The academic language frame is a visual support to help the readers respond in a more complex sentence. Practice orally before asking readers to write a response.
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Activity: Talk Like a Teacher
Standards
Tell or write a text to inform or explain to introduce a topic and supply facts and closure.
Reader Goals
I can explain what I learned about a topic in a complete sentence.
Focus
• Opinion
• Sentence Frame: I think ___. My evidence is ___. / In my opinion, ___ because ___.
Helpful Hints
Guide
- Say
Let’s practice saying which Arctic animal we think has the best camouflage using the academic sentence frame. - Point to the pictures as you Ask
These are the Arctic animals that we learned from the book. Can you name each of them?
(Arctic hare, Arctic fox, Arctic wolf, polar bear) - Ask
Which Arctic animal do you think has the best camouflage?
(Answers may vary.)
Tell why you think that animal has the best camouflage. Start the sentence with the words My evidence is.
(Answers may vary.) - Give information or an explanation: Incorporate ideas generated in response and Demonstrate and Support how to use an academic language frame
I think the Arctic animal that has the best camouflage is the _____.
My evidence is _________________. - Practice the academic language frame with your readers so they can say it fluently
Guide
- Say
Now let’s practice saying which Arctic animal we think is the most interesting one using the academic sentence frame. - Ask
Which Arctic animal do you think is the most interesting?
(Answers may vary.)
Tell why you think that animal is the most interesting Arctic animal using the connecting word because.
(Answers may vary.) - Give information or an explanation: Incorporate ideas generated in response and Demonstrate and Support how to use an academic language frame
In my opinion, the most interesting Arctic animal is the _____ because ________________. - Practice the academic language frame with your readers so they can say it fluently
