Using Academic Language in Conversations

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Academic Language

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Grade Level6th Grade

SubjectAcademic Language

Original Prompt

Create an English Language Development lesson on understanding and applying academic language during conversation.

This lesson focuses on enhancing students' vocabulary and communication skills by differentiating between everyday language and academic language. It encourages the use of structured academic language in conversations, providing examples of varying proficiency levels: Basic, Developing, and Proficient. The lesson includes strategies for agreeing, disagreeing respectfully, and building upon others' ideas, using sentence stems as guides. Students are invited to engage in partner practices, plan conversations on relevant topics, and reflect on their use of academic language. The material emphasizes the importance of evidence-based discussions for deeper understanding.