English Language Learners Department
All ELL Courses
(Only Level 2 and 3 Courses Above are Included in GPA)
ESL I L3
ELL130 - 0.5 Credit - Semester Long - Grades 9-12
Prerequisite:
- Approval of ESL teacher
This course is designed for students who have recently arrived in the U.S. and have little or no knowledge of the English language. This course focuses on the development of basic language skills, including conversation, grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing. American culture is an integral part of this class. Students enrolling for this class are advised to also enroll in ESL Reading. (WIDA Levels 1&2) This course fulfills the graduation requirement for English.
ESL II L3
ELL131 - 0.5 Credit - Semester Long - Grades 9-12
Prerequisite:
- Approval of ESL teacher
This course is designed for students with a basic knowledge of English. It is for high beginners to intermediate English Language Learners and focuses on expanding the students’ knowledge of the language, including grammar, vocabulary and syntax. Study is done through reading, writing, lecture, discussions and drills. (WIDA Levels 2&3) This course fulfills the graduation requirement for English.
ESL III L3
ELL1302 - 1.0 Credit - Year Long - Grades 9-12
Prerequisite:
- Approval of ESL teacher
This course is designed for students with emerging knowledge of English. It is for low intermediate English Language Learners and focuses on increasing the students’ knowledge of the language, including grammar, vocabulary and syntax. Study is done through reading, writing, lecture, discussions and drills. (WIDA Level 3) This course fulfills the graduation requirement for English.
SEI English L2/L3
ELL122/132 - 1.0 Credit - Year Long - Grades 9-12
Prerequisite:
- Approval of ESL teacher
This course is a literature based English course for students whose first language is not English. Students develop skills in writing, vocabulary, discourse and grammar. Students will read a variety of literature including but not limited to plays, poems, novels and short stories. (WIDA Level 4) This course fulfills the graduation requirement for English.
ESL Academics S1/S2
ELL101/102 - 0.5 Credit - Semester Long (Students May Take Both Semesters in the Same Year) - Grades 9-12
Prerequisite:
- Approval of ESL teacher
This course is for students who are in the process of developing their English language skills while enrolled in content classes. The teacher supports the content learning, guiding and assisting students with key vocabulary and concepts, projects and written assignments.
ESL Reading L3 S1/S2
ELL133/133S2 - 1.0 Credit - Year Long - Grades 9-12
Prerequisite:
- Approval of ESL teacher
This course is designed for students who have recently arrived in the US and have little or knowledge of the English language. The course focuses on the development of reading comprehension in English. Carefully scaffolded readings build vocabulary and basic reading strategies alongside English language skills.
ESL Writing I L3
ELL135 - 0.5 Credit - Semester Long - Grades 9-12
Prerequisite:
- Approval of ESL teacher
This course is designed for students who have recently arrived in the U.S. and need to improve their English writing skills. Both personal and academic writing will be expected. They will learn basic writing structure with emphasis on word families, sentence structure, and grammar rules. The course will focus on narrative, descriptive, and persuasive with a goal of writing strong sentences first moving toward paragraphs when appropriate.
ESL Writing II L3
ELL136 - 0.5 Credit - Semester Long - Grades 9-12
Prerequisite:
- Approval of ESL teacher
This course is designed for students who have recently arrived in the U.S. and need to improve their English writing skills. Both personal and academic writing will be expected. They will learn basic writing structure with emphasis on word use, sentence structure, grammar rules and discourse level organization. The course will focus on narrative, descriptive, persuasive and reflective writing with a goal of writing strong paragraphs first moving toward larger pieces of writing when appropriate.
ELL Sheltered Health L3
ELLH139 - 0.5 Credit - Semester Long - Grades 9-12
Prerequisite:
- Approval of ESL teacher
During Sheltered Health, students will develop skills covered in Grade 9 Health with an emphasis on the following skills: accessing Information, analyzing Influences, interpersonal communication, decision making, goal setting, self-management and advocacy.
Within the framework of these skills, the following content areas will be addressed: wellness, nutrition, substance abuse, disease prevention, stress management, violence, abuse, and human sexuality. This course will help to increase student awareness of current health issues, aid in the development of healthy, life-long behaviors, and increase students’ English language skills.
Within the framework of these skills, the following content areas will be addressed: wellness, nutrition, substance abuse, disease prevention, stress management, violence, abuse, and human sexuality. This course will help to increase student awareness of current health issues, aid in the development of healthy, life-long behaviors, and increase students’ English language skills.
ELL Sheltered Math L3
ELL138 - 1.0 Credit - Year Long - Grades 9-12
Prerequisite:
- Approval of ESL teacher
This course will use sheltered content to strengthen students’ foundation skills and knowledge Topics may include operations with integers, percents, organizing data, probability, and graphs,. Emphasis will be on mastery of basic algebra skills and problem solving strategies.
Sheltered Biology L2
ELLS1120 - 1.0 Credit - Year Long - Grades 9-12
Prerequisite:
- Approval of ESL teacher
The study of life engages the student in an exciting adventure studying ecology, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, evolution and anatomy. Students will uncover the mysteries of nature using largely laboratory and project-based investigations.
Sheltered U.S. History I L3
ELL137 - 1.0 Credit - Year Long - Grades 9-12
Prerequisite:
- Approval of ESL teacher
This course will use sheltered content to introduce students to American History under the Guiding Principles of the Massachusetts History and Social Studies Education Framework. Students will engage in a study of the structure and purposes of the U.S. government and the role of a citizen in a democratic society. They will investigate the American identity, how challenges have shaped that identity and how the past connects to current challenges. They will examine bias and develop media literacy. The focus of the course will be to improve students’ abilities to use evidence and articulate reasoning both orally and in writing.