1. Sample Language Functions
Repeat
Label/name
List
Record
Recount
Define
Identify
Restate
Narrate
Paraphrase
Describe
State
Tell
Report
Express
Explain
Summarize
Dramatize/Role Play
Distinguish
Differentiate
Characterize
Analyze
Conclude
Question
Compare and Contrast
Debate and Defend
Refute
Infer
Propose
Compose
Design
Speculate
Judge
Decide
Evaluate
Convince
Persuade
Predict

2. Sample Language Forms
p Complete present or past
tense sentences
p Past tense question forms
p Adjectives
p Present or past tense
verbs
p Third person singular
subject/verb agreement
p Complex sentences
p Regular past tense verbs
p Irregular past tense verbs
p Signal words of
chronology
p Adverbial phrases of time
p Passive voice verbs

3. Basic Frame for Language Objectives
I can_______________ with ____________
language function language form(s)
using __________________.
support(s)
I can summarize information from a text in writing with
passive voice verbs, listing signal words, and adverbial
phrases using a report frame.

4. Selected Examples of GO TO Strategy
Supports
p Teacher Read Alouds
p Choral Response
p Key Sentence Frames
p Word/Picture Banks
p Peer practice/support
p Teacher collaborative
dialogue
p Word banks with signal
words
p Graphic organizers
p Graphic organizers for
description and chronology
p Partner support
p Structured note taking
p Word bank of adverbials
p Note cards
p Report frames
p Partner practice
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