The third grade materials use the following theoretical framework and may be easily adapted for individual proficiency levels.



In addition, the program is designed to reflect the National Reading Panel's findings on literacy and reading instruction. Reading materials include individual readers that may be used with whole group or small group configurations.

 **Rating:**

 The suggested follow-up activities encourage metacognitive skills, communication through discussion and books talks, and development of BICS and CALP. This series received 30 points/APP based on the rubric.


 * Trade Book - Fiction **




 * Title: **Home of the Brave
 * Author: **Allen Say
 * Publication Date: **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2002
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Publisher: **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Houghton Mifflin


 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Summary **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(from publisher's web site): During World War II, more than 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese descent living in America were incarcerated in internment camps by the United States government. Now, sixty years later, Caldecott medalist Allen Say eloquently depicts this dark moment in history with Home of the Brave. This timely and provocative book is the story of one man's confrontation of his own family's imprisonment in these remote and inhospitable sites. Say's paintings capture the bewilderment of the young man on a surreal journey and the desolation and loneliness of the children residing in the camps. His prose is haunting and provokes the reader to reflect on what these camps mean in the scope of American history.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Rating:**

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Like other books written by Allen Say, Home of the Brave accurately portrays the multicultural experience through the eyes of children. This well-written and beautifully illustrated text received 30 points / APP based on the rubric. The material encourages discussion and the text can easily be "chunked" for easier reading. Due to the nature of the story, both BICS and CALP may be incorporated.



<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Check out Allen Say's web site at: Allen Say / Home of the Brave


 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Trade Book - Non-Fiction **



<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Title:** Good Fortune My Journey to Gold Mountain <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **Author:** Li Keng Wong <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **Publication Date:** <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **Publisher:** Peachtree Publishing

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **Summary** (from publisher's web site): In 1933, seven-year-old Li Keng’s life changed forever. Her father decided to bring his family from a small village in southern China to California. Getting to America was not easy. Getting past America’s strict anti-Chinese immigration laws was even more difficult. To do so, the family had to keep secrets and offer well-rehearsed lies. Life in America during the Great Depression brought many exciting surprises as well as a few disappointments. Hunger, poverty, police raids, frequent moves, and the occasional sting of racism were a part of everyday life, but slowly Li Keng and her family found stability and a true home in “Gold Mountain.”

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> An author’s note contains photos and an update on her family. The book contains information on Angel Island and its significance in history as well as an explanation of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **Rating:**

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> This book was recommended by the National Council of Social Studies as a non-fiction trade book that complements textbook materials on this time period in U.S. History. The text is interesting and heartwarming and lends to discussion, communication, reflection, vocabulary building, journal writing, and metacognitive activities. The book is suggested for students (English speakers) in grades 3 - 6. It can easily be adapted for second language learners in the same grades based on proficiency level. Based on the rubric, this book received 30 points / APP.

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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Read more about Li Keng Wong's experience at: [|Oakland Chinatown Immigration Project]

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Visit the[| NCSS] web site for more information on Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People--a list which is published each year. The books are organized by the Social Studies Themes and provide an excellent supplement for textbook information. Check out the 2007 list which featured Li Keng Wong's book.



<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Dr. Dorothy Valcarcel Craig <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> Professor of Education <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> YOED 6020 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> Department of Educational Leadership <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> dvcraig@mtsu.edu <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

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