Intentional Skill Building

Intentional Skill Building

Novice

Skill	Anchor Charts	Graphic Organizers	Expression Lists	Strategies
Describing self and others	Value	FR- Tout sur moi All About Me (multiple languages) SP- Todo sobre mi	FR-Faire un portrait GER: What do you look like? GER- Personenbeschreibung SP- Hablar de una persona SP- Describimos personas	SP- Guess Who
Expressing feelings and preferences, likes and dislikes	Value	SP- Soy un poema	FR- Les sentiments SP-Expresar sentimientos SP-Express feelings in conversation	Value
Expressing opinions	SP-Que es una opinion	FR- Mon texte d'opinion SP- Organizando mi opinion	French expression lists Spanish expression lists Arabic expression lists Mandarin expressionlists German expression lists Italian expression lists Portuguese expressions Russian expressions Korean expressions	Say Something SP- Que opinas
Identifying topic and some details in text	FR-l'idée principale	FR- Idée principale et détails SP- Idea principal y detalles SP- Idea principal y detalles (2) PORT- Ideia Principal	Value	Headlines Most important word Jigsaw Visual Notetaking CUS and Discuss
Asking and answering questions	FR- Poser des questions FR- Se poser des questions SP- Preguntas flacas GER: W-Fragen stellen	SP- Preguntas	French Arabic Mandarin German Italian Portuguese Russian Spanish Japanese	Information Gap Activity Inside-Outside Circles Chat Stations Find Someone Who
Using context clues	FR- Strategies de lecture GER- Reading bookmarks SP- Que hago (bookmarks) SP- Caracteristicas de texto SP- Claves de contexto	Value		Don't Know a Word? Blackout Poetry Symbol Notes
Reacting/ commenting on what someone said			SP- Reactions FR- React to others GER: Reactions	Discussion Stoplight
Beginning and ending a conversation			Arabic French Italian Mandarin Portuguese Russian Spanish	Walk and Talk

Preparing for Intermediate

Skill	Anchor Charts	Graphic Organizers	Expression lists	Strategies
Sequencing	SP- Palabras de secuencia SP- Secuencia	FR- Debut, Milieu, Fin SP- Secuencia SP- Principio, Despues, Final	FR- Organisateurs textuels FR- Marqueurs de relation SP- Palabras de transicion	Conversation Strips
Using word families and synonyms	SP- Crear nuevas palabras	FR- La fleur du vocabulaire	FR- Comment eviter le verbe dire FR- Manger IT- La famiglia acqua IT- Al posto di dire LAT- Temp SP- Familia de palabras: FLOR SP- Otras maneras de decir delicioso SP- Familias de palabras	Synonym Rolls Synonym Garden FR- Le jeu des familles des mots SP- Familias de Palabras Juego
Expressing cause and effect	SP- Causa y efecto	FR- Cause et effet SP- Causa y efecto SP- Causa y efecto PORT- Causa efeito	SP- Para expresar causa SP- Causa y efecto	Value
Identify story elements	SP- Elementos de la historia SP- Elementos del cuento	FR- Le recit FR- Il etait une fois FR- Structure du recit FR- 6 instantanés pour une histoire GER- Textstrukturanalyse SP- Mapa del cuento SP- Mapa de cuento 2
Identify character traits	SP- Caracteristicas de un personaje SP- Caracteristicas del personaje	FR- Nuages de mots SP- A examinar el personaje SP- Hablemos del personaje
Making Connections	FR- Faire des liens FR- Faire des liens (2) FR- Faire une connexion SP- Hacer conexiones SP- Hacer conneciones	FR- J'ai lu et j'ai pense a		Making connections with text

Intermediate

Skill	Anchor Charts	Graphic Organizers	Expression Lists	Strategies
Using connectors			Spanish Portuguese Italian German French Mandarin Arabic	Sentence combining
Asking follow-up questions	SP- Tipos de preguntas	Value	Value	Bounce cards Table Texting
Providing advice	Value		Arabic French Italian Russian Spanish	Send a problem SP- Seamos buenos consejeros
Providing examples and details	SP- Detalles	Value	Spanish Russian Portuguese Italian German French Mandarin	Picture prompts Building Blocks
Narrating a story	SP- Escritura narrativa SP- 5 dedos para recontar FR- Raconter avec mon partenaire	Mandarin- Chinese: Elements of a story FR-Les elements d'une histoire FR- Une Histoire SP- Lo que paso en la historia SP- Elementos del cuento\ SP- La narracion	Italian Portuguese Spanish French	Ball of Yarn SP- Retelling a story cube
Providing viewpoint and reasons to support it	FR- Convaincre tes lecteurs SP- Persuadir SP- Una esquema para persuadir	Value	Spanish French ENG- Expressions to persuade ENG- Persuasive sentence starters	Circle of Viewpoints Pinwheel discussions True for Who?
Making predictions	SP- Hacer predicciones	FR- Mes prédictions	Value
Using circumlocution	FR- La circonlocution SP- Propiedades de materiales	FR- Quel est cet objet? FR- Devine mon objet mystere	Spanish French	Password Mystery bag/box
Comparing and contrasting	SP- Comparar y contrastar SP- Comparar y Contrastar	FR- Comparer et contraster SP- Comparar y contrastar PORT- similarities and differences		Value
Understanding an author's purpose	SP- Proposito del autor SP- Proposito del autor (2)	SP- Identificar el propósito del autor	Value	Value
Summarizing	SP- Resumen	Value	FR- Resumer SP- Resumir	Three Minute Pause Somebody Wanted But So Quick Summarizing Strategies
Explaining and Clarifying		Value	FR- I can clarify GER- Clarify GER-I can clarify SP- Aclarar y explicar SP- How to ask for clarification	SP-Juego de explicaciones
Using transition words			Arabic French German Italian Portuguese Russian Spanish	Sentencing Combining
Keeping a conversation going			French German Portuguese Russian

Preparing for Advanced

Skill	Anchor Charts	Graphic Organizers	Expression Lists	Strategies
Using figurative language	SP- Lenguaje figurado SP- Metafora	FR- Comparaisons et metaphores (VIdeo)	SP- Metaforas SP- Similes
Conducting Research	FR- Etapes de recherche FR- Etapes de recherche (2) FR- Faire la recherche SP- Como hacer una investigacion SP- Hacer una investigacion SP- Mi primer trabajo de investigacion SP- El proceso de investigacion	Value

Advanced

Skill	Anchor Charts	Graphic Organizers	Expression Lists	Strategies
Participating in discussions and debates	Language for Classroom Discussions	Value	Scaffolds for discussions (Multiple languages)	Discussion strategies
Asking probing questions	Questions for Critical Thinking		SP- Preguntas criticas	Question Starts Questioning strategies
Expressing hypotheses	FR- Faire des hypotheses	FR- Hypotheses de lecture (p. 22)	SP- Indicar hipotesis	Claim, Support, Question
Using elaboration and giving detailed explanations	FR- Construire une phrase SP- Pasos para elaborar	Value	ENG- Expanding sentences SP-Alargamos oraciones	Pass-Pass-Synthesize
Presenting an argument	FR- Texte argumentatif SP- Piensa en Oreo	SP- Construyendo argumentos	FR- Comment rediger FR- Argumenter par ecrit GER- Making an argument SP- Argue or debate a topic	Debate Team Carousel
Inferring meaning from text	FR- Faire des inferences SP- Hacer una inferencia SP- Inferencias SP- Inferir	FR- Inférences SP- A inferir	SP- Preguntas inferenciales Words to use when you infer
Negotiating to resolve a problem	Value	FR- Quel est le problème? SP- Problem and Solution organizer	Value	Does It Fit?
Citing Evidence	ENG- Text evidence SP- Evidencia SP- Terminos basados en evidencia		SP- Citar evidencia SP- Respalda tu razonamiento

Responding to Student data webpage

Anchor Charts Pinterest board

Graphic Organizers (Pinterest board)

Graphic organizers (website)

Expressions lists Pinterest board

Thinking Strategies webpage

Cooperative Learning Strategies

Instructional Strategies for the Modes

Discussion strategies