Academic Language

Teacher Candidate:

Grade Level:

Date:

Unit/Subject:

Instructional Plan Title

Informational Text

What is the title and author of the Informational Text you have selected?

Academic Language:

Key Vocabulary:

Include the content-specific terms you need to teach and how you will teach students that vocabulary in the lesson.

Function:

Clarify the purpose the language is intended to achieve within each subject area. Functions often consist of the verbs found in the standards and learning goal statements. How will your students demonstrate their understanding?

Form:

Describe the structures or ways of organizing language to serve a particular function within each subject area. What kinds of structures will you implement so that your students might demonstrate their depth of understanding?