
Monthly Meeting 3.8.23
Presentation
•
Other
•
Professional Development
•
Practice Problem
•
Medium
Ryan Harding
Used 5+ times
FREE Resource
19 Slides • 22 Questions
1
Math
ELA
Science
Social Studies
Narrate
Inform
Explain
Argue
Answer Key
2
SLIDESMANIA.COM
SLIDESMANIA.COM
Taking a Closer Look at KLU’s
3
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a KLU (Key Language Use) in WIDA 2020?
Argue
Inform
Discuss
Narrate
4
Fill in the Blanks
The
Type answer...
5
Fill in the Blanks
The
Type answer...
6
Fill in the Blanks
Each ___ _______ ______ is delineated through a set of Language Expectations specific to that use.
Type answer...
7
Multiple Select
Language Expectations are represented through _______ and ______ which carry out those functions.
Macrofunctions
Language Features
Language Prominence
Language Functions
8
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
9
Fill in the Blanks
Each function has a set of
Type answer...
10
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
11
Multiple Choice
Which KLU would be most prominent for the following prompt:
Which symbol best represents the United States?
Narrate
Inform
Explain
Argue
12
Multiple Choice
Which KLU would be most prominent for the following prompt:
What does polynomial mean?
Narrate
Inform
Explain
Argue
13
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
14
Multiple Choice
Which KLU would be most prominent for the following prompt:
How do tornadoes form?
Narrate
Inform
Explain
Argue
15
Multiple Choice
Which KLU would be most prominent for the following prompt:
What is a tornado?
Narrate
Inform
Explain
Argue
16
SLIDESMANIA.COM
SLIDESMANIA.COM
●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)
17
SLIDESMANIA.COM
● 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
18
SLIDESMANIA.COM
SLIDESMANIA.COM
Narrate
19
SLIDESMANIA.COM
20
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?
21
SLIDESMANIA.COM
22
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?
23
SLIDESMANIA.COM
24
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?
25
SLIDESMANIA.COM
SLIDESMANIA.COM
Inform
26
SLIDESMANIA.COM
27
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?
28
SLIDESMANIA.COM
29
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?
30
SLIDESMANIA.COM
31
SLIDESMANIA.COM
SLIDESMANIA.COM
Explain
32
SLIDESMANIA.COM
33
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?
34
SLIDESMANIA.COM
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.
35
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?
36
SLIDESMANIA.COM
37
SLIDESMANIA.COM
SLIDESMANIA.COM
Argue
38
SLIDESMANIA.COM
39
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?
40
SLIDESMANIA.COM
41
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?
Math
ELA
Science
Social Studies
Narrate
Inform
Explain
Argue
Answer Key
Show answer
Auto Play
Slide 1 / 41
SLIDE
Similar Resources on Wayground
35 questions
Idioms ELD
Presentation
•
KG - University
40 questions
Lesson 1.1 Conceptualising Academic Literacy
Presentation
•
University
36 questions
Generations of Computers
Presentation
•
University
35 questions
Human Origins: The history of Us
Presentation
•
University
37 questions
ENGL1011 Wk5 Developing Arguments
Presentation
•
University
32 questions
CFA Trainer Authority
Presentation
•
Professional Development
36 questions
B2 - C1 Christmas Music
Presentation
•
Professional Development
35 questions
ADULT LEARNING STYLES
Presentation
•
Professional Development
Popular Resources on Wayground
10 questions
Safety Day 2026 – Student Review
Quiz
•
9th Grade
21 questions
Continents and Oceans
Quiz
•
6th Grade
20 questions
Parts of Speech
Quiz
•
5th Grade
16 questions
Subject & Predicate
Quiz
•
5th Grade
25 questions
Multiplication Facts
Quiz
•
5th Grade
12 questions
Map Skills
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
22 questions
Continents and Oceans
Quiz
•
5th Grade
15 questions
Rounding Decimals
Quiz
•
5th Grade