making connections: engaging students in language, literacy, and global issues
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Welcome!Making Connections: Engaging Students in
Language, Literacy and Global Issues
Dave Wilton
• Assistant Outreach Director
• Conference Moderator
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Sheeba Jacob
• Assistant Program Director
• Co-author of Making Connections
• Middle school language arts
teacher in Brooklyn, New York
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David White Espin
• Teacher at Secondary Bilingual
Orientation Center, Seattle, WA
• Co-author of chapter in TESOL
Classroom Practice Series,
Authenticity in the Language
Classroom and Beyond
• Pilot-tester and contributor to
Making Connections
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Alicia Keefe
• Technical Outreach Coordinator
• Chat Moderator
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Agenda
About Facing the Future
Introduction of Making Connections
Research Basis and Development Process
Chapter Review
Questions
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About Facing the Future
Seattle-based 501(c)3 founded in 1995
Interdisciplinary global issues and sustainability curriculum for K-12
Over 1 million students reached annually
All U.S. 50 states and over 100 countries
Curriculum resources
Professional development and consulting www.facingthefuture.org
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Development Rationale
25% of students in
grades 4-12 read
below grade level
21st century literacy
demands
Student engagement
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“The emphasis on different types of thinking strategies,
reading strategies, and vocabulary was excellent for
[my students].”~ Jill Berge, High School Literacy Teacher
Teacher’s Guide &
Student Textbook
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Inside the Teacher’s Guide
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Student Textbook
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Why Use This Book?
Make language learning
purposeful
Motivate students with content-
based learning
Gain skills and knowledge
needed to excel academically
Apply skills to current, relevant,
and interconnected topics
Learn about important issues
and ways students can
contribute to their communities
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Ways to Use This Book
Language acquisition for
intermediate English language
learners and striving readers
Reading comprehension of
nonfiction materials in English
language arts classes
Increasing knowledge of global
issues in science and social
studies classes
Student engagement in the
classroom around current, relevant
issues
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Best Practices
Engaging language and
literacy activities
Explicit reading
comprehension instruction
Explicit vocabulary instruction
Differentiated instruction
Real-world content and
themes
Multiple reading, writing,
speaking, and listening
opportunities
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Chapter Components
Activating Knowledge
Vocabulary Development
Dialogue
Reading
Writing
Culminating Activity
Assessments (formative &
summative)
Content-Based Themes
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Chapter OverviewsReading Skills & Writing Genres
1.Envisioning our Future
o Reading Skill: Main Idea
o Writing Genre: Poetry
2.The Natural World
o Reading Skill: Textual Details
o Writing Skill: 5-Sentence Paragraph
3.Environmental Issues & Solutions
o Reading Skill: Cause & Effect
o Writing Genre: Persuasive Essay
4.Thinking about Consumption
o Reading Skill: Sequencing
o Writing Genre: How-To Guide
5.Population Around the World
o Reading Skill: Making Predictions
o Writing Genre: Community Plan
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6.Improving Quality of Life
o Reading Skill: Drawing Conclusions
o Writing Genre: Realistic Fiction
7.Peace & Conflict
o Reading Skill: Theme
o Writing Genre: Advice Column
8.Community Development
o Reading Skill: Context Clues
o Writing Genre: Speech
9.Creating Our Future
o Reading Skill: Character Traits
o Writing Genre: Letter
Ch. 1: Envisioning Our Future
Components, Timeline, Standards
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Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FutureFinding Main Ideas & Writing Poetry
Content and language
objectives based on the
lesson topic
Each chapter structured
around essential
questions
Language development
through mastery of content
Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FutureActivating Knowledge
o “In this photo,
I see...”
o “The problem
might be…”
o “I wonder
why…”
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Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FutureWriting Warm-up
Respond to the following
questions. Write continuously and
include every idea you can think
of. Be ready to share with your
partner.
o What is the biggest problem in the
world today?
o Why does this problem exist?
o What do you think is a solution to
this problem?
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Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FutureExpanding Vocabulary
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Guess what each word
means based on the
picture
Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FutureUsing Words in Context
Fill in the blanks using
the words below:
o Society
o Environment
o Economy
o Sustainability
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society
environment
economy
Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FutureUsing Words in Context
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Ch. 3: Environmental IssuesDialogue
Ch. 3: Environmental IssuesDialogue
A: What does this graph show?
B: The graph shows the amount of water /
raindrops per person in the world.
A: It looks like the amount of water per
person has increased / decreased over time.
B: How do you know?
Ch. 3: Environmental IssuesDialogue
A: Well, in 1900 there were more than 20,000 /
25,000 cubic meters of water available per
person.
B: Yes, and by 2000 only about 5,000 / 10,000
cubic meters of water were available per person.
Ch. 3: Environmental IssuesDialogue
A: Do you think the total amount of water in
the world is less now than in 1900?
B: No, the total type / amount of water in the
world is always the same.
Ch. 3: Environmental IssuesDialogue
A: So why do you think the amount per
people / person had decreased?
B: The amount per person may have
decreased because the number of people
has increased.
Ch. 3: Environmental IssuesDialogue
A: Oh, I see. If more people / person are
using the same amount of water, there will
be less water for each person.
B: That’s right. It is like when you and three
friends plan to share a pizza. If another
pizza / friend joins you, you will have to
divide the pizza among more people. Now
you have five people who want to eat the
pizza.
Ch. 3: Environmental IssuesDialogue
A: I see what you mean. If
there were fewer / more
people in the world, more
water would be available to
each person.
B: That’s true, but there
would also be more water
available for other people if
each person uses less /
more water.
Ch. 3: Environmental IssuesDialogue
Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FutureReading Skill Focus: Main Idea
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Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FuturePre-Reading: Anticipation Guide
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Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FutureChapter Reading: Been Around the World
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Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FutureReading Skill Follow-Up: Main Idea
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Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FutureComprehension Questions
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Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FutureWriting about Sustainability: Poetry
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Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FutureCulminating Activity: Making Global Connections
Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FutureExtension & Action Project
Art Extension: Students
create their own Global
Issues Mobile using
photos & drawings
Action Project: Students
select a global issue they
are most concerned
about, brainstorm
sustainable solutions,
and take part in Global
Youth Service Day
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Ch. 1: Envisioning Our FutureAssessment
End of chapter review
of:
Vocabulary
Content
Comprehension
Outlook & Beliefs
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Staying Connected
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Curriculum Resources
Student Textbooks
Written for grades 6-12. Preview
chapters available online
Teacher’s Guides
Over 30 free lessons available
at www.facingthefuture.org
Curriculum Units
1-2 weeks in length. Most free to download online
“We must teach our students that
they can be architects of the future,
rather than its victims.”
~ Buckminster Fuller
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