Below is a list of existing lessons in the JEA curriculum that curriculum leaders have identified as appropriate for ELL learners, with notes from curriculum leaders about any minimal adaptations.
Design
Dissecting Designs
Note: Frontload the vocabulary and keep visual cues for vocabulary accessible.
Editing
Editing for word choice
Note: Consider distributing word lists to students along with visual instructions.
Entrepreneurship
Creating an Advertising Brochure
News Literacy
Understanding News Literacy
Note: Use whiteboard or chalkboard to provide visual instructions along with verbal.
Evaluating Website Credibility
Photojournalism
What Makes a Photo Powerful?
Note: Use whiteboard or chalkboard to provide visual instructions along with verbal
10 Questions to Ask Before Taking a Photo
Basics of Photojournalism Review
Note: Use whiteboard or chalkboard to provide visual instructions along with verbal. Use intentional groups for discussion.
Choosing Photos For Publication
Web
Comparing Print and Online Journalism
Writing
Revising & Editing News Stories
Note: Pare down words in the slideshow
News vs. Feature Stories
Note: Pare down words in the slideshow
Finding Features: 20 Stories About Lockers
Analyzing Peers: Evaluating Write Off Feature Entries
The Difference Between News and Opinion
Brainstorming Column Ideas
Note: Use whiteboard or chalkboard to provide visual instructions along with verbal