Monthly Meeting 3.8.23

Math

ELA

Science

Social Studies

Narrate

Inform

Explain

Argue

Answer Key

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Taking a Closer Look at KLU’s

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a KLU (Key Language Use) in WIDA 2020?

• Argue

• Inform

• Discuss

• Narrate

Fill in the Blank

The ________ communication mode encompasses listening, reading, and viewing.

Fill in the Blank

The ________ communication mode encompasses speaking, writing, and representing.

Fill in the Blank

Each ___ _______ ______ is delineated through a set of Language Expectations specific to that use.

Multiple Select

Language Expectations are represented through _______ and ______ which carry out those functions.

• Macrofunctions

• Language Features

• Language Prominence

• Language Functions

Multiple Choice

Language Features tell us what the writer or speaker needs to do in order to meet the purpose of the text.

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank

Each function has a set of _______ that may be used to carry out the function.

Multiple Choice

Which KLU would be most prominent for the following prompt:

Write a short story of an amusing episode from your own life.

• Narrate

• Inform

• Explain

• Argue

Multiple Choice

Which KLU would be most prominent for the following prompt:

Which symbol best represents the United States?

• Narrate

• Inform

• Explain

• Argue

Multiple Choice

Which KLU would be most prominent for the following prompt:

What does polynomial mean?

• Narrate

• Inform

• Explain

• Argue

Multiple Choice

Which KLU would be most prominent for the following prompt:

What were the most pivotal moments in the main character's life?

• Narrate

• Inform

• Explain

• Argue

Multiple Choice

Which KLU would be most prominent for the following prompt:

How do tornadoes form?

• Narrate

• Inform

• Explain

• Argue

Multiple Choice

Which KLU would be most prominent for the following prompt:

What is a tornado?

• Narrate

• Inform

• Explain

• Argue

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●Distribution of Key Language Uses in Kindergarten: pg. 43

●Distribution of Key Language Uses in Grade 1: pg. 63

●Distribution of Key Language Uses in Grades 2-3: pg. 85

●Distribution of Key Language Uses in Grades 4-5: pg. 107

●Distribution of Key Language Uses in Grades 9-12: pg. 179

A Closer Look at the KLU’s

(Key Language Uses)

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● What are the clues that make Narrate, Inform, Argue or

Explain the most prominent in these examples?

● What language do students need to have to be

able produce and understand this type of language?

● How can you make the language of the most prominent

KLU visible for students during instruction?

Looking at student work
samples and learning tasks

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Narrate

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Open Ended

1. What are the clues that make Narrate, Inform, Argue or Explain the most prominent in these examples?

2. What types of language do students need to have to be able produce and understand this type of language? 

3. How can you make the language of the most prominent KLU visible for students during instruction?

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Open Ended

1. What are the clues that make Narrate, Inform, Argue or Explain the most prominent in these examples?

2. What types of language do students need to have to be able produce and understand this type of language? 

3. How can you make the language of the most prominent KLU visible for students during instruction?

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Open Ended

1. What do you notice in this example?

2. How do we get students prepared for this after elementary school?

3. What language forms and features are present?

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Inform

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Open Ended

1. What are the clues that make Narrate, Inform, Argue or Explain the most prominent in these examples?

2. What types of language do students need to have to be able produce and understand this type of language? 

3. How can you make the language of the most prominent KLU visible for students during instruction?

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Open Ended

1. What are the clues that make Narrate, Inform, Argue or Explain the most prominent in these examples?

2. What types of language do students need to have to be able produce and understand this type of language? 

3. How can you make the language of the most prominent KLU visible for students during instruction?

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Explain

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Open Ended

1. What are the clues that make Narrate, Inform, Argue or Explain the most prominent in these examples?

2. What types of language do students need to have to be able produce and understand this type of language? 

3. How can you make the language of the most prominent KLU visible for students during instruction?

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The green anoles that were born
with fewer sticky toe scales are
most likely to get caught by a
brown anole because the brown
anoles can’t climb that good.

Open Ended

1. What are the clues that make Narrate, Inform, Argue or Explain the most prominent in these examples?

2. What types of language do students need to have to be able produce and understand this type of language? 

3. How can you make the language of the most prominent KLU visible for students during instruction?

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Argue

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Open Ended

1. What are the clues that make Narrate, Inform, Argue or Explain the most prominent in these examples?

2. What types of language do students need to have to be able produce and understand this type of language? 

3. How can you make the language of the most prominent KLU visible for students during instruction?

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Open Ended

1. What are the clues that make Narrate, Inform, Argue or Explain the most prominent in these examples?

2. What types of language do students need to have to be able produce and understand this type of language? 

3. How can you make the language of the most prominent KLU visible for students during instruction?