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WorksheetsLanguage Objectives
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Language objectives are ______students will use language to learn the content.
why
when
what
how
When writing language objectives, one needs to consider the following language demands of the lesson.
Academic Vocabulary
All of these
Language Structure (e.g. sequencing, morphemes, parts of speech)
Language Function (e.g. describe, explain)
Objectives should always...
All of these
Be observable and measurable
Use student friendly language
Be displayed, defined, and shared with students
Who benefits from language objectives?
Students
Teachers
Everyone, because it provides clarity in how language is being used and what students should be able to do with language.
What is missing from this language objective? "I can listen, speak, read, and write," is displayed on the classroom whiteboard.
Measurability
Student friendly language
Displayed and shared with students
What is missing from this language objective? "I can expound the auscultation of reverberation in the mortal frame," appears on the classroom whiteboard.
Measurability
Student friendly language
Displayed and shared with students
Is this a language objective? "I can graph a linear function."
Yes
No
Is this a language objective? "I can explain the process of graphing a linear function, using content vocabulary (such as slope-intercept form, y-intercept, slope, x-axis, y-axis)."
Yes
No
Is this a language objective? "I can identify and record the part of speech of an unfamiliar word to determine how to use it in a sentence."
Yes
No
Is this a language objective? "I can exchange ideas about energy transfer by using the following sentence frames: Kinetic energy is... Potential energy is..."
Yes
No
How often should I write a language objective?
Only when I am being observed
A couple of time a month
A couple of times a week
Every day
