TESOL Goals and Standards

Goal 1-- Standard 1:

To use English to communicate in social settings: Students will use English to participate in social interactions.

One way to meet this goal and standard is to use a blog with your students. Below is a YouTube video on how to set up a blog and then below that is a lesson to use with middle school students both English speakers and ELL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSX1Rgm3V3Q


When to use blogs with ELL's in the Middle school setting!

This comes from the book "Empower English Language Learners with Tools From the Web" by Lori Langer de Ramirez:

"Middle school students are likely to feel motivated by a project in which they are asked to be in charge of something that they would otherwise control. This type of writing prompt appeals to adolescents who are beginning to find their way in the world. Middle school ELLs might be encouraged to videotape a response to a writing prompt in which they could expand on their ideas about "Ruling the school" or running  the country. They could be be asked to add music to their piece that underscores the feelings expressed in the video. In this way, the middle school student's natural penchant for the dramatic can be put to good use in  creating a video blog entry." (pg 22-23)